Business Case Scenarios in the Deployment of a WiMAX™ Network(quantumwimax.com)
WiMAX – Making A Business Case
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WiMAX – Making A Business Case
AJALA.A.J
Pradeep Samudra January 2007 Page 2 of 27
Contents
• Last mile problem• How WIMAX works• Benefits of WiMAX1
• Business Case• Critical Success
Factors • Crystal Ball1 Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave AX(ccess)
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The Last Mile
How WiMAX worksWiMAX consists of
WiMAX receiverWiMAX Tower(base station)
Rural connectivity using WiMAX
Comparison: Wimax - WifiComparison: Wimax - Wifi
WimaxWimax• CoverageCoverage Optimised for Optimised for
outdoor outdoor • RangeRange Optimised upto Optimised upto
50km/30mile 50km/30mile• SpeedSpeed 70 Mbps70 Mbps• ScalabilityScalability Support thousands of Support thousands of
users.users.
WifiWifi
Optimised for indoorOptimised for indoor
Optimised upto Optimised upto 100feet100feet
54 Mbps54 Mbps
Support tens of users.Support tens of users.
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Business Case
WiMAX
fits
here!
Benefits
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Critical Success Factors
• Spectrum issues resolved• Harmonization with 3G
LTE• Attractive price points• Application “pull” leading
to competition
Forecast
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Crystal Ball
• Fixed WiMAX– IEEE 802.16 a
• Mobile WiMAX– IEEE 802.16 a– Great future in high growth
emerging markets– 3G/4G will prevail in advanced
markets
• Candidates for Mobile WiMAX
Forecast
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Thank youThank you
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