Mobile Broadband Wireless: Path toward 4G

Table of Contents

1.0 Notes on Methodology

2.0 The Changing Service Provider Market

• 2.1 Mobile/Cellular Service Providers
  • 2.1.1 US
  • 2.1.2 Global
• 2.2 Broadband Service Providers
  • 2.2.1 US
  • 2.2.2 Global
• 2.3 Trends in Bundled Services and Fixed-Mobile Convergence
  • 2.3.1 US
  • 2.3.2 Global

3.0 Technology Overview

• 3.1 3GPP Technologies
  • 3.1.1 UMTS
  • 3.1.2 HSPA
  • 3.1.3 LTE
• 3.2 3GPP2 Technologies
  • 3.2.1 EVDO Rev A & Rev B
  • 3.2.2 EVDO Rev C/Phase II
• 3.3 Alternative Technologies
  • 3.3.1 WiMAX: 802.16e
  • 3.3.2 FLASH-OFDM
• 3.4 4G Technology Components
• 3.5 Who Will Define 4G?

4.0 Industry Dynamics and Service Provider Trends

• 4.1 Analysis of the Vendor Market
  • 4.1.1 Semiconductor Vendors
  • 4.1.2 System Vendors
• 4.2 Trials and Deployments of Mobile Broadband Services
  • 4.2.1 3.5G Trials
  • 4.2.2 Mobile WiMAX Trials
  • 4.2.3 Trials/Deployments of Other Technologies
• 4.3 New Market Entrants
• 4.4 Economic Analysis and Business Models
  • 4.4.1 Economic Analysis: Road Warrior vs. Mass Market
  • 4.4.2 Potential Business Models
• 4.5 End-User Platforms and Applications
• 4.6 Regulatory and Spectrum Issues

5.0 Consumer Perspectives

• 5.1 Global Comparison
• 5.2 Interest in Mobile Broadband
• 5.3 Key Segments
• 5.4 Price Sensitivity
• 5.5 Usage Scenarios and Applications

6.0 Market Forecasts

• 6.1 Forecast Methodology
• 6.2 Identifying the Top Potential Markets
  • 6.2.1 Developed markets
  • 6.2.2 Emerging markets
• 6.3 Mobile Broadband Subscriber Forecast
  • 6.3.1 US
  • 6.3.2 Global
• 6.4 Mobile Broadband Service Revenue Forecast
  • 6.4.1 US
  • 6.4.2 Global

7.0 Market Implications

Section I: Adoption of Nomadic/Mobile Broadband Services

• Adoption of Hot Spot Services
• Adoption of Mobile Broadband Access Services
• Nomadic vs. Mobile

Section II: Demand for Mobile Broadband Services

• Interest in Adopting Mobile Broadband
• Target Markets for Mobile Broadband
• The Impact of VoIP
• Expected Price Range
• Adoption of Mobile/Portable Devices
• Preferred Mobile Broadband Platform
• Global Perspectives

Section III: Mobile Broadband Applications

• Importance Ranking of Various Mobile Applications
• Consumer Interest in Mobile Broadband Applications
• Consumer Interest in Mobile Entertainment
• Consumer Interest in Fixed-Mobile Convergence
• Interest in Ubiquitous On-Demand Entertainment

Section IV: Profiles of Semiconductor Companies

• Beceem
• Fujitsu
• Intel
• Picochip
• Qualcomm
• Sequans
• Telecis
• Texas Instrument
• WaveSat

Section V: Profiles of System Vendors

• Adaptix
• Airspan
• Alcatel
• Alvarion
• Aperto
• Arraycomm
• Ericsson
• Huawei
• IP Wireless
• Lucent
• Motorola
• Navini
• NextWave
• Nokia
• Nortel
• Samsung
• Siemens
• ZTE

Section VI: Profiles of Selected Service Providers

• British Telecom
• Clearwire
• KDDI
• Korean Telecom
• NTT Docomo
• Orange
• Softbank Japan
• South Korean Telecom
• Sprint/Nextel
• Telecom Italia
• Telefonica
• Vodafone