Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  
• Introduction
  
• What is 4G?
  
  • ITU Definition
    
    • OFDMA
      
  • Informal Uses of “4G” Terminology
    
  • NGMN alliance
    
• 3G History and Overview
  
  • 1G Technologie
    
  • 2G Technologie
    
  • 3G Technologies
    
    • The “Real” 3G Technologies
      
    • 802.16e Mobile WiMAX
      
• State of the Cellular and WiMAX Markets
  
  • Cellular Forecasts
    
    • Cellular Handset Forecasts: 2G/2.5G Technologies Dominate Market
      
    • Cellular in Mobile PCs: Still Waiting for Volumes
      
  • WiMAX Forecasts
    
• 4G Alternatives
  
  • LTE
    
  • UMB
    
  • 802.16m WiMAX
    
• 4G Technology Cheerleaders: The Big Three
  
  • Ericsson
    
  • Qualcomm
    
  • Intel
    
• Vendor Landscape
  
  • Equipment Vendors
    
    • Alcatel-Lucent
      
    • Nortel
      
    • Samsung
      
  • Semiconductor Vendors
    
    • Marvell
      
    • TI
      
  • Carriers
    
    • Sprint
      
• Market Drivers
  
• Glossary
  
• Methodology
  
• Related In-Stat Reports
  

List of Tables

• Table 1. Mobile WiMAX Profiles
  
• Table 2. Technologies Comparison: EV-DO vs. HSPA vs. 802.16e Mobile WiMAX
  
• Table 3. Cellular Handset Chipset Forecasts per Technology
  
• Table 4. Cellular Modem Chipset Unit Forecasts—for Mobile PCs (Units in Thousands)
  
• Table 5. 802.16e Mobile WiMAX Chipset Shipment Forecasts—by Form Factor (Units in Thousands)
  
• Table 6. Ericsson’s Expectation for Embedded 3G Cellular in Mobile PCs vs. In-Stat’s Forecast (Units in Thousands)
  
• Table 7. Embedded Wi-Fi Attach Rate in Mobile PCs
  
• Table 8. WiMAX Attach Rate in Mobile PCs—Trending to Wi-Fi’s Historical Attach Rate

List of Figures

• Figure 1. What is 4G?
  
• Figure 2. Cellular and WiMAX Technologies Timeline
  
• Figure 3. Cellular Handset Chipset Forecasts per Technology
  
• Figure 4. Cellular Modem Chipset Forecasts—for Mobile PCs (Units in Thousands)
  
• Figure 5. 802.16e Mobile WiMAX Chipset Shipment Forecasts—by Form Factor (Units in Thousands)
  
• Figure 6. Ericsson’s Expectation for Embedded 3G Cellular in Mobile PCs vs. In-Stat’s Forecast (Units in Thousands)
  
• Figure 7. Qualcomm’s View of 3G Cellular Ubiquitous Coverage vs. More Limited Coverage of OFMA-based Mobile Broadband Technologies
  
• Figure 8. Qualcomm’s Wireless WAN Technology Positioning
  
• Figure 9. Can Intel Make This Happen?: Wi-Fi Attach Rate to Mobile PCs versus WiMAX Attach Rate to Mobile PCs, Mirroring Wi-Fi Attach Rate
  
• Figure 10. Samsung’s Vision for 4G vs. Mobile WiMAX vs. HSDPA

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