Public Wireless LANs: Challenges, Opportunities & Strategies


July 9, 2001
66 Pages - SKU: BGDQ1139007
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  • INTRODUCTION
  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
    • OPPORTUNITIES & THREATS
    • BUSINESS MODELS
    • STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS
    • KEY CONCLUSIONS
  • OVERVIEW
  • REACHING CRITICAL MASS
  • ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES
  • MARKET SEGMENTATION
    • DEGREE OF MOBILITY
    • USER TYPES
    • TYPES OF INSTALLATIONS
  • TECHNOLOGY APPROACHES
    • WIRELESS LAN ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES
      • IEEE 802.11b
      • IEEE 802.11g
      • IEEE 802.11a
      • HiperLAN
      • HomeRF
      • Bluetooth
      • Infrared
    • BACKHAUL CONNECTION
    • INTERNET GATEWAY
    • NETWORK OPERATIONS
    • ROAMING SUPPORT
  • OBSTACLES
    • MAJOR OBSTACLES
      • Deployment
      • Security
      • Roaming
      • RF Interference Management
    • MINOR OBSTACLES
      • Remote Access and VPN Considerations
      • Platform Compatibility
      • Voice Support
      • Roaming Among Heterogeneous Networks
      • Access Complexity
  • DEPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
    • PRIMARY DEPLOYMENT AREAS
      • Airports
      • Hotels
      • Restaurants
      • Educational Environments
    • SECONDARY DEPLOYMENT AREAS
      • Conference Centers
      • Airplanes
      • Shopping Areas
      • Government Buildings
      • Sports Facilities
      • Hospitals
      • Residential and SOHO Fixed Access
      • Entertainment Locations
      • Public Transportation
    • DEPLOYMENT COSTS
  • PRICING AND MARKETING STRATEGIES
  • SERVICE PROVIDER OPPORTUNITIES
    • DEDICATED PWLAN OPERATORS
    • CELLULAR OPERATORS
    • INTERNET ROAMING PROVIDERS
    • INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS
    • COMPUTER VENDORS
    • CABLE PROVIDERS (MULTIPLE SERVICE OPERATORS)
    • ILECS AND CLECS
    • NOT-FOR-PROFIT NETWORKS
    • MAJOR REGIONS OF THE WORLD
      • North America
      • Europe
      • Japan
  • PWLAN OPERATORS
    • AERZONE
    • AIRWAVE
    • CERULIC
    • GET2NET CORP.
    • HEREUARE
    • MOBILESTAR
    • NEPTUNE NETWORKS
    • NOMAD NETWORKS
    • SONERA
    • SURF AND SIP
    • TELENOR MOBILE
    • TELIA
    • SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM (SAS)
    • SKYLINK INTERNET PLUS
    • TENZING COMMUNICATIONS
    • WAYPORT
    • WIRELESSBOLAGET
    • WNS OY
    • NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
  • KEY INFRASTRUCTURE VENDORS
    • 3COM
    • AGERE SYSTEMS / ORINOCO
    • CISCO SYSTEMS
    • CLASSWAVE
    • COMMIL
    • GRIC COMMUNICATIONS
    • IBM
    • IPASS
    • NOKIA
    • PICO COMMUNICATIONS
    • PROXIM
    • RADIOFRAME NETWORKS
    • RED-M
    • SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES
    • TADLYS
    • WIDCOMM
  • TABLE OF FIGURES
    • TABLE 1: PROS AND CONS OF PWLAN OPERATORS REMAINING INDEPENDENT
    • TABLE 2: PROS AND CONS OF PWLAN OPERATORS TEAMING UP WITH
    • CELLULAR/PCS OPERATORS
    • TABLE 3: FEATURES OF PWLAN VERSUS CELLULAR DATA
    • TABLE 4: KEY DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS FOR PWLANS.
    • FIGURE 1: ELEMENTS OF A PWLAN
    • TABLE 5: SUMMARY OF COVERAGE AREAS AND THEIR ATTRIBUTES
    • TABLE 6: COST TO DELIVER 1 MEGABYTE OF DATA OVER PUBLIC WIRELESS LANS (FOR 802.11B, BLUETOOTH, AND 802.11A AIR INTERFACES) (AT 1%, 2%, 4%, AND 8% UTILIZATION)
    • FIGURE 2: SUCCESS FACTORS FOR PWLAN OPERATORS
 
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