WiMAX Solution

WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) bridges broadband access at home and in the office, allowing end users to take the Internet with them everywhere they go, making the device of tomorrow as connected as the cellular phone of today. WiMAX enables Hyperconnectivity, a state where any device that can be connected to the Internet, will be. Couple this hyperconnected world with the rising use of high-bandwidth applications based on video (being further accelerated by online social networking) and one arrives at a single conclusion: WiMAX is the only technology available today that is 3 - 5 times faster and 5 times more cost effective than existing 3G technologies that can also support the rising capacity demands.

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From an operator's perspective, WiMAX brings unprecedented spectral efficiency, conserving and extending scarce radio resources to the benefit of regulators and licensees. WiMAX utilizes Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), the most efficient technology available for wireless access and the key enabler of all future wireless systems including 4G and WLAN. WiMAX is the first 4G Mobile Broadband Access technology to go commercial. With the addition of Nortel's patented Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) antenna technology, upon which the IEEE 802.16-2005 standard is based, WiMAX provides an order of magnitude improvement in performance enabling connectivity for a number of devices for every subscriber while reducing cost.

Nortel is the only WiMAX vendor that can credibly deliver an end-to-end solution. Nortel offers a turnkey solution that includes devices, access, core, applications and services. Nortel is #1 in Carrier VoIP, the leading initial application over WiMAX, and #1 in Provider Backbone Transport , a critical backhaul solution for a high capacity network. Its flagship portfolios for base stations, ASN (Access Services Network) Gateway and CSN (Connectivity Services Network), combined with extensive WiMAX IPR with 3G experience, enable Nortel to deliver a truly carrier grade experience for WiMAX operators. With over 300 wireless networks deployed across 65 countries, it is not surprising that Nortel is now deploying its WiMAX solution across 5 continents.

Nortel delivers an end-to-end solution including infrastructure, applications, devices and services. Nortel is the only vendor with significant Enterprise presence delivering WiMAX solutions for Enterprise and as well as bringing enterprise customers to WiMAX operators. Nortel offers full suite of base station configurations that meet Wave 2 requirements and are MIMO-enabled for greater coverage and capacity. Nortel offers a comprehensive device ecosystem ensuring interoperability with a wide variety of WiMAX devices. Nortel offers a scalable, flexible, ASG Portfolio that supports fixed and mobile networks, centralized and distributed architectures, wide area and cross-technology mobility, and enables wholesaling of WiMAX services to other tenants for incremental revenue opportunities.