Abstract
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
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