According to New Yankee Group Report, There May Still be Investment Opportunity in the Fixed Wireless Sector for Those That Know Where to Look.Business/Technology Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2002 Fixed Wireless Vendors Continue to Push Ahead, Despite Decline in Overall Sales The fixed wireless industry, much like other telecommunications sectors, has suffered over the past year and a half from poor carrier business plans, excessive build-out strategies, slower than expected technology advancements, and the overall effects of the economic downturn. In the recent Yankee Group (the Yankee Group, Boston, MA, www.yankeegroup.com) A major market research, analysis and consulting firm founded in 1970 by Howard Anderson. It provides general consulting and strategic planning in the computer and communications field. Broadband Access See broadband and wireless broadband. Technologies Report, "Fixed Wireless: Pulling Opportunity Out of Thin Air," the research firm selects two public and two private companies with products in varying sectors of the fixed wireless industry, and assesses how they maintain a steady path to success despite the decline of overall fixed wireless sales. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Yankee Group analyst Lindsay Schroth, "The flux in the fixed wireless market has actually compelled vendors and carriers alike to rethink both product and service deployment strategies. The surviving vendors are those that have aligned their product and marketing initiatives with the growing demand for a solution that allows for a pay-as-you-grow model and a clear path to positive ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). ." Although four vendors are profiled in the Report, a number of other fixed wireless players are also maintaining a place in the market, and this Report recommends to the investment community methods for determining the viability of fixed wireless vendors across the board. NOTE TO EDITORS For an interview, contact Lindsay Schroth at lschroth@yankeegroup.com. THE YANKEE GROUP (www.yankeegroup.com) The Yankee Group is a global leader in technology research and consulting. Our customers, which include technology vendors and users, benefit from our accurate, reliable, and trusted research, consulting, and personalized one-to-one client interaction covering communications and IT products and services. Now in our fourth decade, the company is headquartered in Boston and maintains offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . |
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