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Thank you for reading “Maravedis News”. It is already the 15th issue of
Maravedis Newsletter and our readership has increased by 5 since its
creation. We would like to cease this opportunity to wish you Season's
Greetings from all of us. We truly hope you will have a great time during this
Holiday Season and may 2008 be a Year of Success for all of you! “
Due to the Holiday Season, the next edition of the "Maravedis News" will be issued on January 9, 2008.
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802.16-2004 Certification: 2 Years Later
By Adlane Fellah, CEO, Maravedis |
The first WiMAX-certified radios started appearing in Q1 2006. Two years later, what has been the impact in the market of having fully WiMAX-certified equipment? What has been the impact on volumes and equipment pricing? Has standardization kept its promises? In a context where wave 2 of 802.16-2005 is proving difficult for multiple vendors to meet and for full testing to be accomplished on time, the importance of having certified products remains unclear. Do carriers care more about certification or product
performance? more…
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Mobile Internet Welcomes 2008 - the Year of Openness
By Jeff Orr, Senior Analyst - Consumer Electronics |
As the year comes to a close, reflecting on the past twelve months for the mobile broadband industry is a chance to assess its progress and predict what the new year will hold. One theme that picked up steam in the last couple of months is the trend towards open mobile networks and application development. This concept overcomes the locked-in behavior of contracts and subsidized devices or the locked-out behavior of adding third-party and Internet applications, depending on where you sit in the supply chain. It is easy to get caught up in the hype around early announcements that suggest device, application, and operator freedom for mobile subscribers. more…
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WiBro subscriber numbers: Korea Telecom (KT) far ahead of SK Telecom
By Basharat Hashai, Market Analyst - Asia |
Korea Telecom (KT) and SK Telecom launched WiBro services back in June of 2006. While SK Telecom has been very slow in its progress related to WiBro service rollout, KT has moved far ahead. Despite that both companies used a Korean variant of mobile WiMAX that lacks the MIMO, beamforming, and frequency flexibility of mobile WiMAX (802.16e-2005), the reality so far is not as bright as was expected by SK Telecom. SK Telecom has failed to lure as many customers as expected for its WiBro offering. That is partly because WiBro has taken a backseat at SK Telecom. The operator is currently focusing more on High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology. more…
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