Research and Markets has announced the addition of 4G : Assessment Markets and Technologies to their offering.

This report researches 4G technologies and markets, which are evolving already at the present time. Early prognosis that 4G will start commercialize not before 2010 are now reconsidered, and several 4G ingredients have been already introduced either for the commercial use, or on the trial basis.

The report concerns the following components of 4G: -UWB -802.11n -SDR, and -802.16e.

It shows that all mentioned technologies have features responded to the 4G requirements though the features itself are defined loosely. These technologies:

-- Wireless

-- Support a multimedia environment

-- Can be IP-based

-- Support fully packet-switched networks

-- Support rates of transmission in 100s Mb/s (with 802.16e as an exception)

-- Provide effective means for interoperability

-- Provide effective means for transition communications sessions between outdoor and in-building environments

-- Use the most advanced technologies such SOFDM, MIMO and other

-- Have already being commercially tested in various degrees.

The report structure allows following technological and marketing progress for each above-mentioned technology. We concentrated on the most important, distinguished marketing and technological issues and supported our research with the marketing analysis.

The report shows that:

-- 4G is a today reality and several standardized in 2005-2006 technologies are developing as a part of the 4G group

-- We expect that transition 2.5G-3G-4G will be gradual and we hope that disruptive effects will be minimum

-- The analyzed technologies have many features that make them belonging to 4G

-- The marketing analysis and forecast proved proliferation of these technologies even before 2010

-- At the present time, it is difficult to say which technologies will prevail. Each of them has attractive features and may find a wide range of applications.

Research Methodology

Considerable research was done using the Internet. Information from various Web sites was studied and analyzed; evaluation of publicly available marketing and technical publications was also conducted. Telephone conversations and interviews were held with industry analysts, technical experts and executives. In addition to these interviews and primary research, secondary sources were used to develop a more complete mosaic of the market landscape, including industry and trade publications, conferences and seminars.

The overriding objective throughout the work has been to provide valid and relevant information. This has led to a continual review and update of the information content.