BWA/WiMAX Worldwide Subscriber Base Reaches 1,728,000.Maravedis' latest WiMAXCounts Quarterly Report provides the latest update of WiMAX statistics MONTREAL -- According to the latest edition of the WiMAXCounts Quarterly Report from Maravedis Maravedis was a Spanish currency, equal to about seven U.S. cents. It is a small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money. It is less than a farthing sterling. (www.maravedis-bwa.com), the global BWA/WiMAX subscriber base increased by 350,000 in the fourth quarter of 2007, reaching a total of 1,728,000 subscribers. "Even with an increase of more than 20% in WiMAX subscribers in Q4 2007, operators are still waiting for the tipping point that will lead to acceleration of WiMAX adoption and deployments," said Adlane Fellah, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and founder of Maravedis. "The key factors mainly centre on; certification of mobile WiMAX equipment, a reduction in CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment pricing and the emergence of a device ecosystem." "Many operators are holding back their network expansion pending the mobile WiMAX 802.16e equipment certification, which was postponed to the second half of 2008." added Cintia Garza, co-author of the Quarterly Report. "We are already seeing these tipping points in India, Pakistan, Africa, and we expect other emerging, heavily populated regions to be spurred by lower device pricing, which in turn will drive equipment volume ramp-up during 2009-2010", said Robert Syputa, Maravedis Partner and Senior Analyst. THIS QUARTER'S KEY FINDINGS * Over 800,000 subscribers were using WiMAX Forum Certified technology at year-end 2007 * Out of all CPEs deployed, 29% were based on 802.16-2004, 11.7% were based on 802.16-2005, 55% were based on proprietary technologies, and 3.8% remained undisclosed. * The Middle East and Africa region has the highest residential ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) A calculation often used to determine the overall value of an application. It is also used to rate particular customers, especially in the wireless space, by comparing someone's account to the overall average. at US$50.04, while offering significantly lower speeds than other regions. * The average number of subscribers per operator was 12,098 for Wireless Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (WISPs) and 5,407 for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs) in Q4 2007. * WiMAX service revenues equated to US$1 billion in 2007, with recorded Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) of US$46.30 for residential and US$144.09 for business subscribers. WiMAXCounts.com is the only WiMAX Operator Tracking service. With over 250 WiMAX operators analyzed weekly, WiMAXCounts is a web-based service and quarterly reports that provides its subscribers easy access to the latest WiMAX network deployment trends. ABOUT MARAVEDIS Maravedis is a leading research and analysis firm focusing on BWA (Broadband Wireless Access) High-speed wireless access. Typically refers to wireless last mile access to the Internet. See WiMAX and broadband. technologies including WiMAX, LTE (Long Term Evolution) See 3GPP. , 802.20 and Ultra Mobile Broadband See 3GPP. , and Wireless Local Loop. www.maravedis-bwa.com. |
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