The short story about WiMAX vs. LTE battle
WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) and LTE (Long Term Evolution) have been at war for the last four or five years to become the world’s de facto pre-4G wireless standard. WiMAX had a head start, notching up wins even as LTE was still in infancy. But then in 2009, its plans stalled as mobile operators switched to LTE. India is the market that will determine the final outcome of this war. The choice of the winners of India’s broadband wireless auctions will become the default standard. A look the journey so far...
(This story appears in the 30 July, 2010 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)