Current broadband is characterized as being patchy in coverage and erratic in data rates. Future tools [10,11,26,27] enabling such massive improvements include:. The resulting heterogeneous structure will be self organized with enhanced mobility between the different cell types and efficient Inter-Cell Interference Coordination ICIC procedures.
This architecture will help in offloading high data traffic to small cells thereby increasing total throughput. It will also help lessening coverage holes and provide high traffic indoors. It also discusses the factors that led to LTE winning as the technology for near future public networks. The article also foresees future directions of both technologies and the alternatives that WiMAX technology has.
For theses purposes, the article first reviewed the evolution of the two technologies; LTE coming from the generations path of wireless mobile phone standards and WiMAX coming from data networking industry. Mobile technology path started voice centric and progressed gradually toward data while WiMAX started with broadband data in focus on progress toward serving the voice users. Salient common features of the two technologies were also revised.
The two technologies, which were competing with each other, have much in common. Both are all IP with flat architecture and similar enabling technologies. Generally, the impact of each of these on the prospects of the two technologies made that LTE provides more throughputs and capacity and a better mobility.
Factors that influenced the competition are not only technological. Other factors influenced the fate of the competition. The final outcome is that WiMAX people realized that it is necessary to harmonize and integrate with LTE rather than continue rivaling it.
This formed the future migration strategy for WiMAX. Alternatively, WiMAX is progressing toward providing networking service to serve privately specialized segments like energy utilities, aviation and transportation.
The resort of such segments on private networking of WiMAX enables avoiding the congestion that may occur in public cellular networks serving large customer base. Integration of WiMAX with LTE enables its companies to serve their specialized segments with private networks while at the same time offering them the public service.
This gives less opportunities for WiMAX to continue as public wide area network. Two new releases, R12 and R13, are under preparation. The objectives of these updates are to improve coverage, to provide much higher stable data rates, and to meet the expected high traffic demand. A number of enhancement and new enabling technologies are suggested in order to achieve these objectives such as 3D sectorization, small cells, efficient ICIC, more TDD etc. It can be said that LTE technology will prevail as one standard in the near future for serving public networks while WiMAX has good opportunities in dedicated segments.
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AMD vs Intel. Manufacturing companies may prefer one or the other depending on their ability to produce hardware more or less expensively. Neither technology is expected to replace Wi-Fi home networks and hotspots. For consumers, the choice between LTE and WiMax comes down to which services are available in their region and which service offers the best speed and reliability.
WiMax makes sense in areas where 4G cellular service isn't available. Mobile providers don't typically offer WiMax as an option. Instead, high-speed internet providers who offer options such as fiber , cable, and DSL might offer WiMax as a choice in some areas.
Average download speeds up to 36 Mbps, and upload speeds almost 15 Mbps. Mobile internet service can theoretically reach between 10 and 50 Mbps connection speeds. As with other types of internet service, the actual speed of a connection depends on the type of subscription chosen as well as the quality of the service provider.
WiMax has not defined a fixed band for its wireless signaling. Outside the U. WiMax products in the U. LTE providers in the U. Using higher signaling frequencies allows a wireless network to carry more data and potentially provide higher bandwidth. However, higher frequencies also tend to travel shorter distances affecting the coverage area and are more susceptible to wireless interference. Everything is the same. Google serves cookies to analyze traffic to this site and for serving personalized ads.
Learn more. Skip to content. Last updated: 18th Dec ' Many people use the terms 4g and 4g interchangeably, but they are not the same.
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