The vision of a fully mobile broadband service which addresses the needs of the consumer has captured the attention of most of the major providers and vendors in the world. What characterizes the technology roll-out is a divergence of approaches which has a direct impact on the various business models and is relative to revenue streams. The market drivers of the wireless broadband services are from three sources; the vendors, the providers and the standards organizations. The playing field is set, the players are in place and now the game begins. Which ones will win?

This publication is the first in a series of research from Mind Commerce that address the market place, the business drivers and the competition of the three major broadband wireless technologies with part one covering WiMax, part two WiFi, and the final in the series covering 4G cellular.

Major Vendors Profiled in Report

Most of the world’s prominent equipment vendors have a huge investment in wireless broadband infrastructure. The WiMax industry has estimated their profits to be in the billions. The hope is to challenge 4G cellular industry.
Fujitusu
Nortel
Motorola
Samsung
Alcatel
Nokia
Key Findings
WiMax will subscriber uptake will not accelerate until 2008
US WiMax subscribers will reach 21 million by 2012
Worldwide WiMax Wireless Broadband Service subscriber base is predicted to reach 48 million by 2010
Sixteen percent of the US Internet revenue will be from WiMax’s Wireless Broadband Services by 2010
No major carrier other than Sprint will pursue WiMax until the technology is proven and service is profitable