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WiMAX will revolutionise the broadband wireless access industry. WiMAX - the user-friendly name for the 802.16 standard - is the most-hyped fixed wireless technology in years. Intel, its most powerful and vocal supporter, has called 802.16 'the most important thing since the internet', and labels it as the next key disruptive technology, after Wi-Fi. BUT IS IT?

How successful will it be?

There is a plethora of wireless standards emerging from the IEEE and other industry bodies, but only WiMAX addresses all the key elements needed to make high-end wireless a reality. The key factor that differentiates WiMAX from earlier BWA recurrences is standardisation, giving the technology a base from which to penetrate the market. Handset leader Nokia's U-turns on the WiMAX Forum can be seen in terms of both the threat and opportunity that the technology poses to the cellular industry - and YOU need to be part of this opportunity.

WiMAX offers two major value propositions, initially fixed wireless broadband access as an alternative to DSL and cable, followed by nomadic/portable broadband, which is where the true value and disruptive potential of the technology lies. Indeed, this is what Intel is putting its weight behind: the promise of a WiMAX 'Centrino', hoping to create a market just like it did with Wi-Fi.

Discover why?:
- Much of the success (or failure) will depend on 802.16e's mobility timeline
- Mobile WiMAX only has a short window of opportunity from which to establish a foothold
- Broader IC vendor support is needed to fulfil the promise of price declines

The question is will WiMAX live up to its potential, or be confined to failure like so many other over-hyped technologies.

WiMAX: Market forecasts and analysis, 2004-2009 goes behind the hype to:
- Explain the true potential of WiMAX
- Define the role it is likely to play in various versions and applications
- Discover what technical, industry and regulatory challenges must be overcome before WiMAX is a true contender

Operators are still trying to assess the capabilities of 802.16-type products and how these solutions would fit into their service offers, but visiongain expects most of the world's fixed and mobile operators to incorporate some form of WiMAX functionality. Find out how and why.

This 200+ page report examines the significance and impact of WiMAX, and the obstacles in its path. It outlines and examines the various solutions offered by the leading vendors on the market and offers a comparative analysis. Operators that are looking at WiMAX are also investigated, as are general operator attitudes towards the technology.

The study also looks at how WiMAX interoperates and potentially clashes with other wireless standards in the WLAN and cellular markets. In addition, the ability of WiMAX to replace wired systems in last mile and enterprise markets is comprehensively analysed, as are its target geographic and end-user markets.

WiMAX: Market forecasts and analysis, 2004-2009 evaluates current BWA business models and future WiMAX ones, examining how operators and vendors can make money from 802.16 and which ones will succeed. Detailed case studies are presented along the way and the most promising geographies, markets and applications are identified.