WiMAX in Asia

SUMMARY

The Asia/Pacific region has always been an active test bed and open market for new technologies. With its large population and emerging economies, the Asia/Pacific region means a wealth of opportunities for WiMAX. The fast-growing regional telecom market is expected to welcome WiMAX with over 80,000 subscribers, or 41% of the worldwide WiMAX subscribers, in 2005. This will hike to 46% in 2006 and then settle in at about 45% for the remainder of the forecast period, with over 3.8 million subscribers in Asia/Pacific countries by 2009.

This report presents opportunities for WiMAX in Asia, segmented by country. At the regional level, we look at equipment forecasts for base stations and CPE, as well as forecasts for subscribers. At the country level, we assess market drivers, barriers, and business models resulting in by-country forecasts of WiMAX CPE (units and revenues), and service revenues, as well as subscribers for the larger markets. This report is highly detailed and goes into great depth with regard to forecast assumptions and logic.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Executive Summary
• Methodology
• Introduction
  • Evolving Standards and Features
  • WiMAX Product Availability and Deployment
  • Market Opportunities for WiMAX
    • WiMAX for Fixed Wireless Access
    • WiMAX for Portable Internet
• Competing Technologies
  • 3G Technology
  • Wireless LAN
  • FTTx
• Asia Telecom Infrastructure Overview: Opportunities for WiMAX
  • Asia/Pacific: Broadband and Wireless Network Leader
  • Asia/Pacific Telecom: Huge Potential Waiting to be Explored
  • WiMAX in Asia/Pacific: Positioning and Development
• Market Drivers
  • Complete Value System
  • Fill Wireline Void
  • Fiber Extension
  • Hotspot Backhaul
  • Establish Interoperability
• Market Challenges
  • Inconsistent Spectrum Allocation Across Countries
  • Competing Technologies
  • Acceptance by Operators and End-Users
• Equipment Forecast 2005-2009
  • CPE Price and Shipment Forecast
  • WiMAX Base Station Price Forecast
  • Asia/Pacific WiMAX Equipment Revenue Forecast
• Applicable Business Models
  • Value Proposition
  • Market Position
  • Operator's Business Case
  • Potential Competition
  • WiMAX: Obvious Choice for Operators
  • Equipment Vendors' Opportunities
• Australia WiMAX Market Forecast 2005-2009
  • Telecom Market Overview in Australia
  • Broadband Opportunities
  • 3G and Other Competing Technologies
  • Limited Competition and Mild Growth
  • Possible Business Models
  • Forecast of WiMAX Adoption
• Japan WiMAX Market Forecast 2005-2009
  • Japan Telecom: Data Driven Market
  • Fast Growing Broadband Infrastructure
  • Government Support for Broadband Expansion
  • Unsuccessful WLAN and New Business Model
  • Opportunities for WiMAX
  • Forecast of WiMAX Adoption
• South Korea WiMAX Market Forecast 2005-2009
  • South Korea Telecom: Flourishing Internet Services
  • The Market: Needs for Mobile Internet and Broadband Services
  • WiMAX: Merging with WiBro
  • Possible Business Models
  • Forecast of WiMAX Adoption
• Taiwan WiMAX Market Forecast 2005-2009
  • The Rise of Broadband Market
  • Outlook of Broadband Market: Strong Government Support
  • WiMAX: Creating the New Growth Point
  • Possible Business Models
  • Forecast of WiMAX Adoption
• Singapore WiMAX Market Forecast 2005-2009
  • An Early Start of Mobile and Internet Services
  • Stranded Broadband Market
  • Opportunities for WiMAX
  • Forecast of WiMAX Adoption
• China WiMAX Market Forecast 2005-2009
  • The Booming Broadband Market in China
  • Government Support for Broadband Wireless Networks
  • Getting Ready for WiMAX
  • Potential Roadblocks for WiMAX
  • Opportunities for WiMAX
  • Forecast of WiMAX Adoption
• India WiMAX Market Forecast 2005-2009
  • Leapfrogging 3G to 4G with Supportive Regulatory Environment
  • Broadband Market: Lack of Fuel
  • Opportunities for WiMAX
  • Forecast of WiMAX Adoption

List of Tables

• Table 1. Characteristics of 802.16x Standards
• Table 2. Service Gap for WiMAX

List of Figures

• Figure 1. Applications of 802.16x Standards
• Figure 2. Broadband Subscriber Growth in Top Asia/Pacific Countries: China, Japan, and South Korea, 2001-2004 (In Millions)
• Figure 3. Broadband Subscriber, by World Region, 2004
• Figure 4. Mobile Subscribers (2003) and Penetration Rates (2002), by World Region
• Figure 5. Broadband Penetration Rate in Asia/Pacific Countries (January, 2005)
• Figure 6. WiMAX Positioning With Other Technologies
• Figure 7. Asia/Pacific WiMAX Subscriber Base and Growth Rate, 2005-2009 (In Thousands)
• Figure 8. Asia/Pacific Service Revenue Source Forecast for WiMAX: Corporate and Consumer, 2005-2009
• Figure 9. Service Revenue Breakdown of Asia/Pacific Major WiMAX Markets, 2009
• Figure 10. WiMAX CPE Price Forecast and Price Reduction Rate, 2005-2009
• Figure 11. Asia/Pacific WiMAX CPE Shipment Forecast, 2005-2009 (In Thousands)
• Figure 12. WiMAX Base Station Price Forecast, 2005-2009
• Figure 13. Asia/Pacific WiMAX Equipment Revenue and Global Market Share Forecast, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 14. Equipment Revenue Breakdown of Major Asia/Pacific WiMAX Markets, 2009
• Figure 15. WiMAX Service Revenue Forecast: Australia, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 16. WiMAX CPE Shipment (In Thousands) and Equipment Revenue (In Millions) Forecast: Australia, 2005-2009
• Figure 17. WiMAX Service Revenue Forecast: Japan, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 18. WiMAX CPE Shipment (In Thousands) and Equipment Revenue (In Millions) Forecast: Japan, 2005-2006
• Figure 19. User Portion by Handset Type: South Korea-2004
• Figure 20. Data/Voice ARPU by Handset Type: South Korea-2004
• Figure 21. WiMAX Service Revenue Forecast: South Korea, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 22. WiMAX CPE Shipment (In Thousands) and Equipment Revenue (In Millions) Forecast: South Korea, 2005-2009
• Figure 23. WiMAX Service Revenue Forecast: Taiwan, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 24. WiMAX CPE Shipment (In Thousands) and Equipment Revenue (In Millions) Forecast: Taiwan, 2005-2009
• Figure 25. WiMAX Service Revenue Forecast: Singapore, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 26. WiMAX CPE Shipment (In Thousands) and Equipment Revenue (In Millions) Forecast: Singapore, 2005-2009
• Figure 27. Broadband Subscriber Forecast: China, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 28. Compound Broadband Average Revenue per User per Year: China, 2005-2009
• Figure 29. WiMAX Service Revenue Forecast: China, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 30. WiMAX CPE Shipment (In Thousands) and Equipment Revenue (In Millions) Forecast: China, 2005-2009
• Figure 31. Wireless Subscriber Forecast: India, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 32. Broadband Subscriber Forecast: India, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 33. WiMAX Service Revenue Forecast: India, 2005-2009 (In Millions)
• Figure 34. WiMAX CPE Shipment (In Thousands) and Equipment Revenue (In Millions) Forecast: India, 2005-2009