These days, WiMAX seems to be at the top of everyone's watch list and has become one of the most anticipated developments in the telecommunications world. Expectations are high for WiMAX, with the technology ultimately promising to deliver metropolitan area mobile broadband. Fact or fiction? This report looks beyond this hype to uncover the true promise of WiMAX.
In an attempt to gauge industry players' interest in WiMAX and understand their views, plans and concerns, we conducted an online survey encompassing 414 wireline and wireless operators and vendors. We then followed up with in-depth operator interviews. Survey results and feedback from operator interviews helped shape Pyramid Research's analysis of WiMAX and its prospects in both fixed wireless broadband and mobile markets as compared to other technologies including Wi-Fi, cable, DSL and 3G.
This report provides results of our online survey and operator interviews, and demand projections for 802.16d, 802.16e, Wi-Fi, cable, DSL, HSDPA, CDMA 1Xev-DO and total narrowband and broadband lines. We also examine our projections of wireline and wireless voice revenues.
