WiMAX Broadband Convergence is the essential strategic report that explores the future role of WiMAX in the increasingly complex fixed, mobile and convergent markets and includes detailed forecasts for WiMAX subscribers, devices and technologies to 2012.

Key Coverage

• Detailed market forecasts to 2012 - Make fully informed strategic decisions and support your business planning with independent market forecast 2011. Includes: subscribers, device shipment and technology adoption rates
• In-depth trend analysis - This comprehensive analysis of current market trends by region and technology will help you determine how and where to invest to gain maximum returns over the next five years
• Independent case studies - Fully understand the threats and opportunities WiMAX represents with in-depth, factual case studies that allow you to assess the potential successes and dangers for your organisation
• Expert future outlook - This detailed examination of WiMAX technologies investigates the future of WiMAX and discusses the impact it will have on existing technologies, business models and markets
• Detailed company profiles - Track the activity of your competitors and identify possible industry partnerships with independent company profiles. Each profile contains detailed information on current market status, product portfolio and forward strategy.

1. Executive Summary

2. Market overview

2.1. Broadband convergence: Fixed, Portable & Mobile

2.2. WiMAX divergence: New devices & business models

2.3. WiMAX challenges: Incumbent technologies & services

2.4. Forecast: Total fixed, portable & mobile broadband subscribers & penetration worldwide

2.5. WiMAX market overview

2.5.1. Technology & network architecture

2.5.2. Standards & certification

2.5.3. Spectrum availability, complexity & frequency

2.5.4. WiMAX in ITU-2000

2.5.5. Value chain - chipsets to services

2.5.6. Usage model: fixed, nomadic, portable & mobile

2.5.7. End-use segments: Consumer, enterprise

2.5.8. Applications: Basic access to Web 2.0

3. Competing & converging broadband markets

3.1. Fixed broadband: DSL, cable & FTTH

3.1.1. Forecast: DSL broadband subscribers worldwide by region

3.1.2. Forecast: Cable broadband subscribers worldwide by region

3.1.3. Forecast: FTTH broadband subscribers worldwide by region

3.2. Wireless broadband: BFW, Wi-Fi, municipal wireless

3.2.1. Forecast: Municipal wireless deployments - US & UK

3.3. 3.5G mobile broadband: HSPA and EV-DOr0/A/B

3.3.1. Forecast: 3.5G mobile broadband subscribers worldwide

3.4. 3.9G mobile broadband

3.4.1. LTE, Ultra Mobile Broadband & NGNM

4. Infrastructure vendor strategies

4.1. Competitive landscape, value chain & timeline

4.2. WiMAX vendor contracts, 3Q06 & 4Q06

4.3. Vendor strategies, products, customers, strengths & weaknesses

4.3.1. Alcatel-Lucent

4.3.2. Fujitsu

4.3.3. Motorola

4.3.4. NEC

4.3.5. Nokia Siemens Networks

4.3.6. Nortel

4.3.7. Samsung

4.3.8. Airspan Networks

4.3.9. Alvarion

4.3.10. Aperto Networks

4.3.11. Navini Networks

4.3.12. Redline Communications

5. Operator case studies

5.1. Operator business models

5.2. Addressable market

5.2.1. Spectrum availability

5.2.2. Technology & infrastructure

5.2.3. Devices

5.2.4. Applications & end-user segments

5.2.5. Competition

5.2.6. Global roaming

5.3. Operator case studies

5.3.1. US: Sprint Nextel

5.3.2. US: Clearwire

5.3.3. Canada: Inukshuk Wireless: Bell Canada & Rogers Wireless

5.3.4. Mexico: MVS Net

5.3.5. Argentina: Ertach

5.3.6. UK: Pipex Wireless

5.3.7. Denmark: Danske Telecom / Clearwire

5.3.8. Central & Eastern Europe: WiMAX Telecom

5.3.9. Russia: Synterra, Enforca

5.3.10. Pakistan: Wateen Telecom

5.3.11. India: VSNL, BSNL

5.3.12. Korea: KT, SK Telecom

5.3.13. Japan: KDDI

5.3.14. Australia: Unwired

6. Subscriber forecasts

6.1. Scope & methodology

6.2. WiMAX status & outlook

6.3. WiMAX: competition with & evolution from existing broadband networks

6.3.1. Fixed broadband subscribers worldwide by region

6.3.2. Mobile broadband subscribers worldwide by region

6.4. WiMAX subscriber forecasts, 2007-12

6.5. WiMAX subscribers worldwide by device type

6.5.1. Fixed WiMAX subscribers worldwide by region

6.5.2. Portable WiMAX subscribers worldwide by region

6.5.3. Mobile WiMAX subscribers worldwide by region

6.6. WiMAX subscribers worldwide by technology

6.6.1. 802.16-2004 subscribers worldwide by region

6.6.2. 802.16e-2005 subscribers worldwide by region

6.7. WiMAX subscribers worldwide by category

6.7.1. Consumer WiMAX subscribers worldwide by region

6.7.2. Enterprise WiMAX subscribers worldwide by region

7. Infrastructure, device & chipset forecasts

7.1. Scope & methodology

7.2. Infrastructure evolution

7.3. WiMAX infrastructure forecasts, 2007-12

7.3.1. Base station unit sales worldwide by region

7.3.2. Base station ASPs worldwide by region

7.3.3. Base station revenues worldwide by region

7.4. Device evolution

7.4.1. Outdoor & Indoor CPE

7.4.2. PC cards & notebooks

7.4.3. Tablets & Ultra Mobile PCs

7.4.4. Handsets

7.5. WiMAX device forecasts, 2007-12

7.5.1. Outdoor CPE unit shipments, ASPs & revenues worldwide by region

7.5.2. Indoor CPE unit shipments, ASPs & revenues worldwide by region

7.5.3. Notebook unit shipments worldwide by region

7.5.4. Mobile device unit shipments worldwide by region

7.6. WiMAX chipset market

7.7. Vendors: Intel, Fujitsu, Motorola, Samsung, Beceem, Runcom, Sequans, Telecis, Wavesat

7.8. WiMAX chipset forecasts, 2007-12

7.8.1. Chipset unit shipments, ASPs & revenues worldwide by region

8. Service revenue forecasts

8.1. Introduction - the connected mobile environment

8.2. Scope & methodology

8.3. Business model evolution

8.4. Revenue drivers: converged delivery, payments & advertising

8.5. Importance of pre-paid & ad-hoc usage

8.6. Scenario analysis

8.7. WiMAX service revenue forecasts, 2007-12:

8.7.1. Subscribers worldwide by fixed, portable & mobile

8.7.2. Total WiMAX service revenues worldwide

8.7.3. Total service revenues by access, applications & advertising

8.7.4. Total service revenues by fixed, portable & mobile

8.7.5. Total service revenues worldwide by region

8.7.6. Service ARPU by fixed, portable & mobile

8.7.7. Service ARPU by region