U.S. Wireless Data Services: Wireless LAN, Internet Access and Services Market Outlook

1 Overview of Wireless Data Services

1.1 The Wireless LAN and Internet Access & Services Market

1.2 Overview of the Technologies

1.2.1 Wireless LAN

1.2.2 Wireless Internet Access

1.2.3 Wireless Internet Access Services

1.3 Opportunities and Challenges

1.4 Market Participants:

2 Business Directions of Wireless Internet Access and Services Providers

2.1 Carriers: Activities of Selected Wireless Phone Carriers

2.2 ISPs: Activities of ISPs that Offer Wireless Internet Services

2.3 Special Wireless Data Providers: Activities of Other Special Wireless Data Providers

2.4 Summary of Business Directions in US Wireless Internet Access Services Providers

3 Future Directions of Wireless Internet Access Satellite and Local Loop Solutions

3.1 Satellite Service Providers

3.1.1 Overview of Satellite Internet Access Technology and Service Providers

3.1.2 Evaluation of One-Way (Hybrid-Telco Return) Satellite Solutions For Rural Applications

3.1.3 Review of Two-Way (Micro VSAT) Solutions For Rural Market Backbone Access

3.2 Wireless Local Loop (WLL)

3.2.1 MMDS & LMDS Local Market High Speed Wireless Solutions

3.2.2 Spread Spectrum (ISM Bands)

3.2.3 Wireless Internet Service Profile

4 4 Application Case Studies

4.1 Wireless Carriers

4.1.1 Case - Corporate Networks and SprintPCS

4.1.2 Case -- NATO Anniversary and Nextel

4.1.3 Case - Wireless MED-I-NET Manages Prescriptions for Doctors

4.1.4 Consulting Firm Helps Make Movies With Help From Metricom

4.2 ISP Case Studies

4.2.1 Case - New York Presbyterian Hospital and GoAmerica

4.2.2 Case -- AuctionAnything.com and DataLink.net

4.2.3 Case - American Airlines and MobileStar

4.2.4 Case - Scripps Howard Broadcasting and Speedchoice ISP

4.3 Special Wireless Data Provider

4.3.1 Case - eBay On-line Auction Trading and Skytel Communications

4.3.2 Case - DataWorks Inc. and PSINet

4.3.3 Case - Dreyfus Brokerage Services and w-Trade Technologies

4.3.4 Case - Yack Inc./Wavepath ISP

5 Market & Demand Analysis of Wireless Internet Access Services

5.1 The Market for Wireless Internet Access Services

5.2 User Trends

5.2.1 Past Growth Barriers

5.2.2 Wireless Services Growth Accelerators

5.2.3 Market Timeline

6 Wireless Service Provider Profiles and Strategies

6.1.1 Advanced Radio Telecom (ART)

6.1.2 American Mobile

6.1.3 AT&T Wireless

6.1.4 Bell Atlantic Mobile AirBridge

6.1.5 DataLink.net, Inc.

6.1.6 GOAmerica

6.1.7 Metricom, Inc.

6.1.8 MobileStar Network

6.1.9 Nextel Communications, Inc.

6.1.10 PSINet

6.1.11 SkyTel Communications Inc.

6.1.12 Sprint PCS

6.1.13 Wavepath

6.1.14 W-Trade

6.1.15 DirecPC (service of HNS/Hughes Electronics unit of GM)

7 Developing a Business Model for High Bandwidth Mobile Data Access

List of Tables



Table 1. Selected Wireless LAN Vendors and 802.11 Products

Table 2. Categories of Market Participants

Table 3. Activities of Wireless Phone Carriers that Offer Internet Services

Table 4. Activities of ISPs that Offer Wireless Internet Services

Table 5. Activities of Wireless Data Providers that Offer Internet Services

Table 6. Satellite Services, Speeds and Availability.

Table 7. MMDS and LMDS Wireless Technology, Speeds and Availability

Table 8. Leading MMDS Service Providers

Table 9. Leading LMDS Service Providers

Table 10. WLL Service using Spread Spectrum ISM Bands

Table 11. Selected WLL Providers using Spread Spectrum ISM Bands

Table 12. WW Wireless Internet Access Services
by Subscribers, 1999-2003

Table 13. WW Wireless Internet Access Services
by Revenues, 1999-2003

Table 14. WW Wireless LANs
by Users and Revenues, 1999-2003

Table 15. Table Comparison of Future Wireless IP Mobile Networks

List of Figures



Figure 1. Case - Corporate Networks and SprintPCS

Figure 2. Case -- NATO Anniversary and Nextel

Figure 3. Case - Wireless MED-I-NET Manages
Prescriptions for Doctors

Figure 4. Case - Consulting Firm Helps Make Movies With Help From Metricom

Figure 5. Case - New York Presbyterian Hospital and GoAmerica

Figure 6. Case - American Airlines and MobileStar

Figure 7. Case - Scripps Howard Broadcasting and Speedchoice ISP

Figure 8. Case - eBay On-line Auction Trading and
Skytel Communications

Figure 9. DataWorks Inc. and PSINet

Figure 10. Case - Dreyfus Brokerage Services and w-Trade Technologies

Figure 11. Case - Yack Inc./Wavepath ISP

Figure 12. WW Wireless Internet Access Services
by Subscribers, 1999-2003

Figure 13. WW Wireless Internet Access Services
by Revenues, 1999-2003

Figure 14. WW Wireless Internet Access Services
by Percentage of Revenues, 1999

Figure 15. WW Wireless Internet Access Services
by Percentage of Revenues, 2003

Figure 16. Timeline of the Wireless Data Market