An additional 4G wireless technology—WiMAX (World Interoperability for
Microwave Access)—is a family of IEEE 802.16 standards that differ significantly
from LTE. Whether LTE or WiMAX becomes the 4G technology of choice is still to
be seen, but at the time of this writing (spring 2012), LTE appears to have significantly more momentum. A detailed discussion of WiMAX can be found on this
book’s Web site