WiMAX vs. LTE: An analytic comparison

Author

Al-Kandari, Abdulrahman ; Al-Nasheet, Meshal ; Abdulgafer, Abdullah R.

Author_Institution

Basic Educ. Coll., Comput. Dept., PAAET, Surrah, Kuwait

fYear

2014

fDate

6-8 May 2014

Firstpage

389

Lastpage

393

Abstract

In this paper, we have discussed the capacity and efficiency, complexity, and coverage features of both Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communications technologies. As these features influence the performance of the two technologies, it is important to know each technology advantages and disadvantages from these characteristics point of view. The paper delves into the intricacies of the two technologies to find out which is the next generation leading wireless technology, through finding the key parameters which make the one of driven technologies appear powerfully in the lead.

Keywords

Long Term Evolution; WiMax; LTE; Long Term Evolution; WiMAX; Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access; next generation wireless technology; wireless communications technologies; Downlink; Long Term Evolution; MIMO; Mobile communication; Productivity; WiMAX; Broadband Wireless Technologies; LTE; Long Term Evolution; WiMAX; Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Information and Communication Technology and it's Applications (DICTAP), 2014 Fourth International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangkok

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-3723-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DICTAP.2014.6821717

Filename

6821717