Wireless Broadband Services 2008: WiMAX

This report evaluates the current state of the WiMAX value chain, vendors, service providers, and solutions as well as the future prospects of WiMAX.

Contents

About the Authors
Wireless Broadband Services

1. WHAT IS A BROADBAND SERVICE?

2. WHAT KINDS OF NETWORKS SUPPORT BROADBAND SERVICES?

3. WHY WI-FI, WIMAX, LTE, AND 4G?

4. NETWORK VALUE CHAIN

4a. Network Value Chain: The Wired Network
4b. Network Value Chain: The Wireless Network
4c. Network Value Chain: The Handset

5. OUR FOCUS.

"The WiMAX Industry"
(Part One of Four)

1. INTRODUCTION

2. THE VENDORS PERSPECTIVE - WIMAX

2a. Vendor Profiles
2b. Specialized Vendors
  I. Alvarion
  II. Redline Communications
  III. Proxim Wireless Corporation
  IV. Airspan
  V. Aperto Networks

3. THE CISCO AND INTEL CONNECTION

3a. Cisco
3b. Intel

4. THE SPRINT WIMAX MODEL

4a. Key Features and Functions
4b. Sprint - Soft Launches

5. WHY DID SPRINT CHOOSE WIMAX?

6. THE CLEARWIRE WIMAX MODEL - BEFORE SPRINT

7. THE CLEARWIRE WIMAX MODEL - AFTER SPRINT

8. POSSIBLE CLEARWIRE WIMAX STRATEGY WITHOUT SPRINT

9. THE GOOGLE FACTOR/THE INTEL FACTOR

10. THE KOREAN, SK TELECOM, SAMSUNG WIMAX MODEL

10a. Key Features and Functions
10b. WiBRO
10c. Deployment Plans

11. HUAWEI AND ZTE- CHINA'S WIMAX MODEL

11a. Key Features and Functions
11b. Deployment Plans

12. TEST & CERTIFICATION - WIMAX PRODUCTS

12a. WiMAX Forum™
12b. Telecordia and Sprint Laboratories

13. STANDARDS IMPACT - WIMAX

13a. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
13b. International Telecommunications Union (ITU)

14. COSTS IMPACT - WIMAX

14a. Terminal Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)
14b. WiMAX Infrastructure

15. MARKET ANALYSIS

15a. Estimated Subscriber Growth 2007-2012
15b. US Internet Market Value Forecast 2006-2010
15c. Handset Sales Comparison
15d. Ecosystems
Technical References
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