According to Frost and Sullivan research analyst Vijay Mathew "
The coverage and knowledge of the WiMAX and LTE market that Agilent is able to offer has been instrumental in helping it attain leadership position. Considering the technical similarities between WiMAX and LTE, the company was quick to leverage its expertise in WiMAX towards developing next-generation LTE solutions. Agilent's wide range of hardware platforms and software solutions capable of addressing complex technical issues inherent to WiMAX and LTE, such as wider bandwidth, higher frequency, complex modulation and smart antenna technologies, is a key differentiating factor. Agilent's vast library of application notes combined with a knowledgeable sales force capable of guiding and supporting customers through complex RF and wireless applications has also helped the company expand its customer base.
Further, Agilent has steadily increased its presence in the market through strategic partnerships with key participants in the WiMAX and LTE ecosystem. Apart from working closely with network and mobile equipment manufacturers, Agilent also partners with T&M vendors such as AT4 Wireless to provide industry leading solutions that contribute to the development of next generation technologies.
Agilent is also a member of over 30 different standards bodies including the 3GPP and WiMAX Forum. Being a rapidly evolving market, Agilent's active involvement on the standards front improves the company's responsiveness to changes to make the required modifications to its products and software. Agilent's employees are part of working groups within various standards bodies and play a significant role in the development of technologies like WiMAX and LTE, which in turn assists the company in being the first-to-market with commercially-viable products. "
Reference:
Frost and Sullivan, "Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Agilent Technologies for its Dominance of the WiMAX and LTE Test Equipment Market" , December 9, 2009 http://www.frost.com