Unstrung Insider Analyzes the WiMax Equipment Market NEW YORK, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- WiMax-compatible metro-area wireless is poised to create a huge opportunity for equipment suppliers across a range of access and backhaul applications, according to a new report from Unstrung Insider (http://www.unstrung.com/insider), the wireless infrastructure research service from Unstrung. The report -- WiMax: Going the Distance -- examines the market potential for WiMax-compatible equipment and analyzes the product strategies of 18 broadband wireless vendors. "WiMax is the best thing that could happen to the fixed wireless access market," says the report's author, Gabriel Brown. "Standardization at Layer 1 and Layer 2 will cut vendor development costs and give service providers more confidence to invest in their networks." Beyond that, another major benefit will be to release resources for higher-layer networking innovation, system management, and performance enhancements, adds Brown. "It's hard not to be excited by WiMax." Among the report's conclusions: -- The sub-11GHz BWA market will be worth $470 million in 2004, rising to between $900 million and $1.4 billion in 2008. -- The WiMax equipment market will be worth between $830 million and $536 million by 2008. -- Alvarion and other smaller vendors report sizeable increases in revenue, while Proxim and SR Telecom are suffering sustained declines in revenue. -- WiMax isn't delaying purchasing decisions for broadband wireless access equipment. -- 3.5GHz bands dominate WiMax thinking, but beware of mobility restrictions. -- License-exempt WiMax applications will eventually be more exciting than industry wonks currently believe. -- Major system OEMs are actively shopping for partners to help build their WiMax platforms. Public broadband wireless access vendors analyzed in this report: Airspan Networks (NASDAQ:AIRN); Alcatel SA (NYSE: ALA; Paris: CGEP:PA); Alvarion Ltd. (NASDAQ:ALVR); Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ:CRNT); Harris Corp. (NYSE:HRS); Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT); P-Com Inc. (OTC:PCOM); Proxim Corp. (NASDAQ:PROX); Siemens AG (NYSE: SI; Frankfurt: SIE); SR Telecom Inc. (TSE:SRX); WaveRider Communications Inc. (OTC:WAVC); and Wi-LAN Inc. (TSE:WIN). Private broadband wireless access vendors featured in this report: Aperto Networks; BeamReach Networks; Cambridge Broadband Ltd.; Navini Networks Inc.; NextNet Wireless Inc.; and Redline Communications Inc. WiMax: Going the Distance is available as part of an annual subscription (12 monthly issues) to Unstrung Insider, priced at $1,350. Individual reports are available for $900. To subscribe, or for more information, please visit: http://www.unstrung.com/insider. Sales contact: Jeff Claudino Sales Manager Insider Research Services 619-229-9940 Press contact: Laura West Director of Marketing Research Division 212-925-0020 ext. 105 DATASOURCE: Unstrung Insider CONTACT: Sales, Jeff Claudino, Sales Manager, Insider Research Services, +1-619-229-9940, , or Press, Laura West, Director of Marketing, Research Division, +1-212-925-0020, ext. 105, , both for Unstrung Insider Web site: http://www.unstrung.com/insider

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