WiFi has changed the way people connect today and has become the defacto wireless technology on most consumer electronic devices. Where WiFi faces limitation, particularly in terms of fixed usage, Mobile WiMAX complements through its mobility advantage. This paper focuses on the Pocket Modem, a device that leverages on the synergy offered by WiMAX and WiFi. It examines how this synergy benefits users and provides a better connectivity experience.

4G wireless nomadic devices in the form of USB dongles and Pocket modems are fast becoming the preferred devices for wireless broadband access amongst 4G operators. Due to benefits of lower cost and smaller form factor, 4G wireless nomadic devices now account for 39%* of total WiMAX devices shipped in 2010, and this tendency is set to continuously increase in the coming years as 4G becomes pervasive.

Greenpacket 4G nomadic devices now provides an option to allow the use of generic Virtual Ethernet link protocol (USB CDC or RNDIS) to connect with these external host controllers running on any operating systems as an alternative to the traditional CU approach. We call this feature “Hostless” connectivity. Very similar to how an end-user would connect a USB memory stick, this new Hostless feature can be visualized as a generic version of a CU, borrowing the native USB Ethernet driver and management features from the host operating system.

This paper explains the implementation scenarios of both the CU approach and Hostless approach to match specific needs. We will then dive in detail to understand the concept background of Hostless by looking at the system architecture and describing the step-by-step of how Hostless works within the host terminal from an end user perspective.

Rising popularity of smart and connected devices coupled with the increasing usage of media-centric applications is driving data traffic to new but unfavorable heights as this phenomenon is causing exponential congestion to 3G networks. Operators are continually finding ways to manage the unprecedented data traffic volume, while at the same time faced with tough decisions on how to grow data revenue.

WiFi offload is an alternative method to ease the burden of bandwidth capacity. Although operators are increasingly looking at using WiFi as a data offload mechanism in ensuring better network traffic management in congested areas, they risk losing visibility over traffic policies that were configured for the user once it routes through WiFi.

This paper functions to answer and provide in-depth implementation approach of Dynamic Data Offloading via ANDSF. We will examine how dynamic data offloading is implemented and how it can be further optimized with 3GPP based Access Network Discovery Selection Function (ANDSF) based on a study model. This paper provides a detail and visual walkthrough of how operator’s can enable their network to be able to retain visibility of their users and their respective IP traffic routed over either WLAN or maintained on their 3G network and determine policy management in real time. Strategic implementation to optimize based on network availability, timed based policy control, application policy control, power management and traffic routing scenarios and values associated are also presented.

Wireless broadband operators constantly face challenges of balancing the economics to deploy a robust and reliable wireless broadband service in suburban-rural areas or at cell-edges. This paper in retrospect functions to further solidify the technological advantage of WiMAX, where it explores and proof the concept of suburban-rural deployment through the optimal pairing of a proper CPE strategy. It also shows the best solution for suburban-rural area and cell-edge performance can be extended four times through deployment via outdoor CPEs.

Find out more about the technical and implementation advantages of an outdoor CPE solution, including the concept of antenna gain, transmission power, integrated POE design and environment-proof enclosure; and the effective advantage of Line of Sight performance and decreased penetration loss amongst other features of an outdoor CPE.

WiFi has changed the way people connect today and has become the defacto wireless technology on most consumer electronic devices. Where WiFi faces limitation, particularly in terms of fixed usage, Mobile WiMAX complements through its mobility advantage. This paper focuses on the Pocket Modem (also known as MiFi in the industry), a device that leverages on the synergy offered by WiMAX and WiFi. It examines how this synergy benefits users and provides a better connectivity experience.

Mobile WiMAX has tremendous potential with its advantage of mobility and high bandwidth support. In reality today, approximately 65% of subscribers worldwide use WiMAX for fixed purposes which undermines WiMAX’s mobile promise. This paper defines versatile modems from a technical and user perspective and explains how this type of modem can promote the take up of Mobile WiMAX.

Over the last decade, customer service excellence has emerged as a core strategy for telecommunications operators with the aim of satisfying subscribers and keeping them loyal. This paper examines an alternative and more cost-effective approach, through the means of personal digital assistants. Find out more about how Help Desk 2.0 works and benefits operators, particularly in the area of cost savings and churn reduction.

Profitability is the core of any business and impacts sustainability. The WiMAX industry is flourishing worldwide but profitability remains at the horizons. There are many factors affecting this, including modem subsidies. This paper discovers how better understanding of usage patterns and cost-effective modems can help WiMAX Operators expedite profitability while users enjoy quality broadband connectivity.

More and more users want a broadband connection that is exclusive, follows them around and is available 24/7. Welcome to the concept of personal broadband. This paper presents WiMAX as the best technology to fulfill personal broadband and imparts what users expect from their personal broadband device.

Emerging markets are hungry for fixed broadband services; however characteristics of ADSL limit the even distribution of fixed broadband services to encompass urban and rural areas. Of late, WiMAX has surfaced to substitute ADSL in these markets and the results are encouraging. This application note discusses why WiMAX is the way forward for fixed broadband and how WiMAX Operators can use the right end user devices to ensure successful deployment.