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Broadband wireless access solutions based on OFDM access in IEEE 802BROADBAND ACCESS SERIES

Broadband Wireless Access Solutions Based on OFDM Access in IEEE 802.16
Israel Koffman, Runcom Technologies Vincentzio Roman, Paradise Consulting

ABSTRACT
Broadband wireless access is the most challenging segment of the wireless revolution since it has to demonstrate a viable alternative to the cable modem and DSL technologies that are strongly entrenched in the last mile access environment. The Analysis, Research, and Consultancy (ARC) Group forecasts that the fixed wireless deployments in both homes and businesses will reach almost 28 million by 2005, with North America and Western Europe accounting for 24 percent and 27 percent of these, respectively. Whether the promise of BWA will materialize depends on its appeal to telecom operators from the perspective of