Abstract:

Abstract It＇s a strong wish that people can communicate with each other anywhere, anytime. Wireless communication does play a very important role in implementing this wish. Nowadays with the development of wireless broadband access technologies and the increasing demand from the consumer market, WMAN is becoming more and more practical for an end user to use. This paper analyzes the difference among WMAN/WLAN and 3G as well as the relationship among them by a telecom operator's view. Based upon the analyses, we give the basic conclusion.

Key words: WMAN, IEEE 802.16, WiMAX, WLAN, 3G