The Definitive Analysis of WiFi Infrastructure and Market Update 2011

Overview:

Wireless broadband services are critical to the next wave of development in information technology. Wireless networks and provide mobility and ease of installation, a factor which is significant in the rapid uptake of mobile telephone technology across the developing world where fixed network infrastructure would be prohibitively expensive to install. How will WiFi hold up against WiMAX? What vendors are aggressively pursuing WiFi?

This report evaluates the current state of WiFi including vendors, service providers, and solutions as well as the future prospects of WiFi.

Audience:

• Wireless service providers
• Wireless infrastructure vendors
• Telecom systems integration companies
• Wireless application developers and service providers

Contents

Wireless Broadband Services
What is a Broadband Service?
What Kinds of Networks Support Broadband Services?
Why Wi-Fi, WiMAX, LTE, and Real 4G?
Network Value Chain
Our Focus
Wireless LANs - Wi-Fi/WLAN11
Definitions and Trends
Infrastructure Components
Vendor Profiles
Chipsets
Broadcom
Qualcomm Atheros
Devices
Infrastructure Providers
Aruba Networks
D-Link Systems
HP Networking
Juniper Networks
Motorola Solutions
Xirrus
Cisco Systems
Service Providers
Chinese Telco Wi-Fi
Boingo Wireless
AT&T Wi-Fi
British Telecom (BT) Wi-Fi and FON
iPass Wi-Fi Roaming
Test & Certification - Wi-Fi Products35
Wi-Fi Alliance
CTIA Test and Certification
Tolly Group Test and Certification
Standards
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 Standard
Technical Details
Wi-Fi Alliance and Wi-Fi
International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and Wi-Fi
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