Europe - Wireless Broadband Market - Overview & Statistics

Synopsis

Europe is one of the world’s foremost markets for wireless broadband. The region may represent 40% of worldwide WiMAX subscribers by 2009. In mid-2008 the WiMAX Forum certified the first mobile products at 2.5GHz, while spectrum in the 900MHz and 450MHz bands has been made available in a number of markets. WiMAX service providers cannot compete with DSL and cable on price, and should view service offerings as a complement to existing fixed-line services as well as established 3G offerings. To prosper, WiMAX developers must capitalise on the technology’s head start on LTE. If successful, WiMAX using the 802.16e standard will begin to take off between 2009 and 2011. This report presents statistics and analysis on Europe’s wireless broadband market in 2008, including developments in LTE, WiMAX and WiFi, as well as spectrum management.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Europe’s wireless broadband market
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Regulatory and government support
  • 2.3 Mobile competition
  • 2.4 Spectrum management
    • 2.4.1 900MHz
    • 2.4.2 450MHz
    • 2.4.3 2.6GHz
    • 2.4.4 Other spectrum
  • 2.5 LTE in Europe
  • 2.6 Mobile broadband
    • 2.6.1 Mobile broadband technologies
    • 2.6.2 New business models needed
    • 2.6.3 Cross-platform integration
    • 2.6.4 Merging mobile and fixed broadband
  • 2.7 WiFi
  • 2.8 WiMAX
    • 2.8.1 WiMAX developments
  • 2.9 Vendors
  • 2.10 Internet via satellite
  • 2.11 Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS)
• 3. Related reports

• Table 1 – Wireless local loop connections by select European countries – 2007 - 2008
• Table 2 – WLAN hotspots by population – 2008
• Table 3 – Main broadband satellite markets – 2006 - 2008