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WiFi: overview and opportunitiesProduct Type: Market Research ReportPublished by: IDATE Published: May 2003 Product Code: R221-134 Description WLAN technologies were originally designed to set up wireless LANs (Local Area Network), composed of several dozen computers and peripherals. A number of WLAN technologies exist, forming three families of standards: the American family of 802.11 standards (the major ones being 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a and 802.11h), developed by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), European HiperLAN standards (HiperLAN1 and HiperLAN2), developed by the ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and the American HomeRF standard, which is primarily aimed at home applications.
Table of Contents Summary Context and markets Strategic aspects Outlook 1 WLAN technologies: Wi-Fi and its evolution 1.1. Positioning 1.2. Principal technical features 1.2.1. 802.11b or Wi-Fi 1.2.2. 802.11a 1.2.3. 802.11g 1.2.4. 802.11h 1.2.5. HiperLAN2 1.2.6. HomeRF 1.3. WLAN equipment 1.3.1. Available products 1.3.2. Wi-Fi products 1.3.3. 802.11a products: 5 GHz band 1.3.4. 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz dual-band products 1.4. The cost of deploying Wi-Fi: case study 1.4.1. Network description 1.4.2. Investment costs 1.4.3. Range and speed of Wi-Fi links 1.5. Wi-Fi’s vulnerabilities: security, interference… 1.5.1. Security problems 1.5.2. Interference problems 2 Europe’s regulatory landscape 2.1. The general situation 2.2. The current situation in certain countries 2.2.1. Finland 2.2.2. France 2.2.3. Germany 2.2.4. Italy 2.2.5. The Netherlands 2.2.6. Spain 2.2.7. Sweden 2.2.8. The United Kingdom 3 Wi-Fi applications: common configurations 4 Overview of the Wi-Fi offering 4.1. Commercial P-WLAN offers: hotspots Air Path Boingo Surf and Sip T-Mobile USA Wayport ADP Telecom BT Megabeam Networks Metronet Orange Swisscom Telia Sonera T- Mobile WLAN Group Korea Telecom NTT Sing Tel Star Hub 4.2. Local authorities and Wi-Fi 4.2.1. Serving rural areas 4.2.2. Serving “living places” 4.3. Community networks 4.4. Wi-Fi integrated into ISPs’ DSL offer 5 The challenges 5.1. Market characteristics and structure 5.1.1. The current situation in the US 5.1.2. The current state of the European hotspot market 5.1.3. Asia: Japan and South Korea, the most dynamic markets 5.2. Player strategies 5.2.1. The four major paid P-WLAN business models 5.2.2. Threats and opportunities for operators 5.2.3. Pricing policies adopted 5.3. Roaming and Wi-Fi 5.3.1. Roaming between WISPs and V-WISPs 5.3.2. Inter-network roaming Glossary |
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