New wireless broadband technologies potentially offer operators the ability to support a broad range of fixed and mobile services. Over 200 HSDPA networks have already been launched worldwide, and future enhancements, in the form of HSPA+ and LTE, will further enhance cellular capabilities. WiMAX offers an alternative means of providing fixed and mobile broadband services, potentially sooner than LTE. This report provides detailed global forecasts for wireless broadband subscriber numbers, revenue and ARPU for the period 2008–2015. Forecasts are broken down by wireless broadband technology (HSPA, HSPA+, EV-DO, LTE and WiMAX) and by region (Western Europe, developed Asia, North America, Eastern Europe, rest of the Americas, rest of Asia and rest of world). The report quantifies and discusses the relative importance of cellular technologies and WiMAX, the overlooked opportunities from HSPA and HSPA+, and the growing opportunities in developing markets.
Wireless broadband forecasts for 2008–2015: HSPA, HSPA+, EV-DO, LTE and WiMAX answers your key questions:
- How many customers will broadband wireless technologies, including HSPA, HSPA+, EV-DO, LTE and WiMAX, attract over the period 2008–2015? How much revenue and ARPU will these technologies bring in?
- What is the current status of the various wireless broadband technologies, and what will drive their adoption and uptake in each region?
- How will WiMAX compare with cellular broadband technologies, in terms of take-up and revenue over the next seven years?
- How important will HSPA+ and LTE be for cellular broadband services?
- What will be the regional differences in take-up of wireless broadband technologies?
- Is there a big opportunity for WiMAX in developed or developing regions?
