The report says that more than 50 Mobile WiMAX 802.11e trials and network contracts had been announced in this year, and that the WiMAX market was active in all geographies.
Juniper Research’ report author Howard Wilcox says the value of Mobile WiMAX services revenues would grow to US$23 billion ($26.1 billion)
The ‘Mobile WiMAX: Global Opportunities, Strategies & Forecasts, 2007-2013’ found that the US, Japan and South Korea would be the three largest markets for WiMAX.
Australia is already becoming a WiMAX player – and per capita could become one of the biggest users, with large-scale plans already in motion to roll-out WiMAX nationwide as part of the previous Government broadband schemes.
Mr Wilcox said there were several wildcard factors could increase the size of the WiMAX market, including the emergence of low cost laptops, and adding broadband capability to devices like MP3 players, and games consoles.
“Mobile WiMAX will be a device-based technology, whether handsets, laptops, datacards, or other types of consumer device such as media players,” Mr Wilcox said.
“The twin challenges are for vendors to produce the right devices at the right time and price, and for Mobile WiMAX service providers to differentiate their offerings from existing mobile operators,” he said.
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