WiMAX Forum White Papers
WiMAX Forum brings the wireless industry's top technical and business minds together. Read more about WiMAX wireless technology and how it addresses market problems through these white papers. Each document is available in PDF format and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader application. (Note: If you have trouble opening any of these documents, please check that you have the latest version of Acrobat Reader.)
Business and Applications
WiMAX Forum® WiMAX™ Technology Forecast (2007-2012)
712KB .PDF - Jun 2008 - download
Deployment of Mobile WiMAX™ Networks by Operators with Existing 2G &
3G Networks
1.7MB .PDF - Feb 2008 - download
M-Taiwan Program: A WiMAX Ecosystem
589KB .PDF - March 2007 - download
KDDI and WiMAX Case Study
578KB .PDF - Aug. 2006 - download
Fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile applications for 802.16-2004 and
802.16e WiMAX networks
247KB .PDF - Nov. 2005 -
download
Can WiMAX Address Your Applications?
494KB .PDF - Oct. 2005 - download
Business Case for Fixed Wireless Access in Emerging Markets
266KB .PDF - June 2005 - download
Business Case Models for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access based on WiMAX
Technology and the 802.16 Standard
176KB .PDF - Oct. 2004 - download
Regulatory
Comparative Analysis of Spectrum Alternatives for WiMAX™ Networks with Scenarios Based on the US 700MHz Band
492KB .PDF - May 2008 - download
WiMAX Forum® Position Paper for WiMAX™ Technology in the 700 MHz
Band
1.9MB .PDF - March 2008 - download
A Review of Spectrum Requirements for Mobile WiMAX™ Equipment to Support
Wireless Personal Broadband Services
1.2MB.pdf - September 2007 - download
Service Recommendations to Support Technology Neutral Allocations FDD/TDD
Coexistence
1.2MB .PDF - April 2007 - download
Empowering Mobile Broadband: The Role of Regulation in Bringing Mobile
Broadband to the Mass Market
318KB .PDF - March 2007 - download
Compatibility of Services Using WiMAX Technology with Satellite Services
in the 2.3 - 2.7 GHz and 3.3 - 3.8 GHz Bands
2.8MB .PDF - March 2007 - download
WiMAX and IMT-2000
179KB .PDF - January 2007 - download
Regulatory Positions and Goals of the WiMAX Forum
156KB .PDF - Aug. 2004 -
download
Certification and Testing
Dataquest Insight: The Reality of Mobile WiMAX Certification
WiMAX Forum certification for mobile 802.16e-2005, especially Wave 2, was finally launched in December 2007 following a complex process of profile and test-case selection that impacted the certification timeline. Service providers planning to deploy WiMAX must closely evaluate their business cases, as technologies for mobile broadband — such as wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA), High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) and High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) — remain. Operators need to consider the deployment of pre-certified product solutions if the business environment mandates quick time to market with wireless data services.
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Second Mobile WiMAX PlugFest White Paper
335KB .PDF - March 2007 - download
Mobile WiMAX PlugFest White Paper
289KB .PDF - Oct. 2006 - download
The WiMAX Forum Certified™ program for fixed WiMAX
279KB .PDF - Jan. 2007 -
download
3rd WiMAX Forum Plugfest - Test Methodology and Key Learnings
445KB .PDF - March 2006 - download
WiMAX Forum Certification of Broadband Wireless Systems
117KB .PDF - Nov. 2005 - download
Initial Certification Profiles and the European regulatory
framework
97KB .PDF - Sept. 2004 - download
What WiMAX Forum Certified™ products will bring to Wi-Fi™
310KB .PDF - June 2004 - download
What WiMAX Forum Certified™ will bring to 802.16
97KB .PDF - June 2004 - download
Mobile WiMAX Overview and Performance
Mobile WiMAX - A Comparative Analysis of Mobile WiMAX™ Deployment
Alternatives in the Access Network - May 2007 - download
Mobile WiMAX: The Best Personal Broadband Experience!
324KB .PDF - June 2006 - download
Executive Summary: Mobile WiMAX Performance and Comparative Summary
118KB .PDF - Sept. 2006 - download
Mobile WiMAX Part II: A Comparative Analysis
332KB .PDF - May 2006 - download
Mobile WiMAX -- Part I: A Technical Overview and Performance
Evaluation
765KB .PDF - Aug. 2006 -
download
Also see: The Relationship Between WiBro and Mobile WiMAX
WiMAX Related White Papers and Reports from Members and Other Organizations
Rohde & Schwarz Application Note
WiMAX: IEEE 802.16e-2005 Introduction to OFDMA Measurements
Rohde & Schwarz Application Note
Introduction to MIMO Systems
Rohde & Schwarz Application Note
WiMAX power amplifier testing Application program “DemoMeas_Wimax”
Bridgewater Systems
Is your AAA up to the WiMAX
Challenge? This paper addresses such issues and will be of interest to
network planners involved in evaluating or deploying WiMAX.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)
Consultation paper on allocation and pricing of
spectrum for 3G services and Broadband Wireless Access. (June 12,
2006)
IPv6 Forum Roadmap and Vision
WiMAX is an IP-based technology, and the WiMAX Forum maintains
a strong interest in work being done on next generation internet protocols.
This document, provided to the WiMAX Forum by the IPv6 Forum, is a strategic
roadmap to understand the impact of the new Internet Protocol version 6 from
a business perspective, supported by a simplified technical outline
distilling the benefits and way forward on how and where to use IPv6. Download IPv6 Roadmap and
Vision.
(June 1, 2006)
General/Other
A brochure entitled “WiMAX and Health” has been jointly published by WiMAX Forum and the Mobile Manufacturers Forum (MMF). 979KB.PDF – May 2008 - download
Welcome to Your Internet Future - Mobile Broadband Brought to You by
WiMAX (Intel)
1.4MB .PDF - Jan. 2008 - download
Completing the 4G Vision Gateways for Mobile WiMAX
188KB .PDF - Sep. 2007 - download
WiMAX - An Efficient Tool to Bridge the Digital Divide
272KB .PDF - Nov. 2005 - download
WiMAX Deployments with Self-Installable Indoor Terminals
279KB .PDF - June 2005 -
download
Deployment Considerations for Fixed Wireless Access in License
Bands
374KB .PDF - June 2005 -
download
WiMAXís technology for LOS and NLOS environments
638KB .PDF - Aug. 2004 - download
Telephony's Complete Guide to WiMAX
992KB .PDF - July 2004 - download