The growing use of mobile broadband services will place ever-increasing demands on the existing 3G networks. In the end, 4G networks will be required because people want to use their devices wherever they are. Meanwhile, one way to reduce the stress on network capacity is through the use of fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), which routes traffic [...]

The total number of 4G subscribers worldwide, including both LTE and WiMAX, is expected to exceed 90 million in 2013, according to a new forecast from ABI Research. Worldwide WCDMA subscriber numbers hit 180 million in Q4 2007 and the research company expects migration to HSPA+ to begin in early 2010, while the LTE migration will [...]