Europe - Broadband - Wireless Overview and Analysis

Synopsis

Archived report: this report was archived on 19 October 2005 and has not been updated. The European Commission (EC) has actively pushed wireless broadband and mobile data services in a bid to develop the European broadband market. The EC recommended that Member States (MS) facilitate the use of Radio Local Area Networks (RLANs), also known as Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) for accessing public services. Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) technology has been widely deployed in Europe since 2003, principally in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands. British Telecom, Telia, Swisscom and T-Mobile were the main incumbent players investing in the services.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Wireless broadband
  • 2.1 Market overview
  • 2.2 Allied Business Intelligence research and forecasts
  • 2.3 IBM research
  • 2.4 WiFi
    • 2.4.1 Overview
    • 2.4.2 Pricing
    • 2.4.3 Major European WiFi players
  • 2.5 Bluetooth
  • 2.6 Internet via satellite
    • 2.6.1 Europe Online
  • 2.7 Local multipoint distribution service (LMDS)
• 3. Related reports

• Table 1 – ABI forecasts of WLAN chipset demand in Europe – 2001; 2003; 2007

• Exhibit 1 – Overview of European hotspots – May 2004