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Friday April 16, 2:00 pm Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: Strategis Group Wireless to Play Key Role in Breaking Bandwidth Bottleneck In the Local Loop WASHINGTON, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Demand for broadband access surpasses supply in telecom markets worldwide. Global broadband service revenues generated by fixed terrestrial wireless systems are expected to approach US$10 billion in five years and $28 billion in 10 years. Wireless broadband will be a significant player in the local access market. These and other forecasts can be found in The Strategis Group's study, World Wireless Broadband: LMDS, MMDS, and Broadband WLL. Forecast of Most Probable Wireless Broadband Service Revenues by Region, 2003 and 2008 2003 2008 North America 5,083 10,843 Latin America 915 2,053 Europe 1,408 7,261 Asia-Pacific 2,319 7,758 Source: The Strategis Group, Inc. ''The key revenue driver for wireless broadband operators will be providing high-speed data and Internet access to urban businesses lacking fiber access due to unavailability or cost,'' says Susan Welsh de Grimaldo, senior consultant at The Strategis Group. ''The hottest markets for wireless broadband in terms of penetration into the business data sector are developing countries like Brazil and Poland, where broadband access costs are high and existing wireline infrastructure is limited,'' she remarks. The Strategis Group's new report, World Wireless Broadband: LMDS, MMDS, and Broadband WLL, 1999-2008, takes an in-depth look at the current status of broadband wireless access in 39 key countries and projects the market opportunity over a 10-year time frame. A conference call discussing the findings of the report will be held on May 4 at 2 PM EDT. For information on the report or to participate in the call, please contact Susan Welsh de Grimaldo at 202-530-7544 or send an e-mail to sdegrimaldo@StrategisGroup.com. The Strategis Group, an edr company (e data resources) -- with offices in Washington, D.C., London, and Singapore-publishes in-depth market research reports and provides customized consulting services and continuous information solutions to the cable TV, satellite, Internet, competitive telephony, broadband and wireless communications industries. The Strategis Group's market studies, valuations, and strategic planning projects provide crucial information to communications industry leaders throughout the world. World Wireless Broadband: LMDS, MMDS, and Broadband WLL, 1999-2008 is available for US$3,250 in paper and US$4,875 in PDF or HTML formats. SOURCE: Strategis Groupbiz.yahoo.com