Wireless performance and latency have improved and will continue to do so over the coming years. Gartner analyst states:
- LTE has the potential to unify CDMA and GSM, and has defined a path to LTE-A, which will be ITU-4G-compliant. LTE will start deployment arund 2010 and should be able t deliver a reliable 10/10 experience (10Mbps at 10 ms latency, which is sufficient for a wide range of apps).
- WiMax will remain a relative niche for the next 3 years, serving more as a metro-area fill-in network than a natiowide compeitor to cellular. WiMax client devices will be relatively scarce compared with cellular devices. WiMax may be more attractive in emerging markts where wired broadband is weaker.
- 802.11n will slowly replace 100 Mbps wired Ethernet to enable “all-wireless” homes and offices.
