Title :
A comparative study of wireless broad band access technologies
Author :
Hatami, Parastou ; Yari, Alireza
Author_Institution :
Ghiasodin Jamshid Kashani Inst., Abyek, Iran
Abstract :
Wireless broadband access is a crucial part of any carrier and enterprise network. It has been a big argument among expertise which type of technology should be leveraged to fulfill the business needs. They argue which of the broadband technology is the best fit to propose solution and based on which criteria the right technology should be selected. In this paper we have elaborated on five key technologies consist of: Wi-Fi, WiMAX, 3G, 4G and 5G. First of all the key features and specification of each has been explained. Then we have justified when and where each of them is the best choice.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; 4G mobile communication; 5G mobile communication; WiMax; broadband networks; business communication; radio access networks; wireless LAN; 3G mobile communication; 4G mobile communication; 5G mobile communication; Wi-Fi; WiMAX; enterprise network; wireless broad band access technologies; Bandwidth; Communication system security; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Mobile communication; WiMAX; 3G; 4G; 5G; Access networks; Wi-Fi; WiMAX; cellular networks; wireless technologies;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications (IST), 2014 7th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tehran
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5358-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISTEL.2014.7000803