WiMAX Forum praises the 3.9G Report published by the Telecommunications Council of Japan MIC
Mobile WiMAX is currently available only for TDD, while Release 1.5 will introduce FDD. Most cellular technologies today are FDD based, while LTE is defined for both. (Did I mention LTE and Mobile WiMAX are not that different?)
Rule Number One of Wireless Communications: No Spectrum -> No Business
(Well, except non-licensed band, but let’s keep it for another Post).
This is an important step taken by the Japanese regulator to push IMT-2000 and Advanced forward, and allowing Japanese Mobile operators the room to grow!