Infonetics Research: WiMAX growing in India, Russia, Brazil, driven by basic broadband needs and VoIP

LONDON, Jul 30 (MARKET WIRE) --
Market research firm Infonetics Research released a new report, WiMAX
Equipment and Subscribers in Key Markets, which tracks targeted regions
and countries that have strong potential for mobile (802.16e) and fixed
line (802.16d) WiMAX markets -- either because they have huge populations,
or the broadband demands of the population are not being met by existing
technologies -- including the U.S., Central and Eastern Europe, Russia,
the Middle East, Africa, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil.

ANALYST NOTE

"India, because of its scale, and the U.S., because of Clearwire's
profile, are the two most prominent markets for WiMAX, and both are
absolutely critical to its fortunes. Adoption levels and network
performance in India and the U.S. will dictate how WiMAX is perceived in
a global context, and thus how prominent a position 802.16e takes in the
overall wireless landscape in the next decade," said Richard Webb,
directing analyst for WiMAX at Infonetics Research.

REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

-- India is the largest single-country WiMAX opportunity in the world,
with most of the major operators actively pursuing WiMAX (BSNL, Tata,
Bharti Airtel, etc); deployments are well-underway with acceleration in
adoption experienced in many telecoms circles
-- In India, Telsima -- now Harris-Stratex -- led the WiMAX equipment
market in 2008, followed by Alcatel-Lucent and WiMAX specialist Aperto
-- After a slowdown during the recession in 2009, WiMAX adoption in the
U.S. will be healthy, led by Clearwire and a growing number of small-town
and rural deployments by other operators, many benefiting from rural
broadband stimulus funding
-- Russia is the 'perfect storm' for WiMAX: challenging geography,
dispersed population, pent up demand for broadband and voice services, and
a population able to pay for services; there are currently more than 10
WiMAX networks in operation or deployment in Russia
-- Brazil is potentially one of the world's most dynamic WiMAX markets,
with a very mobile-oriented populace; WiMAX has an opportunity to become
the primary broadband network in Brazil, where the number of WiMAX
subscribers is forecast to skyrocket from 184,000 in 2008 to almost 8
million in 2013
-- Most countries in Central and Eastern Europe have WiMAX deployments
underway and more than 20 operators offer VoIP over WiMAX service, a major
driver of adoption
-- There are over 80 networks now active in over 35 African countries,
with demand for broadband and voice services driving deployment, despite
challenges in terms of funding and low-ARPU business models
-- The Middle East region has strong potential for WiMAX due to its
relatively stable and affluent economies and often inferior
telecommunications infrastructure
-- Though the current market is very modest, if China's 3G technology TD-
SCDMA fails to ignite the market, a softening of the regulatory attitude to
WiMAX could follow, leading to much more extensive WiMAX market growth
-- In Japan, mobile WiMAX adoption is growing, with a battle brewing
between operator UQ's mobile WiMAX network (in partnership with KDDi) and
NTT DoCoMo's LTE rollout
-- Mobile WiMAX adoption is also increasing in South Korea, although a
new focus on LTE rollouts may lead to convergence between WiMAX and LTE
using dual mode devices

REPORT SYNOPSIS

WiMAX in Key Markets provides vendor market share, market size, analysis,
and forecasts through 2013 for mobile (802.16e) and fixed line (802.16d)
WiMAX equipment in the U.S., Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, the
Middle East, Africa, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil.

The report tracks fixed line WiMAX base transceiver stations (BTS) and
CPE, and mobile WiMAX ASN gateways, CPE, and macro, micro, and pico base
transceiver stations; as well as WiMAX and WiMAX VoIP subscribers.

2008 vendor market share is provided for Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent,
Alvarion, Aperto Networks, Cisco, Huawei, Motorola, Nokia Siemens,
Nortel, Redline, Samsung, Siemens, Telsima, ZTE, and others.

Related research:

-- Operator survey shows market reality of WiMAX services; VoIP a key
component

-- Alvarion consolidates lead in WiMAX equipment market

-- China set to open up to WiMAX

-- Huawei and ZTE cause major shakeup in mobile infrastructure market

Upcoming research:

-- August 24: WiMAX Equipment, Devices, and Subscribers, which tracks
WiMAX in all world regions

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Members: http://www.infonetics.com/login

New to Infonetics' online portal:
http://www.infonetics.com/cgp/newaccounts.asp

From the portal, go to RESEARCH, then WIMAX.

FOR SALES:

-- Larry Howard, Vice President: larry@infonetics.com, +1 (408) 583-3335
-- Scott Coyne, Senior Account Director, Eastern North America, Europe,
Middle East: scott@infonetics.com, +1 408.583.3395

Infonetics Research is an international market research and
consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader
in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all
world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete
more effectively.

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Lead Analyst:
Richard Webb
Directing Analyst, WiMAX
Infonetics Research
(408) 583-3369
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