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Wireless Broadband Services: The WiMax Industry (Part One of Three)

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Mind Commerce Publishing
Published: December 2006
Product Code: R331-47
Description
The vision of a fully mobile broadband service which addresses the needs of the consumer has captured the attention of most of the major providers and vendors in the world. What characterizes the technology roll-out is a divergence of approaches which has a direct impact on the various business models and is relative to revenue streams. The market drivers of the wireless broadband services are from three sources; the vendors, the providers and the standards organizations. The playing field is set, the players are in place and now the game begins. Which ones will win?

This publication is the first in a series of research from Mind Commerce that address the market place, the business drivers and the competition of the three major broadband wireless technologies with part one covering WiMax, part two WiFi, and the final in the series covering 4G cellular.

Major Vendors Profiled in Report

Most of the world’s prominent equipment vendors have a huge investment in wireless broadband infrastructure. The WiMax industry has estimated their profits to be in the billions. The hope is to challenge 4G cellular industry.
  • Fujitusu
  • Nortel
  • Motorola
  • Samsung
  • Alcatel
  • Nokia
Key Findings
  • WiMax will subscriber uptake will not accelerate until 2008
  • US WiMax subscribers will reach 21 million by 2012
  • Worldwide WiMax Wireless Broadband Service subscriber base is predicted to reach 48 million by 2010
  • Sixteen percent of the US Internet revenue will be from WiMax’s Wireless Broadband Services by 2010
  • No major carrier other than Sprint will pursue WiMax until the technology is proven and service is profitable
Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. The Vendor’s Perspectives

a. Vendor Profiles

i. Fujitusu

ii. Nortel

iii. Motorola

iv. Samsung

v. Alcatel

vi. Nokia

b. Specialized Vendors (Product Grid)

i. Alvarion

ii. Redline Communications / Cisco Systems

3. The Sprint Verses Verizon WiMax Model

a. Key Features and Functions

b. Network Deployment Plans

4. Clearwire - WiMax Model

a. Key Features and Functions

b. Network Deployment Plans

5. The Korean, SK Telecom, Samsung WiMax Model

a. Key Features and Functions

b. Network Deployment Plans

6. ZTE - China’s WiMax Model

a. Key Features and Functions

b. Network Deployment Plans

7. Test & Certification - WiMax Products

a. WiMax Forum

b. Telecordia and Sprint Laboratories

8. Standards Impact - WiMax

a. International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

b. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

9. Costs Impact - WiMax

a. Terminal Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)

b. Infrastructure & OSS/BSS

10. Market Analysis

a. Estimated Subscriber Growth 2007-2012

b. US Internet Market Value Forecast 2005-2010

c. Handset Sales Comparison

d. Ecosystems

11. Technical Reference “Face-Off 4G vs. WiMax vs. Wi-Fi”

2G to 4G Migration of Technologies

CDMA 2000/1xEVDO Platform

GSM/GPRS/EDGE Technology

UMTS/HSPA/HSDPA Technology

FEC Technology

IEEE 802.11 Standards

IEEE 802.16e, 802.16-2004 Standards

IEEE 802.20 Standards

WiFi VoFi Application

WiMax - WiBro Application

UMA Technology

OFDM Technology

MIMO Technology

UWB Technology




List of Tables and Figures




Table 1 - WiMax Product Grid (WiMax Forum)

Table 2 - Geographic Mix of ZTE Revenues 2005-2006

Table 3- Types of Access WiMax Network

Table 4 -Fixed Terminal Products Cost Analysis 2006-2010

Table 5 - Estimated Subscriber Growth Verses Predicted Growth Patterns

Table 6 - US Internet Market Value Forecast 2005-2010

Figure 1 - 4G Technology Selection “WiMax”

Figure 2 - Sprint’s Network Leadership

Figure 3 - 4G Migration Model “Through-put Verses Coverage”




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