Report Predicts LTE Growth

May 23, 2007

Almost 300,000 base stations using the broadband wireless technology long as Long Term Evolution (LTE) will be built by 2014 according to a report just released by research specialist ABI Research. LTE, essentially a mobile wireless variant of WiMAX, will make use of advanced modulation formats such as orthogonal-frequency-division-multiplexing (OFDM) techniques to compete with WiMAX as a wireless means of delivering broadband, multimedia services to mobile devices. The report, "UMTS Long Term Evolution" reviews the market for LTE and includes forecasts for the market potential extending to 2014. The report covers base transceiver station (BTS) installations, BTS additions, and BTS capital expenditures.

ABI Research (www.abiresearch.com)

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.