Well, I am getting the hang of this thing now, so I can start to review some cool stuff.
There is a lot of interest in arrival of mobile WiMAX. Why is this? There are several options out there today. EVDO for CDMA, UMTS, HSPA and GPRS for GSM and the good old WLAN.
Two areas driving the need for WiMAX is Low-cost connectivity everywhere and rural broadband.
It therefore means to deliver WiMAX there will be cost pressure upfront for the service provider. Looking at the popular $20/month for dial-up and now $30/month for DSL.
A key element for WiMAX in the outset today is to deliver real Rural Broadband especially for developing countries. Instead of going through various technology stages, they can jump directly to real useful broadband service.
On the developed market side, the main driver I think will be full connectivity services, meaning you purchase a monthly package that includes, DSL, CellPhone and Wireless Broadband.
Now the other side that still out to jury is real applications. You are not going to walk around with a laptop just to prove you have Internet access. Tablets may even be too cumbersome but then PDAs maybe too small. What will make this fly in these markets. One option is Car PCs which have been around for awhile but not extremely popular. The main thing is the man to computer interface that will affect this whole thing.
Thats a good start, there is lots to discuss on this topic. More later
