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WiMAX spectrum and licensing by market in Asia-PacificPublished by: Ovum Plc Published: Nov. 30, 2007 - 20 Pages Table of Contents
AbstractWiMAX is predominately seen by regulators as a last-mile broadband technology. Licences have generally been awarded to advance broadband adoption and often reach targets for penetration set by government initiatives. Mobility is a secondary consideration given little credence except in more advanced markets such as Japan, Taiwan and Korea.Some regulators have also observed the difficulties in unbundled local loop (ULL) and the experiment of providing access via incumbent networks. As a result, WiMAX is seen as providing the potential to increase multi-modal competition based on wireless broadband infrastructure. Licences that have already been awarded are also often fragmented and do not provide wider area or national coverage, which in our view reduces the business case for larger operators. Regulators have also preferred not to award WiMAX licences or spectrum to 3G mobile operators. Often mistakenly in our view, they believed that this could slow development. The business model for WiMAX and its likely success significantly depends on the frequency at which it is deployed. The lower the frequency, the better the coverage and business model. As such, the 3.5GHz band, which is available fairly broadly, may see WiMAX deployed but this spectrum is not ideal for supporting mobility; instead it is more suited to fixed solutions. Another drawback of 3.5GHz spectrum is that in some markets licensing conditions restrict mobility for holders as they do not have mobile licences. This report provides analysis of spectrum and licensing trends for WiMAX within each of the Asia-Pacific markets. It also provides a brief overview of WiMAX deployment and prospects for WiMAX within each market. Get Full Details About This Report >> |
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