United Kingdom - Wireless Broadband - Background Report September 2010

Synopsis

Wireless broadband has seen moderate growth in the UK in recent years. Many WiFi and WiMAX deployments have been instigated by municipalities, while the major wireless operators have expanded their networks and concentrated on sharing hotspots. Wireless broadband on mobile networks showed phenomenal growth in 2009 as consumers exploit the wider availability of HSPA networks. This report provides statistics and data for the UK’s wireless broadband market in 2010, reviewing recent developments in WiFi and WLAN infrastructure and mobile broadband. It also reviews the status of the key market players and spectrum licensing, and looks ahead to opportunities for coming years. This report contains information additional to the separate Focus Report United Kingdom - Broadband - Wireless Overview which provides regularly updated statistics as well as further commentary and analysis on new market developments.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Wireless broadband
  • 2.1 Regulatory environment
  • 2.2 Spectrum 900/1800MHz
  • 2.3 Spectrum 1452/1492MHz
  • 2.4 Spectrum 2.6GHz
  • 2.5 Spectrum 3.4GHz
  • 2.6 Spectrum 5.8GHz
  • 2.7 Spectrum 10GHz
  • 2.8 Spectrum 28GHz
  • 2.9 Spectrum 71-86GHz
  • 2.10 Other spectrum awards
  • 2.11 Digital dividend spectrum
  • 2.12 WLAN/WiFi
    • 2.12.1 Overview
    • 2.12.2 Major players
  • 2.13 WiMAX
    • 2.13.1 BT
    • 2.13.2 UK Broadband
    • 2.13.3 Freedom4
    • 2.13.4 Libera
    • 2.13.5 Metropolitan WiMAX
  • 2.14 Mobile broadband
  • 2.15 Internet via satellite
    • 2.15.1 Overview
    • 2.15.2 One-way
    • 2.15.3 Two-way
    • 2.15.4 Ultra-Wideband (UWB) devices
• 3. Related reports

• Table 1 – Mobile broadband use by population – 2008 - 2011
• Table 2 – Mobile broadband users by device – 2009
• Table 3 – Mobile broadband subscribers – 2008 - 2009

• Exhibit 1 – Spectrum auction results 10GHz - February 2008