Broadband Wireless Access Operators: A Global Survey and Analysis


April 1, 2007
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Table of Contents Related Reports
A THE BWA MARKET
A.1 What is BWA?
A.2 Factors driving the BWA market
A.3 What do BWA users require?
A.4 BWA technologies and vendors
Competing with fixed broadband
WiMAX
BWA vs. cellular
A.5 Spectrum
Regional differences
Technology agnostic licensing
Licensed vs. unlicensed
A.6 Typical deployment scenarios and services
Urban/ Suburban environments
Rural environments
A.7 Business models
B SURVEY METHODOLOGY
C OPERATOR PROFILES BY REGION
C.1 Overview
C.2 North America
AM Telecom, Canada
Blue Valley Telephone, USA
ClearWire Corporation, USA
CommSpeed, USA
Douglas Fast Network, USA
EarthLink, USA
Inukshuk, Canada
Rioplex, USA
RipNET, Canada
Teton Wireless, USA
Towerstream, USA
C.3 Asia Pacific
Broadband Wireless, Australia
Dialog Broadband, Sri Lanka
Ektoo, Bangladesh
Lintasarta, Indonesia
Nasioncom, Malaysia
Netspeed, New Zealand
PBA, Australia
Sify, India
Telstra, Australia
Unwired Australia, Australia
Woosh, New Zealand
C.4 Western Europe
Airdata/ DNS Net, Germany
Altitude, France
Brennercom, Italy
Danske Telecom, Denmark
GEAB, Sweden
IBAX, Italy
IBERBANDA, Spain
Irish Broadband, Ireland
Kijoma, UK
Kvamnet, Norway
Telabria, UK
UK Broadband, UK
C.5 Eastern Europe
Enforta, Russia
T-Com, (Group T- Hrvatski), Croatia
T-Mobile, Czech Republic
C.6 Caribbean & Latin America (CALA)
Airecable, Mexico
CTR, Chile
Eutel Antilles, Netherlands Antilles
NEOTEC, Brazil
Newcom Americas, Guatemala
Telem, St Maarten
C.7 Africa & Middle East (AME)
Afranet, Iran
Afribone, Mali
Blue/Broadband Access, Kenya
Catsnet, Tanzania
GDS (GlobalCom Data Services), Lebanon
ICC Net, Cameroon
Neda Telecommunications, Afghanistan
Sentech, South Africa
Simbanet, Tanzania
Skyband Wireless, Malawi
Telecom Namibia
Zanlink, Zanzibar (Tanzania)
D DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY DATA
D.1 Types of operator
D.2 Spectrum
D.3 Equipment suppliers
Access
Backhaul/Core
D.4 WiMAX and mobility
WiMAX
Mobility
D.5 CPE location
D.6 Use of Wi-Fi
D.7 Geographical coverage
D.8 Subscriber numbers and type
D.9 Maximum bandwidths offered
D.10 DSL competition
D.11 Revenue and pricing
Revenue
Pricing
Pricing and Operator Type
E CONCLUSIONS AND GENERAL FUTURE TRENDS
E.1 Conclusions
Five basic Operator Types
Small scale still dominates
Unlicensed spectrum still dominates
Fragmented equipment supply markets
WiMAX gathers pace
Mobility is key
Outdoor CPE still the norm
Bandwidth accelerates
Competition from DSL is good (for subscribers)
Pricing: the digital divide continues
Wi-Fi in decline
E.2 Trends
Vendor consolidation
WiMAX is coming: but don’t hold your breath
Operator consolidation
Why Wi-Fi? A shift towards licensed spectrum
Regional Trends
Challenges for our Operator Types
F ANNEXES
F.1 Survey questionnaire
F.2 Details of vendor share by region


List of Figures


Figure A-1: Wireless applications and bandwidth requirements
Figure A-2: DSL penetration of total broadband in each region - Q2 06
Figure D-1: Distribution of operator types contained in our survey
Figure D-2: Operator Types by region
Figure D-3: Summary of spectrum use worldwide
Figure D-4: Spectrum use by region (CPE)
Figure D-5: Backhaul spectrum by region
Figure D-6: CPE spectrum use and company size (employees)
Figure D-7: CPE spectrum use and company size (subscribers)
Figure D-8: Summary of access equipment vendors - worldwide
Figure D-9: Access equipment vendors by region
Figure D-10: Summary of backhaul equipment vendors (worldwide)
Figure D-11: Backhaul equipment vendors by region
Figure D-12: Use of wireless backhaul by region
Figure D-13: Operator attitude to WiMAX
Figure D-14: Operator attitude to WiMAX by region
Figure D-15: Attitude to WiMAX vs. Operator Type
Figure D-16: The future importance of subscriber mobility
Figure D-17: Importance of mobility by region
Figure D-18: Importance of mobility vs. Operator Type
Figure D-19: Summary of CPE location - worldwide
Figure D-20: CPE location by region
Figure D-21: CPE location and residential/business mix
Figure D-22: Use of Wi-Fi between base station & CPE - worldwide
Figure D-23: Use of Wi-Fi between base station & CPE - regional
Figure D-24: Use of Wi-Fi vs. Operator Type
Figure D-25: CPE vendors for operators using Wi-Fi
Figure D-26: Operator size vs. use of Wi-Fi
Figure D-27: Coverage of operators' networks (in km²) - worldwide
Figure D-28: Coverage of operators’ networks (in km²) by region
Figure D-29: Summary of subscriber numbers per operator - worldwide
Figure D-30: Subscribers per operator by region
Figure D-31: Proportion of residential vs. business subscribers - worldwide
Figure D-32: Residential vs. business subscribers by region
Figure D-33: Summary of maximum bandwidths - worldwide
Figure D-34: Maximum bandwidths by region
Figure D-35: Max bandwidth vs. Operator Type
Figure D-36: Availability of competing DSL - worldwide
Figure D-37: Availability of competing DSL by region
Figure D-38: DSL availability vs. Operator Type
Figure D-39: Maximum bandwidth and DSL availability
Figure D-40: BWA operator revenues for 2005 - worldwide
Figure D-41: BWA operator revenues for 2005 by region
Figure D-42: BWA operator revenues for 2005 by Operator Type
Figure D-43: Summary of price bands ($per month) for 512kbps, 1Mbps and >1Mbps - worldwide
Figure D-44: Price banding for<=512kbps by region
Figure D-45: Price banding for 1Mbps by region
Figure D-46: Price banding for >1Mbps by region
Figure D-47: Pricing for 512kbps by Operator Type
Figure D-48: Pricing for 1Mbps by Operator Type
Figure D-49: Pricing for >1Mbps by Operator Type
Figure D-50: Average prices correlated with DSL availability - worldwide
Figure E-1: Distribution of operator types contained in our survey
Figure E-2: Summary of subscriber numbers, revenue, geographical coverage & employee numbers
Figure E-3: Spectrum use by region (CPE)
Figure E-4: Backhaul spectrum by region
Figure E-5: Summary of access equipment vendors - worldwide
Figure E-6: Summary of backhaul equipment vendors (worldwide)
Figure E-7: Operator attitude to WiMAX
Figure E-8: The future importance of subscriber mobility
Figure E-9: Summary of CPE location - worldwide
Figure E-10: Summary of maximum bandwidths - worldwide
Figure E-11: Maximum bandwidth and DSL availability
Figure E-12: Average prices correlated with DSL availability - worldwide
Figure E-13: Use of Wi-Fi between base station & CPE - worldwide


List of Tables


Table A-1: Overview of Wireless Broadband Equipment Vendors
Table A-2: Breakdown of broadband subscribers by technology (Q3 06 worldwide)
Table A-3: Top 20 Countries for DSL Subscribers (Q3 06)
Table A-4. Summary of main sub-11GHz licensed & unlicensed spectra for BWA
Table A-5. Pros & cons of licensed and unlicensed spectrum
Table B-1. Number of operators surveyed per region
Table D-1: Comments on CPE use of spectrum bands by region
Table D-2: Comments on backhaul use of spectrum bands by region
Table D-3: Correlation between CPE spectrum usage and company size
Table D-4: Correlation between spectrum use and number of subscribers
Table D-5: Vendors by spectrum
Table D-6: Vendor choice by operator size
Table D-7: Vendor choice and WiMAX plans
Table D-8: Vendors vs. maximum bandwidth
Table D-9: Access equipment vendors vs. CPE location
Table D-10: Average prices for 512kbps, 1Mbps and >1Mbps - worldwide and by region
Table E-1: Average prices for 512kbps, 1Mbps and >1Mbps - worldwide and by region
Table F-1. Survey questionnaire
Table F-2: Details of access vendor share by region
Table F-3: Details of backhaul equipment vendor share by region
 
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