Investment in 4G technologies not to start emerging until 2009, says Alcatel-Lucent executive
Capital investment in 4G technologies by telecom carriers around the globe as well as the implementation of the 700MHz infrastructure in the US are not expected to start emerging until 2009, according to Mary Chan, president of the wireless business group at Alcatel-Lucent.
Large-scale mobile operators such as AT&T and Verizon are likely to adopt LTE (Long Term Evolution) as the extension of their 3G networks and therefore LTE will probably be regarded as the mainstream 4G technology due to the large number of subscribers those large-scale carriers have, Chan indicated.
However, counting on subscribers is not necessary the main standard for assessment, said Chan, noting that the development of WiMAX technology has been outstanding as far as data traffic from device to device is concerned.
Although the next-generation 4G technologies, including WiMAX, LTE and UMB (ultra mobile broadband), are coming from separated specification-setting groups, Alcatel-Lucent has engaged in the development of the three 4G technologies since the three technologies are all based on IP platforms and also comply with OFDM and MIMO specifications, Chan explained.
The 4G solutions that Alcatel-Lucent are developing all support a transmission speed of higher than 10Mbps, Chan concluded.
Large-scale mobile operators such as AT&T and Verizon are likely to adopt LTE (Long Term Evolution) as the extension of their 3G networks and therefore LTE will probably be regarded as the mainstream 4G technology due to the large number of subscribers those large-scale carriers have, Chan indicated.
However, counting on subscribers is not necessary the main standard for assessment, said Chan, noting that the development of WiMAX technology has been outstanding as far as data traffic from device to device is concerned.
Although the next-generation 4G technologies, including WiMAX, LTE and UMB (ultra mobile broadband), are coming from separated specification-setting groups, Alcatel-Lucent has engaged in the development of the three 4G technologies since the three technologies are all based on IP platforms and also comply with OFDM and MIMO specifications, Chan explained.
The 4G solutions that Alcatel-Lucent are developing all support a transmission speed of higher than 10Mbps, Chan concluded.
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