BWA market surpasses the 2 million mark
Sunday, July 20th, 2008 – 3:01 pmThe broadband wireless access (BWA) market was rapidly approaching the two million subscriber mark at the end of March 2008, according to market research firm Maravedis. Subscribers to broadband wireless services grew over 260,000 during the first three months of the year, which would have seen the 2 million mark surpassed during the first week of April. The online service tracks BWA and WiMAX operators.
U.S. wireless ISP Clearwire remains the largest provider of BWA services in the world with 433,000 subscribers. 802.16-based WiMAX radios are not part of Clearwire’s commercial offering yet, so the figure reflects only the use of proprietary Motorola equipment. Commercially available services make up the majority of BWA and WiMAX networks (planned launches, trials and idle spectrum are the other categories). About 75% of those networks use 802.16 standards, while the balance utilizes proprietary equipment.
More BWA and WiMAX market stats can be found at WiMax.com
