WiMAX research from Sound Partners

Early business cases from the WiMAX community show attractive financial returns in a variety of deployment environments. However, some of these business cases depend on optimistic assumptions for a number of critical factors. We get to grips with the realities of WiMAX. We define and evaluate realistic WiMAX business cases, to pinpoint where WiMAX should be deployed and where it should not.

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Read our featured article: Are mobile operators rapidly becoming low-cost data pipes?

Sound Partners has defined three plausible scenarios for the evolution of the wireless industry during the next five years: ‘Low­cost Data Pipes,’ ‘Emerging Markets Thrive’ and ‘Cellular Goes Indoors.’   More...

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Are mobile operators rapidly becoming low-cost data pipes?
The widespread introduction of low-cost bundled data tariffs and WiMAX networks could lead to dramatic decreases in the price per megabyte of mobile data, and operators might lose control of the services that they carry. Sound Partners has defined three plausible scenarios for the evolution of the wireless industry during the next five years: ‘Low­cost Data Pipes,’ ‘Emerging Markets Thrive’ and ‘Cellular Goes Indoors.’ More...

Strong opportunities for WiMAX will be few and far between, even in developing countries
Early business cases from the WiMAX community show attractive potential returns from a variety of business environments, including urban, suburban and rural areas of both developed and developing markets. However, these business cases depend on optimistic assumptions for a number of critical factors. More realistic modelling reveals that there may be very few situations in which WiMAX has a secure long-term business case. More...

Broadband wireless technologies will compete with 3G
A number of commercially-available mobile broadband wireless technologies, from companies such as Flarion and IPWireless, claim substantial performance and cost advantages over 3G. These are to be joined by Mobile WiMAX. More...