WiMAX for Job Creation and Economic Development

Content

Introduction

CLEARTMThe Disruptor
The 3 A's of the WiMAX-enabled Business
Access
IMS Vision
The Impact of WiMAX on Business Connectivity
Why WiMAX as access technology?
Objections to WiMAX
WiMAX is not Wi-Fi
WiMAX Components
WiMAX Base Stations
Outdoor CPE
Indoor CPE
USB, Laptop card or similar
Femtocells
Relationship of WiMAX Range and Throughput for Business Applications
Link budget
Limitations of the laptop
MIMO
MIMO as interference mitigating technology
Adaptive Antenna System (AAS) as Interference Mitigation Technology
Why 3G cannot compete with WiMAX
Fixed vs. Mobile WiMAX
Why backhaul is important
Wireless Backhaul Considerations
Comparisons with Fiber
Spectrum Considerations
Access Conclusion
Applications
Relationship of Connectivity and Productivity
Applications: Generic
T1/DS3 Substitute = converged voice + data
Voice (telephony): the "killer app" for WiMAX
Disaster Recovery
Combating high telecom costs and/or Building Diversity Applications: Specific-Industry Verticals
Retail
Banking
Healthcare
Transportation
Utilities
Case study: City of Corpus Christi
Agriculture
Construction
Petroleum/Energy
Applications Conclusion
Affordability: WiMAX in the Business
Service provider or "roll-your-own"?
Savings on Existing Expenditures
Strategies: A) subscribe from WiMAX service provider or
B) Deploy own business network
Custom Built WiMAX Network for Business Private Use
Base Station and Business Density
Summary Affording WiMAX
Conclusion and Projections
"Landline migration" to "T1 migration"
Clear: a portent of things to come
Assumptions
 
Tables
Table 1 3G is technologically inferior to WiMAX

Table 2 Comparisons of wireless backhaul with other options 
Table 3 Comparisons of wireless vs. fiber optic cable as backhaul solution
Table 4 WiMAX-related spectrum
Table 5 What businesses buy for data solutions 
Table 6 WiMAX prioritizes VoIP packets over data packets for maximum QoS 
Table 7 What does it cost your business per hour to be down? 
Table 8 Availability figures in terms of downtime per year 
Table 9 Generic applications for business WiMAX 
Table 10 Cost comparisons of WiMAX and other forms of access for business telecommunications 
Table 11 Hypothetical comparisons of legacy telco servic prices to that of a CLEAR-like WiMAX service provider 
Table 12 OPEX savings CLEAR-type service vs. legacy IT 
Table 13 Hypothetical CAPEX for a WiMAX network to service 100 gas stations 
Table 14 Hypothetical OPEX for gas station chain using WiMAX as substitute for telco services

Table 15 Telephone companies are losing 7% of their landline subscriber base every year 

 
Figures

Figure 1 WiMAX offers a broad range of business IT applications at highly competitive pricing and very flexible access
Figure 2 The 3 elements that comprise a telecommunications network: Access, switching and transport (backhaul)
Figure 3 Legacy "stovepipe" infrastructure cannot easily offer more than one service
Figure 4 IMS allows a subscriber to access any service on any device using any form of access
Figure 5 Progression of networking: from mainframe to WiMAX
Figure 6 WiMAX performance parameters make it an excellent business technology
Figure 7 Wi-Fi serves a coffee shop or home. WiMAX serves a city
Figure 8 WiMAX nomenclature: base station and subscriber station
Figure 9 WiMAX base station and antenna combinations
Figure 10 Outdoor CPE provide a superior link budget and QoS for business subscribers in office buildings
Figure 11 Some indoor CPE incorporate Wi-Fi access points and telephone ports
Figure 12 USB access devices make WiMAX access more convenient to use
Figure 13 Femtocells provide indoor coverage for WiMAX subscribers. This is especially important for use in RF unfriendly buildings
Figure 14 Line of sight offers better range and throughput than non line of sight
Figure 15 Link budget illustrated
Figure 16 On campus WiMAX delivers a throughput of multiple megabits per second
Figure 17 WiMAX extends employee access to the business network enabling telecommuting, hoteling, disaster recovery and other business enhancing practices
Figure 18 8x8 MIMO provides 8 times the data streams of a single antenna system
Figure 19 Another view of MIMO where multiple antennas enable a bypass of interference
Figure 20 By utilizing AAS and beam steering technologies, WiMAX mitigates interference
Figure 21 Backhaul supports WiMAX base stations, which in turn support home office internet/corporate intranet access
Figure 22 Networking and the work place: the geographic expansion of business telecommunications services
Figure 23 WiMAX services negate the need for legacy telco T1 services

Figure 24 WiMAX supports business voice and data
Figure 25 WiMAX as disaster recovery solution or alternative to telephone company T1 or DSL services
Figure 26 Destroyed telephone central office, 140 West Street, NYC, across from World Trae Center, September 15, 2001
Figure 27 WiMAX can enable shopping for best price on telecom services
Figure 28 Retail business-wid adotpions of WiMAX could ad more intelligence in the business making them more profitable
Figure 29 WiMAX can replace a number of disassociated telecommunications services providing savings to the retailer both in telecommunications and manpower
Figure 30 Use of WiMAX to network ATMs could save banks on networking costs while providing portability for those machines
Figure 31 Mobile health car vans or buses could be networked via WiMAX
Figure 32 The networked ambulance could boost life saving efficiencies for ambulance services
Figure 33 WiMAX in support of the delivery industry
Figure 34 WiMAX can be used to read a wide variety of utility meters
Figure 35 Farmers need real time information, literally, "in the field"
Figure 36 WiMAX may serve as a substitute for satellite based services for farmers
Figure 37 Agriculture implement dealer in Pomeroy, Iowa using pre-WiMAX broadband wireless services
Figure 38 WiMAX provides almost unlimited telecommunications services for job sites where ever they may be
Figure 39 Problem solving and solutions inverted pyramid
Figure 40 Potential telecom expenses for which WiMAX is a substitute and potentially reduces or eliminates some expenses
Figure 41 An oil company can save on telecommunications by deploying an in-house WiMAX network
Figure 42 Technology adoption curve
Figure 43 WiMAX as a substitute for telco landline, T1, DS3 services is an S-curve; it consumes telco market share
Figure 44 WiMAX will consume 7% of the per year of the US business telecommunications market per year beginning in 2010