Fixed Wireless, WiMax, and WiFi
Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2005 to 2010

Report # SH29821376 | 363 Pages | 140 Tables and Figures | 2005
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Fixed Wireless, WiMax, and WiFi Market Assessment

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Fixed Wireless, WiMax, and WiFi
Market Opportunities, Strategies, and Forecasts, 2005 to 2010

Consumer broadband adoption is accompanied by purchases of access points and adaptors. Wi-Fi adoption has been slower in the enterprise sector. Prices for consumer equipment have been falling faster than those for enterprise-grade systems. SOHO and consumer spending has outpaced that of enterprises.

A big factor preventing greater Wi-Fi adoption in enterprise organizations has been lack of security. 802.11i is the protocol intended to ensure Wi-Fi network security. It gives organizations a much greater level of comfort with the technology.

Hot spot subscriber penetration of wireless subscriber markets does not detract from wireless subscribers using voice telephones that are possible to use while roaming and hot spot Internet access for data while traveling away from the home or office.

Thus people will use both hot spot connectivity for data and wireless handsets for voice communication. As voice over IP (VoIP) becomes more common it may be that handsets evolve for use in hot spots to connect voice calls using the hot spot Internet access.

Wi-Fi has experienced an unprecedented rate of market acceptance, growing faster than Ethernet did at the same evolutionary stage. The availability of low-cost Wi-Fi clients and the increasing trend towards built-in Wi-Fi on mobile computing platforms will accelerate this growth.

Just as Ethernet switches scaled Ethernet and made it more suitable for la rge enterprises, so also WiMax capabilities are achieving the capacity for campus and community scaling of fixed wireless systems. Base stations will make Wi-Fi more suitable for enterprise service provider deployments.

The WLAN market has grown exponentially. Demand is for mobility in and out of the office. Client devices meet the challenges of device mobility. Devices interoperate securely with WLAN infrastructures. Devices consistently provide features that support broadband applications.

The introduction of mobility into the WiMAX roadmap, is a complication. Many operators have made significant investments in 3G and Wi-Fi equipment. WiMAX is likely to play an integral part in many wireless broadband deployments going forward. WiMAX and 3G have different strengths and weaknesses. Economics and politics suggest they could conflict. Mobile WiMAX enable wireline and second tier operators without 3G licenses to challenge the larger Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs).

Mobile WiMAX enables providers to disrupt the ability of other providers to earn a reasonable return on their investment. Opportunities for WISPs to use WiMAX services to complement 3G services in developing nations and create premium data networks exist.

Fixed Wireless, WiFi, and WiMAX markets at $2.4 billion in 2004 are anticipated to reach $12.4 billion by 2010. Forecasts for strong growth are based on the assumption that systems work well to transmit information from different locations where people congregate.

Companies Profiled
Cisco/Linksys
DLink
Airespace
Alcatel
Broadreach Networks
Cegetel Group
Flarion
Fujitsu
Intel
 Lucent Technologies
NetGear
Pronto Networks
Proxim
rovingIP.net
Siemens
Symbol Technologies
UT Starcom
Vivato


Report Methodology

This is the two-hundred thiry-fourth report in a series of market research reports that provide forecasts in communications, telecommunications, the internet, computer, software, and telephone equipment. The project leaders take direct responsibility for writing and preparing each report. They have significant experience preparing industry studies. Forecasts are based on primary research and proprietary data bases. Forecasts reflect analysis of the market trends in the segment and related segments. Unit and dollar shipments are analyzed through consideration of dollar volume of each market participation in the segment. Market share analysis includes conversations with key customers of products, industry segment leaders, marketing directors, distributors, leading market participants, and companies seeking to develop measurable market share. Over 200 in-depth interviews are conducted for each report with a broad range of key participants and opinion leaders in the market segment.

About the Company

WinterGreen Research, founded in 1985, provides strategic market assessments in telecommunications, communicat ions equipment, health care, and advanced computer technology. Industry reports focus on opportunities that will expand existing markets or develop major new markets. The reports assess new product and service positioning strategies, new and evolving technologies, and technological impact on products, services, and markets. Market shares are provided. Leading market participants are profiled, and their marketing strategies, acquisitions, and strategic alliances are discussed. The principals of WinterGreen Research have been involved in analysis and forecasting of international business opportunities in telecommunications and advanced computer technology markets for over 30 years.

About the Principal Authors

Ellen T. Curtiss, Technical Director, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, conducts strategic and market assessments in technology-based industries. Previously she was a member of the staff of Arthur D. Little, Inc., for 23 years, most recently as Vice President of Arthur D. Little Decision Resources, specializing in strategic planning and market development services. She is a graduate of Boston University and the Program for Management Development at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. She is the author of recent studies on worldwide telecommunications markets and the Top Ten Telecommunications market analysis and forecasts.

Susan Eustis, President, co-founder of WinterGreen Research, has done research in communications and computer markets and applications. She holds several patents in microcomputing and parallel processing. She is the author of recent studies of the Regional Bell Operating Companies' marketing strategies, Internet equipment, a study of Internet Equipment, Worldwide Telecommunications Equipment, Top Ten Telecommunications, Digital Loop Carrier, Web Hosting, and Application Integration markets. Ms. Eustis is a graduate of Barnard College.

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