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Broadband Wireless Access - Potential for Mobile WiMAX & Alternative BWA Technologies
IDATE, Oct 2006, Pages: 125
There are many signs of a renewed interest in Broadband Wireless Access technologies: the much-discussed Sprint Nextel decision to select mobile WiMAX for its 2.5 GHz network, carriers taking a careful look at the advanced Korean market, and the huge sums reached at recent spectrum auctions.
Broadband wireless access technologies indeed stand to benefit from many factors:
- Broadband is going mass market
- Consumers are increasingly mobile
- Mobile telephony leads the telecommunications market
- Data services represent an increasing share of total mobile ARPU
- Growing network capacity needs and the debate over net neutrality are giving alternative access technologies a boost
- Laptop computer sales are rising, while PDAs and mobile handsets are evolving towards smarter and more power ful devices integrating PC-like functionalities.
This report focuses on the debate over the place in the equation of fixed and mobile WiMAX, traditional 3G technologies and their offspring – UMTS TDD, FLASH-OFDM and iBurst. Alternative BWA technologies are evolving quickly. The biggest change in the BWA industry is undoubtedly the WiMAX ecosystem’s shift towards a new mobile standard. Alternative broadband wireless technologies have now been tested in actual conditions in many commercial deployments. Equipment availability for each standard or proprietary solution is also essential, as it drives adoption by operators and end users.
Spectrum availability and quality is another critical issue, and often the chief constraint that players have to contend with. It impacts coverage, quality of services and deployment costs. Emergent wireless technologies, able to provide broadband data rates and support mobility, can be seen as complementary solutions as well as potential threats to both mobile and fixed networks operators. It is nonetheless our view that BWA networks that provide a complement to fixed or cellular networks make a stronger business case.
Broadband Wireless Access in brief
- In-depth look into broadband wireless access and mobile 3G technologies
- New and alternative technologies
- Spectrum issues remain a major factor
- Frequency comparison
- BWA/WiMAX market opportunities
- International benchmark and country by country analysis
- Operators’ and suppliers’ strategies
Technologies
- CDMA2000 1x EV-DO
- CDMA2000 1x EV-DV
- FLASH OFDM
- HSDPA
- iBurst
- IEEE 802.16
- IEEE 802.20
- TD-SCDMA
- UMTS TDD
- WCDMA
- WiBro
- WiMAX
- Beyond 3G
Key questions
- What are the latest technological developments?
- What are the barriers and drivers for each technology?
- What will be the impact on services and equipment?
- What are the current BWA/WiMAX offers?
- Which strategies should operators and manufacturers adopt?
- What is the growth outlook for access technologies?
- What are the spectrum issues in each country?
- Complementarity vs. competition?
Who should read this report?
Manufacturers
- Knowledge of the timeline for BWA technology deployments
- Take account of the timeline for service rollouts
Fixed and mobile telecom operators and ISPs
- Assessing the opportunities that BWA technologies represent, and the issues involved in new frequency band allocations
- For mobile operators: measuring the actual threats posed by BWA technologies
Regulators
- Identifying the types of service that will be offered
- Validating the frequency bands that will actually be used
Investors and analysts
- Evaluating the potential of BWA technologies and their relevant markets
- Identifying the most dynamic key players (operators and suppliers)
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