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Wireless LANs: Driver or Destroyer for 3G?

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: IDC
Published: May 2003
Product Code: R104-12773
Description
Wireless LANs and the public hotspots they support have gained visibility, while third-generation (3G) cellular networks have stumbled as a result of technical, regulatory, and economic challenges. IDC examines the argument of whether public wireless LANs will drive the adoption of 3G networks or else supplant them. This special study examines the key trends and environments for each technology, describes the different attributes and constituencies for each technology, and examines the tradeoffs between the two and how they may change over time. In addition, this study describes complementary scenarios between the two and names key vendors for each technology.
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IDC Opinion


In This Study


Situation Overview


  • Overview of Public Wireless LANs and 3G

  • Situating the Discussion

  • Figure: BANDWIDTH AND DISTANCE OFFERED BY DIFFERENT NETWORK TYPES

  • Figure: THE TRADEOFF BETWEEN 3G AND WIRELESS LAN

  • Timely Discussion

  • 3G Networks and Wireless LAN Are Complementary

  • WLAN and Public LAN

  • Basic Time Line

  • General Trends

  • P-WLAN Environment

  • Table: Participants in the P-WLAN Environment

  • Users of Services

  • Service Providers

  • Equipment Vendors and Solutions Providers

  • Other Participants

  • 3G Network Environment

  • Basic Time Line

  • Logic Behind 3G Networks Still Remains Intact

  • 3G Deployment Is Slow, Sometimes for Good Reason

  • 3G Environment

  • Table: Participants in the 3G Networking Environment

  • Vendors to Watch

  • Comparing 3G and WLANs

  • Basic Criteria

  • Figure: BANDWIDTH AND DISTANCE FOR 2G, 3G, AND WLANS

  • Table: Comparing WLAN and 3G Networks

  • Comparing Revenue and Users

  • Table: P-WLAN and 3G Network Growth in Users and Revenue

  • Services Supported

  • Comparing Revenue

  • Complementary Scenarios

  • An Integration Example

  • Figure: AN EXAMPLE OF P-WLAN AND 3G NETWORK INTEGRATION

  • P-WLAN Service Provisioning Models



Future Outlook


  • The Time Factor

  • Figure: THE CHANGING TRADEOFF BETWEEN WIRELESS LANS AND 3G



Essential Guidance


  • Conclusion



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  • Related Research

  • Synopsis




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