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

Last week I had the opportunity to speak at 4G World in Chicago (October 18th-22nd, 2010).

When launching new services, as in many aspects of our lives, it is not about who does it first, but who remains for longer. An early head start can be irrelevant if long-term plans are not clear.

More than four years into commercial service in South Korea, WiBro has yet to live up to its hype, with KT and SK Telecom combined reaching just under 400,000 subscribers at the end of Q2 2010.

First introduced by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn in 1974 and now evolved into its fourth version, the Internet Protocol (IPv4) has spread as the main packet switching technology worldwide.

According to the latest 4Gcounts Quarterly Report (Issue 12), the BWA/WiMAX industry could reach up to 13 million subscribers by the end of the year, up from 9 million reported in Q2 2010.

The discussion about how 4G is different or enabling compared to 3G should start with a few guideposts:

Last week I participated in a panel session:  The ‘How’ and ‘Why’ of Migrating From WiMAX to LTE organized by FierceWireless (CLICK HERE to d

At the beginning of this year, Maravedis predicted that 2010 would be the year for 4G regulation in Brazil, with aucti

Similar to what is occurring in the realm of 4G radio infrastructure equipment, the wireless backhaul market is experiencing healthy diversification in order to provide the most suitable solution t

Several years ago backhaul was considered just an ancillary part of mobile base stations and did not get much attention from the industry.

The use of laptops and smartphones on mobile networks is a key driver for traffic growth.

Following up on last week’s article about the slate of activity that will take place around the launch of LTE before the end of 2010, a fresh barrage of news has rolled forward.

Because of Russia’s lack of wireline infrastructure and its booming demand for Internet, it is often referenced by industry analysts as one of the most promising market