Maravedis - BWA/WiMAX subscribers jumped 85% in 2007

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May 2007: Press Release

BWA/WiMAX subscribers jumped 85% in 2007 - to 950,000

Maravedis releases its first WiMAXCounts Quarterly Newsletter

MONTREAL, Canada and Vienna, Austria, May 29 2007 –Increased global deployments of WiMAX technology has lead to an 85% spike in subscribers and a corresponding growth in service revenue according to research firm Maravedis (www.maravedis-bwa.com), who today revealed these and other WiMAX trends in the first issue of its WiMAXCounts Newsletter.

Distributed quarterly via email to WiMAXCounts customers(www.wimaxcounts.com), the newsletter provides an executive summary of key information found and analyzed by the Maravedis “WiMAXCounts team”, who has ongoing discussions with service providers to populate and update WiMAXCounts with meaningful and accurate information on applications, service offerings, ARPU, pricing and target markets. The newsletter also presents statistic and graphics of recent service provider deployments, industry trends and investments among other items.

The WiMAXCounts Newsletter is a complement to Maravedis’ innovative WiMAXCounts operator tracking service announced on May 14, 2007, the first online operator profiles database and trends analyzer. “The information delivered by the WiMAXCounts Newsletter, combined with the information found in the database, is a must have for any operator hoping to succeed” said Adlane Fellah, CEO of Maravedis Inc. “It is particularly useful for service providers, who often act in isolation from one another and have little access to the best practices in the industry, and for manufacturers who are eager to gain a clearer understanding of the market for R&D, strategic marketing and competitive purposes.”

This quarter’s key findings

52% of the deployments still used proprietary equipment, 36% applied the 802.16-2004 standard, and 12% applied wave 1 802.16-2005 standard.
United States, Spain and Australia were the top 3 countries in number of subscribers. In Q1 2007, they accounted for 0.5 million BWA/WiMAX subscribers.
APAC accounted for 38% of deployments, Europe 33%, North America 17%, and CALA 13%.
WiMAX service revenues in 2006 totaled US$322 million, with recorded ARPUs of US$40.76 and US$145.54 for residential and business subscribers, respectively.
The split by subscriber type operators was 58% residential and 42% business.
APAC operators offer higher speeds compared to other regions, yet APAC has the lowest ARPU at US$30.45 for residential.
The price difference between WiMAX and DSL tends to be narrow, which tends to negate price as a factor for potential customers.

WiMAXCounts is a web-based service providing easy access to the latest WiMAX network deployment trends. It includes various dynamic tools to facilitate subscriber use and to provide the information needed by decision makers, with unprecedented levels of granularity. With over 350 unique reports and graphics covering key variables, users can customize their research and export data into Microsoft Excel for easy manipulation and analysis. A Wikipedia-style feedback feature enables Maravedis to capture and execute improvements rapidly in response to user requirements. WiMAXCounts is proudly supported by Airspan, Motorola and Redline Communications. More on WiMAXCounts

A free demonstration is available at www.wimaxcounts.com. For sales, contact info@wimaxcounts.com or call +44 (0) 208 133 4813 or +1 514.961.0231.

About Maravedis
Maravedis is a leading research and analysis firm focusing on BWA technologies including WiMAX, 802.20, TD-CDMA and Wireless Local Loop. Maravedis works with service providers, vendors, regulators and investors to produce a sound market analysis based on hard primary data and an in-depth understanding of technology, market and regulation trends. www.maravedis-bwa.com.

About BWA Research UK Limited
BWA Research UK Limited is the European subsidiary of Maravedis Inc.

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Press Contacts:
Adlane Fellah, Tel: +1 (514) 823-4096
afellah@maravedis-bwa.com

Julien Regoli, Tel: +1 (514) 961-0231
julien@maravedis-bwa.com