4G DevicesA Perspective from the • Operator, • Device Maker and • Component Vendor
Moderator: Doug Makishima, D2 [email protected] www.d2tech.com
Panelists• Operator: Clearwire
– Dow Draper• Vice President of Product Development and Innovation
• Device Maker: Samsung Telecommunications America– Asokan Thiyagarajan
• Director of Platforms and Technology Strategy
• Component Supplier: Sequans Communications– Craig Miller
• VP Marketing and BD
• Embedded Software Supplier: D2 Technologies– Doug Makishima (Moderator)
• Chief Operating Officer
4G is Here.• WiMAX
– Total WW WiMAX Operator Deployments: 593
• LTE– Trials and network rollouts– 132 operators investing in LTE WW WiMAX Deployments
Planned CLEAR 4G MarketsCurrent CLEAR 4G Markets States with Current and/or Planned CLEAR 4G Coverage
Portland
Boise, ID
Las Vegas
Atlanta
PhiladelphiaChicago
Honolulu
Seattle
Washington D.C. Kansas City, MO
BaltimoreSalt Lake City
St. LouisNashvill
e
Boston
Orlando
4G Trends: Device Volumes
2008 2009 2010*0
5
10
15
WiMAX Subscriber Device Shipments
Mill
ions
• 2010 WiMAX device shipments on pace to triple vs. 2009
• Volume is well balanced globally in 2010
• Key growth drivers:– Handset adoption– India deployments– Continued growth in US,
Japan, SE Asia, MEASources: Maravedis; Sequans Communications.* estimate
3X
4G Applications: The Vision
- VOD & Conference- Live video streaming across
multiple devices (cell phone, PC, TV)
Convergence M2M
- Digital Picture Frame - Security Camera- Vehicle Infotainment
Multi Player GamingHigh Quality Game with Thin LTE Client
Gaming
- Updating 3D Maps- Visual Traffic Info.
3D Navigation & Traffic Info
4G Applications: The Vision
- Video WebEx - Video Telephony / Video chat/ Video conferencing
Video Calling
- Multimedia Textbook (w/ video & pictures)- Mobile Video Lecture- Remote Medical Care
E-Learning
- OTA Daily e-Newspaper- Real-time Break News- Visual Traffic Info.
Multicasting
- Personal TV Station
Personal Broadcasting
4G Trends: Devices• Early deployments (2006-2008) dominated by
fixed broadband CPE; some netbooks
4G Trends: Devices• Now: Device ‘mix’ is shifting toward mobile
broadband devices, netbooks and mass-market multi-mode handsets
4G Trends: Devices• Future: More mass-market handsets, plus MIDs
and other CE devices, and the emergence of M2M applications
Mass-market prices are here NOWEnabled by low-cost, high integration chipsets
$25
$50
$75
$100
$125
Device Price
$150
Data+Voice+WiFi RG CPE
USB dongle
Low CostData+Voice
CPE
Embedded
Outdoor CPE
Data Usage Explosion: 4G will Accelerate Usage
• By 2014, the total yearly mobile data traffic in the U.S. is expected to grow from 138 Petabytes (PB) to 40 Exabyte (EB) or 40 Million Terabytes (TB), or by 300 times (Source: Chetan Sharma Consulting, 2009).
Q&A
Q&A• Does 4G just mean more bandwidth – or what more does it bring to the horizon• Device mix expectations for LTE? Timing?• Are the software platforms of today capable of handling 4G networks• Are there significant performance differences at the user level between WiMAX
and LTE ?• What triggered or enabled the emergence of handsets as a volume driver for
WiMAX this year?• What is it going to take to get even more innovative, compelling products to
integrate WiMAX (or LTE) connectivity?• What are the inhibitors to 4G technology adoption in the consumer space? M2M
(and what are the applications for 4G in M2M?• How will 4G affect data usage business models?• VoIP on 4G Mobile (today is mainly CPE)• What about multi-mode devices: Are there any technology issues with
2G/3G/4G/WiFi devices? • Key predictions for 2011?
• Operators:– CLWR is WiMAX today; can you comment on
the recent filings to “test” LTE?• Devices– What new capabilities can we look forward
to?• Components– What technology capabilities are not being
utilized now?