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India, Russia and Brazil leading WiMAX growth
By siliconindia
Bangalore: India is the third largest single-country WiMAX opportunity in the world, with most of the major operators actively pursuing WiMAX (BSNL, Tata and Bharti Airtel). In fact, deployments are well-underway with acceleration in adoption experienced in many telecoms circles. According to Infonetics, a market research company, WiMAX is gaining traction in India, Russia and Brazil, primarily because carriers there see it as a way to provide basic broadband and VoIP-based voice service.
"India, because of its scale, and the U.S., because of Clearwire's profile, are the two most prominent markets for WiMAX, and both are absolutely critical to its fortunes. Adoption levels and network performance in India and the U.S. will dictate how WiMAX is perceived in a global context, and thus how prominent a position 802.16e takes in the overall wireless landscape in the next decade," said Richard Webb, Directing Analyst for WiMAX, microwave, and mobile devices at Infonetics Research.
Russia is the 'perfect storm' for WiMAX with challenging geography, dispersed population, pent up demand for broadband and voice services, and a population able to pay for services; there are currently more than 10 WiMAX networks in operation or deployment in Russia.
Brazil is potentially one of the world's most dynamic WiMAX markets, with a very mobile-oriented populace; WiMAX has an opportunity to become the primary broadband network in Brazil, where the number of WiMAX subscribers is forecast to skyrocket from 184,000 in 2008 to almost 8 million in 2013.
In countries with low average revenue per user (ARPU) for telecom services, WiMAX is getting traction largely because it's cheaper to deploy compared to a fixed-line infrastructure. Most of these countries also have very low telecom density.
In the U.S. WiMAX had slowed down due to recession, but it will now have a healthy growth, led by Clearwire and a growing number of small-town and rural deployments by other operators.