Fixed Wireless Access to the Public Switched Telephone Network

Description:
This is a comprehensive study on the major fixed wireless access systems available on the world market. It presents an easy-to-compare technical format of 78 systems from major suppliers of these systems and their worldwide installed base. The report offers an extensive review on WLL technology, covering wireless local loop, LMDS, MMDS and optical wireless systems. The report includes forecasts of technology trends, market opportunities and system prices. It also explores various types of services being offered in each geographic region of the world, and includes a section on user experience by service providers utilizing various fixed wireless access technologies.

The product scope of this report includes:

• Wireless Local Loop
• LMDS
• MMDS
• Optical Wireless Systems

• Overview of narrowband and broadband fixed wireless technologies currently available.
• Fixed wireless technology trends analysis and capability forecasts.
• Cost-based price forecasts for fixed wireless networks versus wireline networks.
• Company overview and detailed product technical descriptions of all world-class fixed wireless access systems (78) offered on the world market, that have general availability within the next nine months.
• Case study profiles of pioneering telecom service providers' implementation experience with such systems, both in the developed and developing countries.
• A rough market forecast for such systems.
• Installed base and on order positions of these systems, by country, by supplier, and by operator.
• Regulatory and standards issues on fixed wireless access systems.
• Conclusions and recommendations for each type of telecom service provider.

• Operators in countries with low teledensity, and where installation of traditional copper wire is problematic due to both geographical and socio-economic factors,
• Operators in developing countries where demand for basic telephony service outnumbers supply, and those looking for quicker and less costly method of meeting their demands,
• Service providers in high telephone penetration rate countries but with limited competition who are looking into challenging the incumbent operators by providing alternative services,
• Service providers in high teledensity countries with strong competition who wish to provide high bandwidth connection without building out a wired network or leasing out from the telcos,
• Manufacturers of fixed wireless access systems who wish to see their market share in a particular part of the world, and compare products against those of their competitors.

• Evaluate and select your vendors
• Verify fairness of vendor pricing
• Understanding potential benefits
• Plan accurate capital budgets
• Plan successful network buildout