Fixed or Mobile Wireless Access Networks and Technologies

• Defining 4G: Understanding the ITU Process for the Next Generation of Wireless Technology
  (Updated August 2008) By 3G Americas
  Originally published in July 2007, this white paper provides a roadmap on the steps that the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is taking to define 4G or IMT-Advanced wireless systems. (PDF - 225 KB
• Defining 4G: Understanding the ITU Process
  for the Next Generation of Wireless Technology
  3G Americas, July 2007
• EDGE, HSPA and LTE Broadband Innovation
  By Rysavy Research and 3G Americas (September 2008)
• UMTS Evolution from 3GPP Release 7 to Release 8 HSPA and SAE/LTE WP, June 2008, Update (pdf, 1.5 MB)
• UMTS Evolution from 3GPP Release 7 to Release 8 HSPA and SAE/LTE WP, December 2007, 3G Americas (pdf, 1.3 MB)
• The Evolution of Rel-7 to Rel-8—HSPA and SAE/LTE, July 2007
• Mobile Broadband: The Global Evolution of UMTS/HSPA
  3GPP Release 7 and Beyond, July 13, 2006
• The Global Evolution of UMTS/HSDPA - 3GPP Release 6 and Beyond, December 2005
• The Evolution of UMTS - 3GPP Release 5 and Beyond, June 2004
• Fixed-Mobile Convergence: Understanding the Marriage of Wireless and Wireline Technologies, July 2007
• 3G/UMTS Evolution WP from UMTS Forum: towards a new generation of broadband mobile services
• HSPA: High Speed Wireless Broadband-From HSDPA to HSUPA and Beyond, UMTS Forum, 1.06.2005
• Alternative Radio Access Technologies – Complements or Substitutes? (February 2005), By NorthStream
  – From a mobile-industry perspective, alternative access technologies such as WiMAX, Flarion’s FLASH-OFDM and IPWireless’s TDD-WCDMA, have sometimes been mentioned as potential candidates for delivering the next generation of mobile networks. At the same time, mobile operators are presented with “natural” technology evolution paths by the vendors who sold them their current 3G networks.
   
• WiMAX Forum
• Wi-Fi Alliance
• Wireless Network-Wikipedia

• The Case for Evolved EDGE, By 3G Americas (August 2008)

• 3G Americas White Papers
• Wireless Technology Evolution to 3G & Beyond, 3G Americas & Pysavy Research
• EDGE, HSPA, LTE, Powerpoint (pdf) 3G Americas & Pysavy Research
• QoS Interoperability and Policy Management Recommendations, WP 3G Americas, December 2007 (pdf, 1.7 MB)

• UMTS Forum White Papers
• UMTS FORUM Reports

• WiMAX Forum White Papers
• WiMAX Forum Technical Documents & Specifications

• Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11 Standard) Alliance Knowledge Center
• Wi-Fi White Papers

• 3GPP2 Specifications
• 3GPP Specifications

• GSM Association Permanent Reference Documents

• CDMA Development Group

• Radio Overview: Summary of Different Wireless Approaches
• PANs
• GAN
• WLANs/WMANs
  • WiFi
  • DECT
  • xMDS
  • LMDS
  • MMDS
  • Fixed WiMAX
• PMR
  • TETRA
  • DAWS
• GSM
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
• UMTS
  • HSPA
• LTE
• Mobile WiMAX
• xG
• Satellite Communications
  • LEO
  • MEO
  • GEO