Wi-Fi - Initial assessment and outlook with the advent of WiMAX

Product Type: Market Research Report

Publication Date: Nov 23, 2004

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An in-depth analysis of the most mature offers and the prospects for development in a rapidly changing technical environment.

An enhanced technical offering: the advent of WiMAX, the evolution of WLAN technologies...
New Wi-Fi based applications announced:Wi-Fi terminals,Voice over Wi-Fi...

In Europe: although Europe initially appeared to be lagging behind the US and Asia in terms of number of hotspots, 2004 sees a change in trend
In Asia: Japan and South Korea boast the most dynamic markets
In the United States: US operators came late to the Wi-Fi sector but are now accelerating their deployments

Mobile operators: are they gaining control of the market?
Fixed operators:Wi-Fi in packaged offers or to extend broadband coverage?
ISPs: indoor Wi-Fi, a marketing tool to boost the growth of their DSL and cable modem subscriber bases
Local authorities: Wi-Fi serving citizens or as a complementary technology for providing broadband access in rural areas

Positioning of major wireless technologies
Main technical features: range, theoretical bitrate, frequency band...
- Wi-Fi and its derivatives
- Ultra WideBand
- The 802.16 standard or WIMAX
- HiperLAN2 and HiperMAN
Players involved in defining standards
- The Wi-Fi Alliance and the WiMAX Forum
- Leading equipment manufacturers active in the world hotspot market
Sensitive Wi-Fi issues:
- Progress making it possible to minimize interference-related risks
- Wi-Fi network security

Initial applications: wireless technologies main applications
- Wireless private networks
- Site-to-site connection
- Hotspots
- Broadband coverage
- Home and home automation networks
Innovative applications: new configurations of use and new products for new customer expectations
- Mesh networks
- Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi)
- Wi-Fi terminals

P-WLAN commercial offers: hotspots
For each player analysed:
- Market positioning
- Key target customers
- Offer description
- Market data: number of hotspots, number of WLAN customers
- Partnership strategy
- Development prospects
  - ADP Telecom
  - Airpath Wireless
  - All Telecom
  - Boingo
  - BT Openzone
  - Korea Telecom
  - Orange
  - NTT
  - Softbank / Yahoo! BB
  - Sprint PCS STS
  - StarHub
  - Swisscom
  - TeliaSonera
  - T-Mobile USA
  - Wayport
Local authorities and Wi-Fi
- Local authorities role in serving rural areas
- Cities involvement in providing WLAN solutions in strategic public spaces
- Examples of some of the worlds "Wi-Fi cities": Auckland, Las Vegas, New York, Seoul, Tokyo...
- Development of city community networks: primarily private initiatives
ISPs Wi-Fi offering
- WLAN technologies - are they a challenge for ISPs?
- Types of solutions available: DSL and Wi-Fi...

Market structure and forecasts: Europe, USA, Asia-Pacific
- Which region boasts the most mature markets?
- Growth forecasts through to 2008: number of hotspots by geographic area
Winning business models for P-WLANs
- WISP (Wireless Internet Services Provider)
- Virtual WISP (or aggregator)
- Wholesale
- Site Owner
Player strategies
- Challenges facing the various players involved: fixed and mobile telecom operators, new entrants, site owners, local authorities
- Pricing policies (monthly subscription versus prepaid): in which direction is the market heading?
Challenges related to mobility
- Technological developments, mobile operators involvement, roaming...
- After nomadism, mobility is the new priority

Wi-Fi - Initial assessment and outlook with the advent of WiMAX

Publisher: IDATE

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