a New Era of Competition: Can Wireless Players Solve the ''Last Mile''
Problem?
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 12, 2000--The race to bridge the ''last mile'' for high-speed Internet,
voice, and data services will not be won only 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 wireline access, a large segment of service providers are taking their services to the air.
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) suppliers prepare to win marketshare.
To monitor this growing wireless presence, a new report by MRG, Broadband Wireless Forecast and Business Opportunities
1999-2004, provides a probing analysis of major LMDS and MMDS players, and domestic market growth.
''Broadband Wireless should emerge in 2000 as an important high-speed access option for consumers, small businesses, and
large businesses in the U.S,'' according to Bob Larribeau, Sr. Analyst for MRG. ''Broadband Wireless will provide new
options for users of DSL, T1, T3, and OC3 to create an even more competitive telecommunications market.''
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, Com21,
Harmonic Data Systems, Hybrid Networks, P-Com, and Stanford Telecom, and others.
Along with an overview of broadband wireless technologies, the report 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 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 intelligence and strategy planning to the streaming media, digital settop and related infrastructure industries.
MRG Multimedia Research Group, Inc.
1095 East Duane Avenue Ste 106
Sunnyvale, CA 94086 USA
Phone 408/524-9767
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Contact:
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