Research and Markets: Analysis of the WiMax Forum, Ipv6, and the Emergence of ENUM Is All Covered Inside the Q1 2008 'Wireless Broadband Technology Trends Report'

Business Wire, Jan 31, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c81417) has announced the addition of "Wireless Broadband Technology Trends Report Q1 2008" to their offering.

This market report analyzes and forecasts the market for "Wireless Broadband" technologies.

The report includes a thorough evaluation of emerging technologies including WiMAX, both fixed and mobile, WiBro, BPL (broadband over Powerline), and advanced optical fiber. Analysis includes an assessment of the market, regulatory, and governmental drivers on a global scale.

Included is analysis of the WiMAX Forum, IPv6, and the emergence of ENUM. The report includes global & regional market trends & forecasts, regulatory issues, standards development, economic effects, and strategic developments.

Who needs this report?

* WiMAX Semiconductor Companies

* Cellular Service Providers

* WiMAX Service Providers

* Cable Service Providers

* WiMAX Equipment Companies

* Wireless Broadband Access Companies

Content Outline:

Executive Summary 6

Industry & Market Overview 6

Broadband Opportunities are Expanding at a Tremendous Rate 6

Declining margins & increased competition facing today's Telcos 8

Entertainment and Information Services Market is a Huge Opportunity 8

Network Management & Service Differentiation for Operators 9

Broadband Wireless WiMAX Market Development 10

WiMAX Review 11

Relative Positioning of Fixed versus Mobile WiMAX 12

WiMAX Market Opportunities for Component Manufacturers 13

Market Drivers 14

Effects of Tax Credits 14

The EDA's Broadband Investment Program 14

The Federal Broadband Rights-of-Way Program 14

Increased Radio Spectrum Available for Broadband Use 15

Dramatic Regulatory Rule Changes in the FCC 15

Foreign Influences over US Regulatory Actions 16

Deregulation in Europe - a multi-decade effort 17

Norway's Government will Deploy Broadband 17

High-speed Internet services driving broadband operator margins lower 18

The development of WiMAX Mobile Internet Services 19

Japan's FTTH Deployments Lead the Way for WiMAX 20

The Regulatory Economics of Fixed WiMAX Drive it Overseas 21

Global Spectrum Availability of WiMAX 22

Business Case 24

Existing Competition: DSL 24

Existing Competition: Cable 25

Existing Competition: Optical Fiber 27

Emerging Competion: Broadband over Powerline (BPL) 29

Analysis of Cellular Displacement by WiMAX 31

Applications 32

Total Addressable Market Analysis for WiMAX in Africa 32

Analysis of WiMAX in Pakistan 34

Alliance Activity 35

Standards Bodies that Define WiMAX 35

WiMAX Component Alliances & Markets 36

IP & Technical Analysis 39

Analysis of WiMAX Technology Development 39

Mobile WiMAX Developments 42

Mobile WiMAX Semiconductor Developments 43

Smart Antenna Requirements for WiMAX 44

Fixed Wireless Technology Comparison 45

Analysis of WiMAX Market Potential (Fixed vs. Mobile) 46

Market Forecasts 48

Tables & Figures

Summary:

President Bush said we'll all be connected by 2007, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi said Democrats will ensure that will happen within 5 years. Certainly broadband coverage is growing rapidly, but the role of Government seems irrelevant to that "surge." Many technologies, explained and defined in this report, contribute. How they do so, and how quickly we get to "universal" broadband will be driven by usefulness, technological improvement, and (not least) market savvy companies.

Broadband access in the typical US household is on a steady growth trend. Fuelled both by consumer demand for entertainment and communication as well as governmental regulatory and economic incentives, companies at all levels of the broadband services and infrastructure value chain are developing new technologies and enabling new services that will continue to push the US broadband market forward over the next 4-6 years.

The development of wired broadband network infrastructures in fact enable the deployment of wireless technologies. As an example, the development of fiber optic infrastructure offers a market driver for the development of WiMAX in developed countries.

Contrary to current opinion, there is substantial competition to WiMAX. Traditional, or wired, broadband technologies offer direct competition to fixed WiMAX and are being fuelled by governmental encouragement on a global scale. The deployment of IPv6 on a global scale will mark a new era for humanity, at least those connected to technology. In order for various countries to participate in the increased security afforded as a byproduct of IPv6, the internet infrastructure technologies must be in place. These are marketed as broadband services to the consumer and the development of triple- and quadruple-play offerings which combine television broadcast, interactive content delivery, internet services, and voice communications capabilities. In this respect wired technologies such as optical fiber are in fact in competition with mobile WiMAX, in spite of the drastic difference in features each technology enables.

Companies Mentioned

* Airspan

* Altair Semiconductor

* Alvarion

* ArrayCom