Initial Performance Evaluation and Analysis of the Global OFDM Metropolitan Area Network Standard IEEE 802.16a / ETSI HiperMAN
White Papers The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have lately developed a new standard for fixed broadband wireless access systems in frequency bands below 11 GHz.
[April 13, 2007, 1:01]
Telecom standards face patent ambush threat
News A spokesman for the EC's Competition Commissioner told ZDNet on Wednesday that it is investigating the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), an independent organisation that sets standards in Europe, to ensure that its procedures...
[June 15, 2005, 17:45]
3G is dead, says mobile phone inventor
News The director-general of standards body ETSI had little to say in response. Cooper's comment -- in a speech which concentrated on the possibility of faster wireless by other means -- drew an indignant response from Karl Heinz Rosenbrock, the head of...
[October 31, 2002, 14:53]
Intel deal clears fast Wi-Fi for UK sale
News Although 802.11a wireless LANs are already on sale in the US, they were not expected to be available anywhere in Europe until the end of the year, because they do not have approval from the regulator, ETSI.a operates at up to 54 megabits per...
[March 11, 2002, 15:14]
New wireless standard gets green light
Talkback Forget that it is not invented in California, look at the figures, raw performance, integration and coexistence problems - where ETSI and ITU have spoken - they allocate our radio frequencies. We have ETSI that have long ago defined a "better...
[August 7, 2003, 18:09]
Echelon: Europe quietly strengthens surveillance
News ETSI is to approve a final and definitive version of the Intelligent Networks (IN); Lawful Interception document at a meeting which will be held in Helsinki from 4 to 6 July. The need to update Europe's surveillance system and strategy comes as a...
[June 29, 2000, 11:10]
Intel introduces fast Wi-Fi to Europe
News Although 802.11a is already in use in the US, industry observers had not expected it to be available in Europe until the end of the year because it lacks approval by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
[May 28, 2002, 17:06]
HiperLAN collapse opens European door to 802.11a
News ETSI is pro-802.11a," said Bradshaw. The IEEE is adding DFS (dynamic frequency selection) and TPC (transmit power control), which should meet the requirements of the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI), according to David Bradshaw...
[December 18, 2001, 15:34]
Innovations in Wireless Broadband Technologies
White Papers This paper presents innovations related to the use of OFDM/OFDMA in IEEE 802.16 as well as ETSI HiperMAN standards. The paper addresses the last innovations in standards, related to channel estimation in high delay-spread environments, carrier...
[July 26, 2005, 6:00]
Security for the Third Generation (3G) Mobile System
White Papers In 1996, when the 3rd Generation system known as UMTS was being developed in ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute), the opportunity was taken to review the basis for security in existing mobile systems and to develop a new...
[March 22, 2005, 2:00]
IMS inside the Enterprise
White Papers IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is a technology that grew out of the carrier world, was standardized by 3GPP, and subsequently adopted and endorsed by 3GPP2 and ETSI (TISPAN). But how is it applicable to the Enterprise?
[April 20, 2006, 1:01]
From a Wireless Standards Document to an Executable Model Using MATLAB and Simulink
White Papers Using the ETSI HiperMAN physical layer standard as an example, the webcast will demonstrate how to model key signal processing subsystems, including techniques for modeling frames and handling rate conversions.
[July 9, 2009, 3:11]
Wireless LAN Technology: Current State and Future Trends
White Papers This paper studies and compares two most competing commercially potential WLAN technologies, namely IEEE 802.11 and ETSI HiperLAN. In this paper, a comprehensive overview of the current state and future trends of Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN...
[December 6, 2007, 0:01]
WiMax/802.16 Threat Analysis
White Papers The likelihood, impact and risk are evaluated according to a threat assessment methodology proposed by the ETSI. This paper examines threats to the security of the WiMax/802.16 broadband wireless access technology.
[November 23, 2005, 0:00]
IMS Reconciliation White Paper
White Papers This rationalization will be bi-directional where the MSF will adopt best practices from 3GPP IMS as well as other organizations, such as ETSI and ATIS, who have been working to apply IMS to converged architectures.
[July 27, 2006, 9:44]
Is roaming coming to Wi-Fi?
News While a standard isn't required to create roaming capability, there is industry pressure for the IEEE and the ETSI to agree on one, since it would cut costs and help development of future Wi-Fi technology.
[September 11, 2002, 8:10]
Fast WLANs to get outing at fashion show
News Intel is being allowed to do this, even though 802.11a is not licensed for use in Europe, by the European Telecommunications Standards Agency (ETSI). Firms wishing to try out 802.11a may be able to get similar temporary licences, but for long-term...
[December 18, 2001, 16:18]
A Software and Hardware Evaluation of Revolutionary Turbo MIMO OFDM Schemes for 5GHz WLANs
White Papers Globally, WLANs operating in the 5GHz band have been standardized by the IEEE (North America), ETSI (Europe) and ARIB (Japan). A harmonized physical layer is specified offering up to 54 Mbits/s using rate adaptive Coded Orthogonal Frequency...
[April 11, 2007, 1:01]
Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA)
White Papers European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) decided to choose the W-CDMA technology to be the multiple access techniques for the third-generation mobile telephone system. Wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) is a CDMA channel...
[August 14, 2003, 0:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There are various standards bodies such as ETSI, there are regulators in each state, but there's nobody responsible for the whole lot. Friday 20/10/2006 One of the intriguing aspects of the mobile-roaming rip-off is the way it has exposed a...
[October 20, 2006, 19:20]



