2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei: Key Trends in Network Equipment, CPE, Applications, ICs

SUMMARY

The 2008 WiMAX Expo was held in Taipei, Taiwan from June 2-6 2008. Following the WiMAX Forum Taipei Showcase and Conference, held in Taipei in October 2007, the WiMAX industry again turned its eyes towards Taiwan. The latest exhibition highlighted the global WiMAX industry's supply chain, providing major international players and Taiwanese makers opportunities to establish new partnerships. This report examines key trends in WiMAX terminal devices, network equipment and application services at the 2008 WiMAX Expo. MIC analysts visited the exhibition, interviewed representatives from relevant companies, and analyzed the exhibition from the perspective of worldwide industry development. The report finds that WiMAX terminal devices are becoming more varied, and that the open CPE concept is finding acceptance among the leading international telecom equipment vendors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• 1. 2008 WiMAX Expo Brings Together Taiwan's Industry and Major International Players
• 2. Taiwan's WiMAX Ecosystem Gradually Taking Shape
  • 2.1 Focus on Seven Major Types of Terminal Devices
    • 2.1.1 Indoor CPE
    • 2.1.2 USB Dongle
    • 2.1.3 MID
    • 2.1.4 WiMAX PND
    • 2.1.5 WiMAX Desktop Phone
    • 2.1.6 WiMAX Mobile Phone
    • 2.1.7 WiMAX Notebook PC
  • 2.2 Taiwanese Base Station Development Starting to Show Results
  • 2.3 Service Content Developed by Taiwan's WiMAX Telecom Operators
• MIC Perspective

List of Topics

This report examines key trends observed at the 2008 WiMAX Expo held in Taipei from June 2-6, 2008; analyzes CPE development, including seven product types: indoor CPE, USB dongle, MID, WiMAX PND, WiMAX desktop phone, WiMAX mobile phone, WiMAX notebook PC; looks at Taiwanese makers' base station development and cooperation between Taiwanese makers and international equipment makers; examines service plans of Taiwan's WiMAX operators; investigates development of WiMAX chips, including major chipmakers' deployment.

List of Tables

• Table 1. Quanta's Four Notebook PC WiMAX Solutions
• Table 2. Taiwanese WiMAX Operators' Service Plans

List of Figures

• Figure 1. 16e Indoor CPE Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 2. 16e USB Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 3. WiMAX Module Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 4. WiMAX MID Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 5. BenQ and Gigabyte's MID Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 6. Korean Companies' WiMAX MID Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 7. Dmedia's WiMAX PND Product Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 8. WiMAX Desktop Phone Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 9. WiMAX Mobile Phone Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 10. WiMAX Notebook PC Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 11. Quanta's Four Notebook PC WiMAX Solutions Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 12. Base Station Products Exhibited at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 13. Far Eastone and FITEL's WiMAX Demo Buses at the 2008 WiMAX Expo, Taipei
• Figure 14. WiMAX Chip Integration