® 1980s1990s2000 Volume Ethernet (802.3) 2010 10Mbps 100Mbps 1Gbps 10Gbps 2Mbps 11Mbps 54Mbps IEEE ModelProprietary Model Investments in Innovations 100's of companies 1000's of engineers Single company limits the pace of innovation Cost/Price Dynamics Volume, innovations & competition drives cost/pricing down Ability & Motivation for lower cost/pricing lacking (802.16) Other names or brands may be claimed as the property of their respective owners Carriers: next generation data networks will be OFDMA based - - WiMAX is the only OFDMA WWAN Standard Carriers: next generation data networks will be OFDMA based - - WiMAX is the only OFDMA WWAN Standard (802.11) Two critical elements of success IEEE standardization & client integration
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