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WiMAX is a hot topic. The problem is,
there is more disinformation out there, from both sides,
than there is solid fact. On the one hand, there are
the folks that talk about WiMAX reaching speeds of 70
Mbps at 30 miles and becoming the dominant form of broadband
within 3 years. These statements are no more accurate
than saying cars can go 250 mph with a fuel efficiency
of 70 mpg and every human on the planet will have one
by the end of the decade. While there are cars that
can reach 250 mph and some can hit 70 mpg, no one car
can do both. Also, not everyone on the planet needs
a car.
On the other hand, there are those that say WiMAX will
fail because MMDS did and that the cell phone companies
will have no interest in WiMAX, so no one will back
it. These statements are as equally as false as the
above. To say that, because a previous generation of
technology failed, a future generation will also, would
be to imply that, because ISDN failed to reach critical
mass, so too will DSL. We know this didn’t happen
and it seems likely that WiMAX will similarly succeed
where MMDS failed. Plus, there are numerous service
providers that are part of the WiMAX forum, including:
AT&T, Covad, SpeakEasy, British Telecom, Deutsche
Telekom, and several others.
In the interest of helping to separate the truth from
the hype, In-Stat is publishing a presentation that
Eric Mantion, recently presented at the NTCA’s
2005 IOC Wireless Symposium. It contains information
extracted from the In-Stat Senior Analyst’s groundbreaking
report by the same name. Some specific findings in the
presentation include:
- A model for deploying WiMAX to 82%
of US homes for only $1.5 billion initially
- Pricing predictions for how much
WiMAX and VoIP will cost together
- How Satellite TV could provide an
added boost to WiMAX
- Why governments are likely to get
involved
- How WiMAX could help with homeland
security
- Caution about the future of using
WiMAX to provide cell phone like functions
- A forecast for the overall potential
for WiMAX equipment in the US
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