A New Era of Competition: Can Wireless Players Solve the 'Last Mile'
Problem?
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The race to bridge the ''last mile'' for high-speed Internet, voice and data
services may not be won by fiber or copper cable. As ILECs (Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers) gear up for possible
CLEC (Competitive Local Exchange Carrier) competition, and as companies such as AT&T and AOL fight over local access,
the scene has been set for wireless broadband providers to meet unfulfilled demand.
FCC Chairman William Kennard believes that ''wireless will break the back of the Bell monopoly in residential and local
markets.'' This opinion is rapidly gaining favor among wireless investors, as LMDS (Local Multipoint Distribution Service) and
MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service) providers sit at the forefront of a more diverse market for Internet, voice
and data services.
Amid this growing wireless presence, a new report by MRG, ''Broadband Wireless Forecast and Business Opportunities
1999-2004 - LMDS, MMDS, and Other Wavelengths,'' provides a timely overview of major LMDS and MMDS players,
and domestic market growth.
LMDS providers featured include Nextlink, Teligent, and WinStar. MMDS providers and suppliers profiled include MCI
WorldCom, Sprint, Bay Junction, WavePath, DNAI, LaunchNet, Slip.Net, CAI Wireless, and Wireless One.
Also examined are broadband system integrators, including Ericsson, Hughes Network Systems, Lucent Technologies,
Newbridge Networks, and Siemens AG; and related broadband wireless manufacturers including BEL-Tronics, Com2l,
Harmonic Data Systems, Hybrid Networks, P-Com and Stanford Telecom, plus others.
After providing an overview of broadband wireless technologies, the report then compares wireless with wired technologies;
provides various business cases; and examines the available services for wireless customers. Also discussed are the problems
and reliability levels associated with data over spectrum; and detailed pricing and forecasts for wireless services.
''Broadband Wireless Forecast and Business Opportunities 1999-2004 - LMDS, MMDS, and Other Wavelengths'' is
available in an English language edition for US $2,495.00 (print version) or US $3,650.00 (electronic version). To order or
request information, contact 408-524-9767 or info@mrgco.com .
About MRG Multimedia Research Group, Inc.
Founded in 1990, MRG, Inc. has headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA, with research offices in New York and Tokyo. MRG
provides market analyses of new technologies in the communications industries.
SOURCE: MRG Multimedia Research Group, Inc. |
