The Future of WiMAX in Asia

Winners & Losers

Publication Date	February 2008
Publisher	Business Monitor
Product Type	Report
Pages	29
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	BMI00812

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Summary

Once the radio world was flush with rival radio technologies, many of them proprietary. Since the success of cellular radio and in particular the success of the European GSM digital standard, all that has changed. When it comes to radio access cellular has become dominant. Until now, perhaps.

Asia is leading the way in the roll out of a new alternative. WiMAX, which stands for World Interoperability for Microwave Access, is a radio technology optimized to support broadband data access networks as required, for example, for "last mile" access to the Internet from homes or offices. It currently supports data rates of up to 75Mbit/s (in practice rates are around 10Mbit/s). The long term goal is to achieve data rates of up to 1Gbit/s.

As well as home and office access, other applications of WiMAX include disaster backup either for private or public networks, providing Internet access to nomadic users, connecting WiFi hotspots and providing a low cost alternative to point-to-point microwave or leased lines for the backhaul portion of cellular networks.

There are a number of reasons why Asia has taken a lead in WiMAX. One is the well-established culture in broadband use across South Korea and Japan, especially aggressive promotion of this technology in South Korea. Another is that WiMAX addresses Asia's need to cover vast distances and diversity of terrains. And another is that the development of cable based fixed network infrastructure has not been able to keep up with the growth of economies in the region.

We believe Asia will account for over half the world's WiMAX subscriber count with some 38mn subscriptions in the region by the end of 2012.

Content

Asia Takes The Lead A Tale of Two Markets
- Table: Wimax Subscriptions Asia (Millions)
- Chart: Wimax Subscriptions Asia (Millions) Is Wimax The next Cellular?
The Bottom Line
Case Study - Korea Telecom
Case Study - India
Business Environment Ratings
New Asia Telecoms Ratings Offer Renewed Perspective
- Table: Business Environment Rankings
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
- Table: Regional Internet Penetration Overview
Internet Market Overview
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Industry Forecasts
- China
  - Table: China Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2005-2012
- India
  - Table: India Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2005-2012 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )
- Indonesia
  - Table: Indonesian Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2004-2011 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )
- Japan
  - Table: Japan Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2005 - 2012 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )
- Malaysia
  - Table: Malaysian Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2005-2012 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )
- Pakistan
  - Table: Pakistan Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2005-2012 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )
- Philippines
  - Table: Philippines Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2004-2011 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )
- South Korea
  - Table: South Korea Telecoms Sector -- Internet -- Historical Data & Forecasts, 2005-2012 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )
- Taiwan
  - Table: Taiwan Telecoms Sector -- Internet -- Historical Data & Forecasts, 2005-2012 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )
- Thailand
  - Table: Thailand Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2004-2011 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )
- Vietnam
  - Table: Vietnam Telecoms Sector - Internet - Historical Data & Forecasts, 2005-2012 (Internet Users ('000); Internet Users/100 Inhabitants; Broadband Subscribers ('000); Broadband Subscribers/100 Inhabitants )

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Scope	Expert Insight/Opinion
Level	General Industry Strategies
Data	Detailed Market Forecasts
Profiles	Profiles of Key Companies
Features	Contains SWOT Analysis
Extra Info	Consumer Trends Highlighted