Editing IEEE 802.20 (section)

== History ==
The 802.20 working group was proposed in response to products using technology originally developed by [[ArrayComm]] marketed under the [[iBurst]] brand name. The [[Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions]] adopted iBurst as ATIS-0700004-2005.<ref name="slides"/><ref name="atis"/>
The Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA) Working Group was approved by [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]] Standards Board on December 11, 2002, to prepare a formal specification for a packet-based air interface designed for [[Internet Protocol]]-based services. 
At its height, the group had 175 participants.<ref>{{cite news |title= Standards Uproar Leads to Working Group Overhaul |author= Kathy Kowalenko |date= December 5, 2006 |work= The Institute |publisher= IEEE |url= http://www.ieee.org/portal/site/tionline/menuitem.130a3558587d56e8fb2275875bac26c8/index.jsp?&pName=institute_level1_article&TheCat=2201&article=tionline/legacy/inst2006/dec06/wimax.xml |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120928205519/http://www.ieee.org/portal/site/tionline/menuitem.130a3558587d56e8fb2275875bac26c8/index.jsp?&pName=institute_level1_article&TheCat=2201&article=tionline/legacy/inst2006/dec06/wimax.xml |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 28, 2012 |access-date= August 21, 2011 }}</ref>

On June 8, 2006, the IEEE-SA Standards Board directed that all activities of the 802.20 Working Group be temporarily suspended until October 1, 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://grouper.ieee.org/groups/802/mbwa/email/pdf00015.pdf |title = Status of 802.20 |author = Steve Mills |work=Letter from IEEE-SA Standards Board Chair to IEEE-SA Board of Governors, 802 Executive Committee, 802.20 Chair, Vice-Chairs, and Participants |access-date= August 21, 2011 }}</ref>
The decision came from complaints of a lack of transparency, and that the group's chair, Jerry Upton, was favoring [[Qualcomm]].<ref>{{cite news |title = IEEE 802.20 working group declares 'cooling off' period |date= June 15, 2006 |author= Loring Wirbel  |work= EE Times |url= http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189401737 |access-date= August 19, 2011 }}</ref>
The unprecedented step came after other working groups had also been subject to related allegations of large companies undermining the standard process.<ref>{{cite news |title = Voting exposes cracks in IEEE process |date= June 26, 2006 |author= Loring Wirbel  |work= EE Times |url= http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4061754/Voting-exposes-cracks-in-IEEE-process/   |access-date= August 19, 2011 }}</ref>
[[Intel]] and [[Motorola]] had filed appeals, claiming they were not given time to prepare proposals.
These claims were cited in a 2007 lawsuit filed by [[Broadcom]] against Qualcomm.<ref>{{cite news |title = Broadcom cites Qualcomm's standards moves in new lawsuit |date= April 13, 2007 |author= Loring Wirbel  |work= EE Times |url= http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4070946/Broadcom-cites-Qualcomm-s-standards-moves-in-new-lawsuit/ |access-date= August 19, 2011 }}</ref>

On September 15, 2006, the IEEE-SA Standards Board approved a plan to enable the working group to move towards completion and approval by reorganizing.<ref>{{cite news|title=IEEE-SA Adopts Plan to Move 802.20 Broadband Wireless Standard Forward |work=News release |publisher=IEEE Standards Association |url=http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_80220plan.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210114628/http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_80220plan.html |archive-date=December 10, 2008 |access-date=August 19, 2011 }}</ref>
The chair at the November 2006 meeting was Arnold Greenspan.<ref>{{cite web |title= Draft Meeting Minutes, 802.20 Plenary Meeting - Session #21, Dallas, Texas, USA |date= November 12–17, 2006 |author= Yvette Ho Sang  }}</ref>
On July 17, 2007, the IEEE 802 Executive Committee along with its 802.20 Oversight Committee approved a change to voting in the 802.20 working group. Instead of a vote per attending individual, each entity would have a single vote.<!--  <ref>{{cite news |url = http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/802.20std_status.html |date=17 July 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101022001720/http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/802.20std_status.html |archive-date = October 22, 2010 |title = Media Statement from IEEE Standards Association Regarding the Status of the IEEE 802.20 Standard and Working Group  |access-date = June 13, 2008 }}</ref> not found in archive either --><ref>{{cite news |title = IEEE adopts 'one entity, one vote' for 802.20 mobile broadband |date= July 18, 2007 |author= Loring Wirbel  |work= EE Times |url= http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4073075/IEEE-adopts-one-entity-one-vote-for-802-20-mobile-broadband/ |access-date= August 21, 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= Wireless Standards Group Changes Rules for Parity |date= July 22, 2007 |author= Stephen Lawson |work= PC World |url= http://www.pcworld.com/article/134828/wireless_standards_group_changes_rules_for_parity.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130131015348/http://www.pcworld.com/article/134828/wireless_standards_group_changes_rules_for_parity.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 31, 2013 |access-date= August 21, 2011 }}</ref>
 
On June 12, 2008, the IEEE approved the base standard to be published.<ref name=802.20pr />
Additional supporting standards included IEEE 802.20.2-2010, a protocol conformance statement, 802.20.3-2010, minimum performance characteristics, an amendment 802.20a-2010 for a [[Management Information Base]] and some corrections, and amendment  802.20b-2010 to support [[Bridging (networking)|bridging]].<ref name="download">{{cite web |title= IEEE 802.20™: Mobile Broadband Wireless Access (MBWA) |work= Official standards free download web page |publisher= IEEE 802 committee |url= http://standards.ieee.org/about/get/802/802.20.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130415004447/http://standards.ieee.org/about/get/802/802.20.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= April 15, 2013 |access-date = August 20, 2011 }}</ref>

802.20 standard was put to hibernation in March 2011 due to lack of activity.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

In 2004 another wireless standard group had been formed as [[IEEE 802.22]], for wireless regional networks using unused television station frequencies.<ref>{{cite news|title=IEEE Starts Standard to Tap Open Regions in the TV Spectrum for Wireless Broadband Services |work=News release |date=October 12, 2004 |publisher=IEEE Standards Association |url=http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_80222.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207021748/http://standards.ieee.org/announcements/pr_80222.html |archive-date=February 7, 2009 |access-date=August 19, 2011 }}</ref>
Trials such as those in the Netherlands by [[T-Mobile International AG|T-Mobile]] International in 2004 were announced as "Pre-standard 802.20". These were based on an [[orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing]] technology known as FLASH-OFDM developed by Flarion<ref>{{cite news |title = Pre-standard 802.20 broadband trial starts in Holland |date= September 8, 2004 |author= Mobile Pipeline News |work= EE Times |url= http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4145184/Pre-standard-802-20-broadband-trial-starts-in-Holland/ |access-date= August 19, 2011 }}</ref> (since 2006 owned by Qualcomm).
However, other service providers soon adopted 802.16e (the mobile version of WiMAX).<ref>{{cite news |title = Navini dumps 802.20 mobile broadband for WiMax |date= April 15, 2004 |author= Patrick Mannion |work= EE Times |url= http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-news/4144455/Navini-dumps-802-20-mobile-broadband-for-WiMax/ |access-date= August 19, 2011 }}</ref>

In September 2008, the [[Association of Radio Industries and Businesses]] in [[Japan]] adopted the 802.20-2008 standard as ARIB STD-T97.
[[Kyocera]] markets products supporting the standard under the iBurst name. {{As of|2011 |3}}, Kyocera claimed 15 operators offered service in 12 countries.<ref name="slides">{{cite web |title= Mobile Broadband Wireless Access Systems Supporting Vehicular Mobility |author= Radhakrishna Canchi |date= March 11, 2011 |url= http://www.ieee802.org/minutes/2011-March/802%20workshop/IEEE_March2011-Workshop-IEEE80220-Canchi-Draft-v2.pdf |access-date= August 21, 2011 }}</ref>