India is known to have the second largest population in the world at 1.3 billion but it also has the second largest number of mobile subscriptions in the world.

The TD-LTE subscriber base in India will reach 67 million by the end of 2017, predicts Maravedis-Rethink. With overall stagnant 2011 broadband penetration at 13.35 million primarily DSL subscribers, the…

Maravedis-Rethink projects 458 million dual-mode (TD-LTE + FDD-LTE) devices activated by 2016, according to the latest research report titled “Global 4G Device Forecast 2012-2016.”

The industry has come a long way towards developing the new platform for ICT communications:

3.7 million new BWA/WiMAX subscribers were added in Q4 2010, and 5.5 million will be added throughout 2011, according to the 14th issue of the 4GCounts Quarterly Report

The recent CTIA exposition in Orlando demonstrated the industry-wide agreement that the only solution to the evolving wireless broadband capacity crunch is a heterogeno

Barrett Xplore has become the first operator in Canada to commercially launch a large-scale WiMAX/4G network.

The Swedish telecoms regulator, PTS (Swedish Post and Telecom Agency) held a new auction on February 28th to assign licenses in the 800 MHz spectrum band.

Over the week of February 21st I had the opportunity to attend the WiMAX Network Deployment Workshop in New Delhi-India, hosted by the WiMAX Forum and BSNL.

Recent news has, as often is the case, interjected itself into our research and analysis: Nokia and Microsoft’s announced partnership changes the trajectory for both co

The MWC was a huge success this year with both attendance and the overall vibe way up.

Just a year and a half ago, smartphones were nearly absent from South Korea’s wireless market, but a smartphone boom hit the country last year following Korea&nbsp

Did you attend MWC and not stop by the Backhaul Pavilion? Don’t worry if you missed it, since there was no such place at the Barcelona event!

As covered in 4G Digest’s October 13th issue, IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) addresses – the basis for Internet as we know it today – are quickly running out.

Over the last several years Alvarion has succeeded in establishing a strong position in the WiMAX space.

I have always considered wireless backhaul to be evolving at a much slower pace than other wireless technologies, such as those targeting the access network.

Wireless has now evolved to a more common and overlapping set of technologies and markets such that former distinctions between wireless and wired, streams of standards

China has become the largest consumer of mobile phones and, on a voice usage basis, the largest service market in the world.

The second half of 2010 in India was abuzz with discussion of several possiblities for BWA licensees regarding whether to deploy TD-LTE, WiMAX, or a hybrid-type network

Before we offer predictions for the coming year, it is worthwhile to take a look at how our forecasts for the current year have worked out.  

Over the week of  November 22nd I had the opportunity to speak at the “WiMAX Forum Southeast Asia Regional Focus 2010” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

After much industry speculation Verizon Wireless finally commercially launched its LTE network on December 5th, 2010.

In Saudi Arabia the number of broadband subscribers has grown 43-fold from 64,000 in 2005 to over 2.75 million at the end of 2009, according to data released by The…

What is the definition of 4G?

There was a time when each mobile carrier had full control over its delivery chain, integrating service provision, content provision and user device distribution.

Even without the introduction of new fourth-generation wireless technologies, the mobile device market is experiencing a fundamental shift.

Despite the limited size of its market, Taiwan remains a key player in the telecommunications industry.

Clearwire reported its Q3 2010 financial earnings last week, and they surpassed our expectations.

Last Thursday I had the opportunity to attend an M2M event organized by Orange in Castelldefels’ Mediterranean Technology Park (Barcelona, Spain).

4G evolution continues to gain traction worldwide, with Japan and Hong Kong emerging as hotbeds of LTE activity in Asia.