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WiMAX or LTE: Who will Lead the Broadband Mobile Internet?
May/June 2010 (vol. 12 no. 3)
pp. 26-32
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Morris J. Chang, Zakhia Abichar, Chau-Yun Hsu, "WiMAX or LTE: Who will Lead the Broadband Mobile Internet?," IT Professional, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 26-32, May/June, 2010.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MITP.2010.47,
author = {Morris J. Chang and Zakhia Abichar and Chau-Yun Hsu},
title = {WiMAX or LTE: Who will Lead the Broadband Mobile Internet?},
journal ={IT Professional},
volume = {12},
number = {3},
issn = {1520-9202},
year = {2010},
pages = {26-32},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MITP.2010.47},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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KW - Introductory and survey
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Morris J. Chang, Iowa State University, Ames
Zakhia Abichar, Iowa State University, Ames
Chau-Yun Hsu, Tatung University, Taipei

Two main technologies are competing for the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT)-Advanced initiative: WiMAX and LTE. This comparison reviews their development and deployment and provides an outlook on their adoption as 4G technologies.

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Index Terms:
Introductory and survey, emerging technologies, cellular architecture, standards, wireless communication, information technology, mobile/wireless
Citation:
Morris J. Chang, Zakhia Abichar, Chau-Yun Hsu, "WiMAX or LTE: Who will Lead the Broadband Mobile Internet?," IT Professional, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 26-32, May-June 2010, doi:10.1109/MITP.2010.47
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