Current Status and Future Development of WiMAX in India: Policies, Industry, and Market

With WiMAX subscriber base expected to reach 19 million by 2012 and WiMAX equipment market value projected to top US$600 million eventually following the auction of 2.3GHz and 2.5GHz licenses in the fourth quarter of 2009, the Indian WiMAX market presents enormous business opportunities. This report seeks to provide a comprehensive picture of WiMAX development in India, focusing on the three aspects of policy, industry, and market. Topics include India's telecom and WiMAX spectrum licensing policies, as well as issues related to WiMAX equipment certification; profile of the overall WiMAX industry in India and current development of companies positioned throughout the industry value chain; an overall sketch of the WiMAX subscriber market in India and outline of Indian WiMAX carriers' current status and future development.