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News Release from: Juniper Research
Edited by the Marketingservicestalk Editorial
Team on 02 April 2008
WiMAX Broadband users to reach 47m in 5
years
Analysis of the global opportunity for WiMAX 802.16e to deliver local loop broadband connectivity forecasts that WiMAX will begin to take off in 2009, exceeding 47 million subscribers by 2013.
A region by region analysis by Juniper Research found that there is a significant opportunity now for WiMAX as a DSL substitute technology The study explored how WiMAX is well suited to rapid deployment in the many under-served areas, not only in developing areas, but also in developed countries
This article was originally published on Marketingservicestalk on 31 Mar 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Report author Howard Wilcox said: "We determined that the vast majority of the WiMAX 802.16e trials and network contracts which are being announced almost daily will begin by providing fixed broadband.
"WiMAX can deliver broadband not only to unwired areas, but can also improve speeds for subscribers who are on the fringe of DSL coverage in metropolitan areas.
"We anticipate that mobile usage will develop after initial demand for fixed and portable services - WiMAX 802.16e is a flexible platform that can operate in all three modes of usage".
Highlights from the report include: Global WiMAX service revenues, as a DSL replacement technology, will grow to over $20bn per annum by 2013.
The top WiMAX regions for DSL substitution will be: The Far East; North America; Western Europe and Africa/Middle East.
Juniper forecasts that around 12 per cent of the forecast DSL subscriber base for 2013 will be replaced by WiMAX.
However, the report cautions that the two key issues dictating take-up for this technology will be the availability of suitable devices, and timely network construction.
Service providers need to complete build programmes on time in order to achieve sustainable WiMAX-based businesses and they also need to translate the many, usually well-publicised trials, into commercial networks offering reliable and attractively packaged services.
The report provides five-year regional forecasts for WiMAX 802.16e as a local loop technology, providing data on subscribers, service revenues and devices as well as detailed deployment tables and case studies.
Juniper Research interviewed senior executives across a wide range of vendors and operators.
White papers and further details of the study "The Last Mile: Opportunities for WiMAX, 2008-2013" can be freely downloaded from the Juniper Research website.
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