March 2010

4G and WiMAX for the Smart Grid: Enabling Access, Applications and Affordability
Date: February, 2010 – This research indicates that given the dilemma of US Department of energy awarding billions of dollars in smart grid grants while standards making bodies dither in providing the industry with standards, the power industry should look to the latest and greatest standards in telecommunications (Internet Protocol and 4G technologies such as WiMAX) to take advantage of federal dollars available for smart grid deployments while saving money on operating expenses. In addition, the deployment of a 4G network would enable the utility to offer wholesale and retail telecommunications services contributing new revenue streams for the utility while shortening the Return on Investment (ROI).

Worldwide WiMAX Development: Market Prospects, Industry Status, and Regional Trends (2010 Edition)
Date: February, 2010 – This report is an amalgamation of MIC's core research in this area in 2009, reinforced with brand new materials published in early 2010, providing readers comprehensive and in-depth analysis of current and future market development as well as major industry and technology trends. Also integral to this report are status profiles of WiMAX and active carriers in major regional markets. This report consists of previously published materials, which appear in their originally published form, and new research first published herein.

Inside Clearwire: A Network Report
Date: January, 2010 – This report takes a deep-dive look into the network behind the nation’s nascent WiMAX network, examining how its innovative use of microwave backhaul, its commitment to open networking standards and its use of spectrum depth may serve as a model for 4G service provider deployments of the future.

The Taiwanese WiMAX Baseband IC Market, 4Q 2009
Date: December, 2009 – This report presents Taiwanese WiMAX baseband IC market size forecast and recent quarter review of market size, value, ASP, market share ranking by solution provider, and product mix. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with WiMAX CPE makers. This report finds that WiMAX baseband IC market volume has seen continuous growth in the past quarters and the market volume is forecasted to top one million units starting in the fourth quarter of 2009. Currently the major application products are outdoor CPE, client cards, embedded modules, and indoor CPE, in order of shipment share.

The Taiwanese WiMAX Industry, 4Q 2009
Date: December, 2009 – This report presents Taiwanese WiMAX CPE shipment volume and value forecast and recent quarter review of shipment volume, value, ASP, shipment ranking, and product mix. The report also provides price trends, production locations, shipment destinations, business types by ODM/OEM/OBM, and customer portfolios. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with WiMAX CPE makers.

August 2009

IP Multimedia Services over WiMAX: Opportunities for Service Providers and Corporations
Date: August, 2009 –This report presents analytics for corporate markets of WiMAX (fixed as well as mobile) that is invaluable to IT & telecom strategists working with OEMs, service providers, systems integrators, telecom consultancy firms, telecom migration consultants, & corporate customers that are planning to implement IP Multimedia services on wireless systems for premium (heavy duty) applications.

WiMAX Business Deployment Guide
Date: August, 2009 – This free report from Sidecut Reports, the WiMAX Business Deployment Guide, answers the questions businesses small and large may have about the newest wireless broadband technology to hit the U.S. market: What is WiMAX, how can we use it, and how might its features, prices and attributes save us money, enable new business opportunities, or bring more flexibility and connectivity options to our existing workforce?

Global WiMAX Market Development as of 2Q 2009
Date: August, 2009 – This report presents WiMAX market development as of the second quarter of 2009 by country in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, focusing on individual telecom operators' WiMAX deployment and their cooperation with equipment providers. This report observes more than 300 telecom operators from over 100 countries.

Development of WiMAX Policies and Emerging Opportunities in India
Date: July, 2009 – With a broadband penetration rate of around 2% and concentration of broadband users in the urban regions, development of broadband service in India has been relatively laggard compared with its thriving mobile communications market. Therefore, India's DoT has been aggressive towards BWA spectrum auction, hoping to thereby boost the broadband service in the country. 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz licenses are about to be auctioned soon, while 700MHz and 3.4GHz - 3.7GHz are expected to be released in the future, too. This report analyzes India's telecom and WiMAX spectrum licensing policies as well as issues related to WiMAX equipment certification, providing insight and guidance for equipment makers seeking to tap into the Indian market.

The Emerging 4G Wireless Landscape in the U.S. - Operators, Chip Sets, and Consumer Electronics Strategies and Opportunities
Date: June, 2009 –In this report, DIGDIA explores operator strategies for 4G, with an analysis that identifies the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in each carrier’s plans. It also includes a review of the leading chip set providers that are developing the 4G SoCs that will enable next-generation mobile internet devices. Examples of new 4G-enabled consumer electronics are shown, from laptops with embedded transceivers to 4G handsets, MIDs and personal hotspot modems. The report is 57 pages long, including 21 illustrations and 7 tables.
 

June 2009

Clearwire Need-to-Know (NTK) June 2009
Date: June, 2009 –The NTK Series provides quarterly updates on all things related to Clearwire Corp.'s nascent WiMax services, including market launches, pricing schemes, WiMax device availability and recent business deals.

BTOP Grant Application Support Package
Date: June, 2009 – This 300+ page reference package provides cut-and-paste content that will save the applicant hundreds of man-hours in researching and writing a grant application to support a WiMAX-based project.

WiMAX in Healthcare
Date: June 2009 – WiMAX in healthcare can be reduced to a discussion of the "3 A's": access, applications and affordability. This simple methodology explains the advantages of WiMAX in healthcare. In order to make universal healthcare coverage affordable, the United States will have to make universal broadband a reality.

WiMAX in Public Safety
Date: June 2009 – There have been numerous wireless and solar powered video surveillance solutions on the market over the last few years. The Really WirelessTM platform changes the equation for wireless video surveillance for a variety of reasons. This paper evaluates the systems and its practical application as well as the opportunities for self-sufficient wireless video surveillance via WiMAX.

WiMAX for Job Creation and Economic Development
Date: June 2009 – The Obama administration's stimulus spending will pump billions of dollars into US telecommunications markets. As much of the target of that spending is rural markets, 4G wireless technologies, associated vendors and service providers will prosper ushering in The Next Telecom Boom.

Wireless Middle Mile Infrastructure Backhaul Solutions
Date: June 2009 – It is imperative that WiMAX service providers build and maintain their own "middle mile" infrastructure backhaul networks. This is especially true of rural areas where the incumbent telephone company has the only "middle mile" connection to the outside world. Any service provider that might pose a competitive threat to the incumbent would be wise to avoid relying on that incumbent competitor for their vital connection to an IP backbone.

WiMAX Business Planning Tool
Date: June 2009 – The WiMAX Business Planning Tool is an in-depth working Excel spreadsheet-based tool that provides a wide ranging set of variables to be programmed into the spreadsheet including details related to WiMAX parameters as well as VoIP and video delivery concerns. The tool allows the WiMAX entrepreneur to make financial projections many years into the future and will prove to be a valuable tool where investors may be asking the simple question "How much money are we going to make?"

Global WiMAX Market Development as of 1Q 2009
Date: June 6, 2009 – This report presents WiMAX market development as of the first quarter of 2009 by country in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, focusing on individual telecom operators' WiMAX deployment and their cooperation with equipment providers. This report observes more than 300 telecom operators from over 100 countries.

Current Development of the Worldwide WiMAX Market
Date: May 5, 2009 – 2009 is expected to be a crucial year for the deployment of WiMAX networks worldwide. With the acceleration of WiMAX product certification and expansion of available frequency bands for WiMAX, it is expected that the global WiMAX market and business opportunities for WiMAX services will continue to see rapid growth. This report profiles the current development of the global WiMAX market, focusing on the accumulated amount of WiMAX investments, commercialization trends of WiMAX technologies, types of WiMAX carriers, as well as major WiMAX investment projects currently underway.

Current Product Development of Mobile WiMAX Chipset Suppliers: Intel, Beceem, Sequans
Date: April 2009 –The worldwide WiMAX development saw significant progress in 2008, with various large-scale WiMAX deployment projects put into operation and the overall WiMAX subscriber base recording exponential growth. The continuing network deployment is expected to drive the demand for WiMAX CPE, and Taiwanese makers, a major force in the global WiMAX industry supply chain, are expected to play a crucial role in CPE price drops. Gemtek, Foxconn, ZyXEL, and USI combined account for about 90% of the overall Taiwanese WiMAX shipment volume, and they mainly adopt chipset solutions provided by Intel, Beceem, and Sequans. This research analyzes the three major chipset suppliers' product development, providing insight into the future development trends of mobile WiMAX chipsets and application products.

April 2009

Current Product Development of Mobile WiMAX Chipset Suppliers: Intel, Beceem, Sequans
Date: April, 2009 – The worldwide WiMAX development saw significant progress in 2008, with various large-scale WiMAX deployment projects put into operation and the overall WiMAX subscriber base recording exponential growth. The continuing network deployment is expected to drive the demand for WiMAX CPE, and Taiwanese makers, a major force in the global WiMAX industry supply chain, are expected to play a crucial role in CPE price drops. Gemtek, Foxconn, ZyXEL, and USI combined account for about 90% of the overall Taiwanese WiMAX shipment volume, and they mainly adopt chipset solutions provided by Intel, Beceem, and Sequans. This research analyzes the three major chipset suppliers' product development, providing insight into the future development trends of mobile WiMAX chipsets and application products.

WiMAX Service Providers: A Technical and Market Study
Date: March 2009 – WiMAX service providers have a rich environment to create real business, not only providing services to traditional customers, but also to developing a solid ecosystem with other technology developers which are seeking for enhancing their WiMAX-based developed products. The report begins with a technical overview of WiMAX and associated services. The technical discussion includes the architecture of WiMAX systems and standards, and the relationship between WiMAX and other technologies. The report then addresses WiMAX services and applications including VPN, VoIP, mobile voice, telemetry, entertainment services, VoIP-over-WiMAX, IPTV-over-WiMAX, services for Wireless service providers, and rural connectivity services. In addition, the report present information about services from the user prospective, and introduces WiMAX usage scenarios. The report also provides a comprehensive analysis for WiMAX services market, including market definition, ecosystem and value chain, service providers analysis (e.g. who is doing what), overall analysis for service providers. The report also goes deeply in value chain by discussing the structure of value chain, and partnership analysis.

WiMAX & Wireless Broadband Market Share Report End of Year 2008 & 4Q 2008
Date: March, 2009 – Despite the economic news, the WiMAX market is holding its own. Emerging markets and already well–funded networks are keeping the market afloat – at least for now. This timely and succinct report provides a full scope of WiMAX and pre WiMAX equipment statistics. A global and regional picture for equipment vendors, along with base station, sector, and subscriber device shipments by region is provided. In short, its a valuable, concise report that provides an excellent quantitative view of the 16e, 16d and proprietary markets.

Global WiMAX Market Development in 2008
Date: February 2009 – This report presents WiMAX market development in 2008 by country in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, focusing on individual telecom operators' WiMAX deployment and their cooperation with equipment providers as of January 2009. This report observes more than 300 telecom operators from over 100 countries. The information in this report is arranged in a user-friendly format, with operator data grouped by continent and country.

The Taiwanese WiMAX Industry, 4Q 2008
Date: January 2009 – This report presents Taiwanese WiMAX CPE shipment volume and value forecast and recent quarter review of shipment volume, value, ASP, shipment ranking, and product mix. The report also provides price trends, production locations, shipment destinations, business types by ODM/OEM/OBM, and customer portfolios. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with WiMAX CPE makers. The report finds that Taiwanese WiMAX CPE shipment volume reached 251,000 units in the third quarter of 2008, growing 15.6% sequentially. Shipment growth in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 could slow down due to the effects of the global financial crisis.

Mobile WiMAX –Global Review of Infrastructure and Services
Date: January 2009 – The market for 802.16e, or mobile WiMAX, infrastructure remains strong. Broadband communications have become a crucial communications tool, so the demand remains, even in the face of a waning economy. Unfortunately for many vendors, however, success in sales of WiMAX infrastructure will not be reflected in their overall earnings. WiMAX revenues are still dwarfed by sales of traditional cellular infrastructure.

WiMAX: The Educational Broadband Services Solution - How EBS License Holders Can Keep Their Licenses While Serving Their Students
Date: January 2009 – The Obama administration will spend billions of dollars installing new or upgrading existing wireless broadband services for public schools. These provisions are in stark contrast to Federal Communications Commission regulations, which will seize school WiMAX (2.5 GHz Educational Broadband Services) licenses where school districts do not comply with build out requirements for their licenses. This paper will make the case for WiMAX as the most effective wireless broadband technology for educational services enabling school districts to keep their 2.5 GHz licenses. In a time of economic downturn in the private sector, industry players would be well advised to "follow the money" into major public sector initiatives related to broadband internet services in education.

Mobile WiMAX Device Guide
Date: October 2008 – The Mobile WiMAX Device Guide is the definitive source for announced and commercially available mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e-2005) devices. Over 185 mobile WiMAX devices have been announced or are commercially available from more than 55 manufacturers. The 260-page guide details each products features and specifications across six consumer electronics categories: Computers and peripherals, Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), Phones and PDAs, Vehicle technologies, Portable audio and video, and Gaming. The Mobile WiMAX Device Guide is the first to provide network operators and ecosystem vendors with a comprehensive view of product announcements and device specifications. Developed through extensive industry experience, the Mobile WiMAX Device Guide includes the breadth of information to accurately portray the evolution of mobile broadband equipment.

February 2009

WiMAX Service Providers: A Technical and Market Study
Date: Month 2009 – WiMAX service providers have a rich environment to create real business, not only providing services to traditional customers, but also to developing a solid ecosystem with other technology developers which are seeking for enhancing their WiMAX-based developed products. The report begins with a technical overview of WiMAX and associated services. The technical discussion includes the architecture of WiMAX systems and standards, and the relationship between WiMAX and other technologies. The report then addresses WiMAX services and applications including VPN, VoIP, mobile voice, telemetry, entertainment services, VoIP-over-WiMAX, IPTV-over-WiMAX, services for Wireless service providers, and rural connectivity services. In addition, the report present information about services from the user prospective, and introduces WiMAX usage scenarios. The report also provides a comprehensive analysis for WiMAX services market, including market definition, ecosystem and value chain, service providers analysis (e.g. who is doing what), overall analysis for service providers. The report also goes deeply in value chain by discussing the structure of value chain, and partnership analysis.

WiMAX & Wireless Broadband Market Share Report End of Year 2008 & 4Q 2008
Date: March 2009 – Despite the economic news, the WiMAX market is holding its own. Emerging markets and already well-funded networks are keeping the market afloat - at least for now. This timely and succinct report provides a full scope of WiMAX and pre WiMAX equipment statistics. A global and regional picture for equipment vendors, along with base station, sector, and subscriber device shipments by region is provided. In short, it's a valuable, concise report that provides an excellent quantitative view of the 16e, 16d and proprietary markets.

Global WiMAX Market Development in 2008
Date: February 2009 – This report presents WiMAX market development in 2008 by country in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, focusing on individual telecom operators' WiMAX deployment and their cooperation with equipment providers as of January 2009. This report observes more than 300 telecom operators from over 100 countries. The information in this report is arranged in a user-friendly format, with operator data grouped by continent and country.

The Taiwanese WiMAX Industry, 4Q 2008
Date: January 2009 – Taiwanese WiMAX CPE shipment volume and value forecast and recent quarter review of shipment volume, value, ASP, shipment ranking, and product mix. The report also provides price trends, production locations, shipment destinations, business types by ODM/OEM/OBM, and customer portfolios. The content of this report is based on primary data obtained through interviews with WiMAX CPE makers. The report finds that Taiwanese WiMAX CPE shipment volume reached 251,000 units in the third quarter of 2008, growing 15.6% sequentially. Shipment growth in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 could slow down due to the effects of the global financial crisis.

Mobile WiMAX-Global Review of Infrastructure and Services
Date: January 2009 – The market for 802.16e, or mobile WiMAX, infrastructure remains strong. Broadband communications have become a crucial communications tool, so the demand remains, even in the face of a waning economy. Unfortunately for many vendors, however, success in sales of WiMAX infrastructure will not be reflected in their overall earnings. WiMAX revenues are still dwarfed by sales of traditional cellular infrastructure.

WiMAX: The Educational Broadband Services Solution - How EBS License Holders Can Keep Their Licenses While Serving Their Students
Date: January 2009 – The Obama administration will spend billions of dollars installing new or upgrading existing wireless broadband services for public schools. These provisions are in stark contrast to Federal Communications Commission regulations, which will seize school WiMAX (2.5 GHz Educational Broadband Services) licenses where school districts do not comply with build out requirements for their licenses. This paper will make the case for WiMAX as the most effective wireless broadband technology for educational services enabling school districts to keep their 2.5 GHz licenses. In a time of economic downturn in the private sector, industry players would be well advised to "follow the money" into major public sector initiatives related to broadband internet services in education.

Game On, WiMax! - Why the 'New' Clearwire gives WiMax its Best Chance at Success in the U.S. marketplace
Date: January 2009 – In "Game On, WiMax! Why the 'New' Clearwire gives WiMax its best chance at success in the U.S. marketplace," Sidecut Reports takes an in-depth look at the $3.2 billion blockbuster agreement between Sprint, Clearwire, Google, Comcast, Intel and Time Warner Cable, and how it may change the landscape for broadband deployment in the U.S. Updated in January, 2009, with coverage and analysis of the closing of the Clearwire-Sprint merger and of Clearwire's WiMax market launches in Baltimore, Md., and Portland, Ore., our report examines the business case for WiMax services in the United States, and explains why lower deployment costs and a time-to-market advantage still give WiMax a window of opportunity, even in a down or depressed economy.

Devices Take Center Stage: The Global Outlook for WiMAX Devices
Date: December 2008 – 2008 The certification of WiMAX devices marks a significant moment in the maturation of the technology. Devices are moving from being trade show mock-ups to actual production-quality devices. This report examines this emerging market.

Scenario Forecasts for the Worldwide and Taiwanese WiMAX Industries, 2009 – 2013
Date: December 2008 – According to MIC optimistic-scenario forecasts, worldwide WiMAX CPE shipment value is expected to reach NT$351.3 billion (US$10.65 billion; US$1=NT$33.0) by 2013, and cable modem shipment value is expected to reach NT$137.7 billion (US$4.17 billion) by 2013. Also, 802.16m product certification and development in 2009 is expected to boost new WiMAX network deployments and upgrades to existing networks, although new subscriber growth is expected to be hurt by the global economic turmoil.

The Worldwide WiMAX Subscriber Base, 3Q 2008
Date: January 2008 – The worldwide WiMAX subscriber base reached nearly 2.90 million in the third quarter of 2008, representing a sequential growth rate of 9.4%. The number of WiMAX subscribers in Asia overtook that in North America starting in the second quarter of 2008. The top seven carriers worldwide account for about 53.1% of the overall subscriber base.

WiMAX Broadband Convergence: Emerging Fixed, Portable & Mobile Internet Markets - 2nd Edition
Date: November 2008 – November 2008 This invaluable strategic report explores the current and future role of WiMAX in the converging fixed, portable and mobile broadband markets worldwide, and includes detailed forecasts for WiMAX service revenues, applications, subscribers, infrastructure, devices and chipsets to 2013.

The Road to 4G: LTE and WiMAX Lead the Way Worldwide
Date: October 2008 – With 802.16e WiMAX deployments already launched worldwide, LTE proponents have jumped up their efforts to speed up development, so they are not left behind. Overall, In-Stat expects that mobile WiMAX will ultimately outpace LTE over the forecast period, due to timing of network roll-outs. Mobile WiMAX effectively came on the scene in 2006 with South Korea's WiBro. Comparatively, the earliest commercial LTE deployment will be 2009. Japan's NTT DoCoMo is expected to begin its commercial services in the late 2009/2010 timeframe.

Mobile Data Modules: Powering the Market for Mobile Internet Peripherals and Devices
Date: September 2009 – The mobile phone is by far the most common device used to connect to mobile networks. However, the number of non-handset mobile devices is set to grow and will represent an important market for all members of the mobile value chain - the chipset providers, module suppliers, OEMs and operators. These emerging devices will also introduce a new set of players into the market such as PC OEMs, machine-to-machine (M2M) vendors and the manufacturers of consumer electronics devices.

February 2009

Mobile WiMAX—Global Review of Infrastructure and Services
Date: January 2009 – The market for 802.16e, or mobile WiMAX, infrastructure remains strong. Broadband communications have become a crucial communications tool, so the demand remains, even in the face of a waning economy. Unfortunately for many vendors, however, success in sales of WiMAX infrastructure will not be reflected in their overall earnings. WiMAX revenues are still dwarfed by sales of traditional cellular infrastructure.

WiMAX: The Educational Broadband Services Solution - How EBS License Holders Can Keep Their Licenses While Serving Their Students
Date: January 2009 – The Obama administration will spend billions of dollars installing new or upgrading existing wireless broadband services for public schools. These provisions are in stark contrast to Federal Communications Commission regulations, which will seize school WiMAX (2.5 GHz Educational Broadband Services) licenses where school districts do not comply with build out requirements for their licenses. This paper will make the case for WiMAX as the most effective wireless broadband technology for educational services enabling school districts to keep their 2.5 GHz licenses. In a time of economic downturn in the private sector, industry players would be well advised to "follow the money" into major public sector initiatives related to broadband internet services in education.

Game On, WiMax! - Why the 'New' Clearwire gives WiMax its Best Chance at Success in the U.S. marketplace
Date: January 2009 – In "Game On, WiMax! Why the 'New' Clearwire gives WiMax its best chance at success in the U.S. marketplace," Sidecut Reports takes an in-depth look at the $3.2 billion blockbuster agreement between Sprint, Clearwire, Google, Comcast, Intel and Time Warner Cable, and how it may change the landscape for broadband deployment in the U.S. Updated in January, 2009, with coverage and analysis of the closing of the Clearwire-Sprint merger and of Clearwire's WiMax market launches in Baltimore, Md., and Portland, Ore., our report examines the business case for WiMax services in the United States, and explains why lower deployment costs and a time-to-market advantage still give WiMax a window of opportunity, even in a down or depressed economy.

Devices Take Center Stage: The Global Outlook for WiMAX Devices
Date: December 2008 – The certification of WiMAX devices marks a significant moment in the maturation of the technology. Devices are moving from being trade show mock-ups to actual production-quality devices. This report examines this emerging market.

Scenario Forecasts for the Worldwide and Taiwanese WiMAX Industries, 2009 – 2013
Date: December 2008 – According to MIC optimistic-scenario forecasts, worldwide WiMAX CPE shipment value is expected to reach NT$351.3 billion (US$10.65 billion; US$1=NT$33.0) by 2013, and cable modem shipment value is expected to reach NT$137.7 billion (US$4.17 billion) by 2013. Also, 802.16m product certification and development in 2009 is expected to boost new WiMAX network deployments and upgrades to existing networks, although new subscriber growth is expected to be hurt by the global economic turmoil.

The Worldwide WiMAX Subscriber Base, 3Q 2008
Date: December 2008 – The worldwide WiMAX subscriber base reached nearly 2.90 million in the third quarter of 2008, representing a sequential growth rate of 9.4%. The number of WiMAX subscribers in Asia overtook that in North America starting in the second quarter of 2008. The top seven carriers worldwide account for about 53.1% of the overall subscriber base.

Mobile Data Modules: Powering the Market for Mobile Internet Peripherals and Devices
Date: September 2008 – The mobile phone is by far the most common device used to connect to mobile networks. However, the number of non-handset mobile devices is set to grow and will represent an important market for all members of the mobile value chain – the chipset providers, module suppliers, OEMs and operators. These emerging devices will also introduce a new set of players into the market such as PC OEMs, machine-to-machine (M2M) vendors and the manufacturers of consumer electronics devices.