Top Operators To Determine WiMAX Fate

April 2, 2009
The latest research report from Maravedis notes that the top 22 wireless operators worldwide will contribute nearly 2.5 million WiMAX subscribers by the end of 2009. This is an increase of 1.24 million subscribers over current figures, with totals ...

The latest research report from Maravedis notes that the top 22 wireless operators worldwide will contribute nearly 2.5 million WiMAX subscribers by the end of 2009. This is an increase of 1.24 million subscribers over current figures, with totals reaching close to 4 million by the end of 2010 according to the report, "The Top 22: Operators Who Will Make or Break WiMAX."

According to Robert Syputa, Partner and Senior Analyst for Maravedis, "It is important to keep in mind that WiMAX is just now entering a phase of commercial availability that makes volume applications, including machine to machine, utility monitoring, metro-wide mobile broadband, and embedded consumer applications, feasible. In addition, the lean WiMAX ecosystem has already reached price points for ICs, modules and devices to compete in volume markets."

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The latest research report from Maravedis notes that the top 22 wireless operators worldwide will contribute nearly 2.5 million WiMAX subscribers by the end of 2009. This is an increase of 1.24 million subscribers over current figures, with totals reaching close to 4 million by the end of 2010 according to the report, "The Top 22: Operators Who Will Make or Break WiMAX."

According to Robert Syputa, Partner and Senior Analyst for Maravedis, "It is important to keep in mind that WiMAX is just now entering a phase of commercial availability that makes volume applications, including machine to machine, utility monitoring, metro-wide mobile broadband, and embedded consumer applications, feasible. In addition, the lean WiMAX ecosystem has already reached price points for ICs, modules and devices to compete in volume markets."

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.

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