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Any way you look at it, interest in wireless hotspots
is growing. Based on a survey of more than 1,000 respondents, this study provides
information about: wireless LAN adoption at home and work, current usage of hotspots
for business and personal reasons, locations where hotspots are used and where
people would like to use the services, applications used/planned, service providers
used/ planning to use, devices used/planning to use to access hotspot services,
frequency of use, preferred pricing options, WWAN usage, demand for hotspot services
versus wireless WAN services, the affect that hotspot usage has had and is anticipated
to have on WWAN usage, and demand for bundled billing. This study also provides
information regarding barriers to adoption. This study is based on a survey of
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- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- About the Panel
- Methodology
- Enterprise
Wireless LAN Definition
- Hotspot/Public
WLAN Definition
- Familiarity
With WLAN Technology is Increasing
- Residential
Adoption is On the Rise
- Business Deployment
is Also Accelerating
- Despite the
Press, Hotspot Usage Is Still Rather Low
- Respondents
Envision Multiple Uses for Public WLAN Services
- Companies Are
Generally Accepting of Employee Public WLAN Usage
- "Hot"
Hotspot Locations
- Hotspot Applications
- Laptops Are
Favored Devices for Hotspot Access
- Service Providers
Shifting?
- Respondents
Prefer to Purchase Services From Traditional Providers
- Usage Patterns
Vary Greatly
- Flexible Pricing
Plans are Requested
- Willingness
to Pay
- Budgeting for
Remote Access
- Penetration
of SMS Remains Relatively Low
- The WWAN Market
is Still Modest, As Well
- Wireless Hotspot
Usage Has Not Hindered the WWAN Market
- Bundled Billing
is Viewed Positively
- The WLAN Security
"Hype" is Spilling Over to WWAN Services
- "Lack
of Need" Remains a Key Barrier to Adoption
- Conclusions
- Table 1. Service
Providers Shifting?
- Figure 1. Familiarity
With WLAN Technology is Increasing
- Figure 2. Residential
Adoption is On the Rise
- Figure 3. Business
Deployment is also Accelerating
- Figure 4. Despite
the Press, Hotspot Usage is Still Rather Low
- Figure 5. Respondents
Envision Multiple Uses for Public WLAN Services
- Figure 6. Companies
Are Generally Accepting of Employee Public WLAN Usage
- Figure 7. "Hot"
Hotspot Locations
- Figure 8. Hotspot
Applications
- Figure 9. Laptops
Are Favored Devices for Hotspot Access
- Figure 10. Respondents
Prefer to Purchase Services from Traditional Providers
- Figure 11. Usage
Patterns Vary Greatly
- Figure 12. Flexible
Pricing Plans are Requested
- Figure 13. Willingness
to Pay
- Figure 14. Budgeting
for Remote Access
- Figure 15. There
is Demand for Both Public WLAN and WWAN Services
- Figure 16. Penetration
of SMS Remains Relatively Low
- Figure 17. The
WWAN Market Is Still Modest, As Well
- Figure 18. Wireless
Hotspot Usage Has Not Hindered the WWAN Market
- Figure 19. Bundled
Billing is Viewed Positively
- Figure 20. The
WLAN Security "Hype" is Spilling Over to WWAN Services…
- Figure 21. "Lack
of Need" Remains a Key Barrier to Adoption
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