WiMAX as a broadband wireless access technology, with the long-distance transmission, high-speed broadband access and multimedia communications, has the advantage, has been rapid development in the world. According to research firm Infonetics Research, said compared with last year, 2008 802.16e Mobile WiMAX equipment in the world (access service network gateways, base transceiver station, customer premises equipment) sales revenue increased 188% .2008 global fixed and mobile WiMAX subscribers to reach 390 million increase over 2007 by 120%.
from the WiMAX industry is concerned, regardless of chips, terminals and system equipment have been very perfect. which, in the terminal area, Huawei, ZTE, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Acer, HTC, Lenovo, more than 30 manufacturers have been launched from mobile phones, data cards to the MID, NETBOOK and integrated WiMAX chip notebook computer, a variety of home CPE and so on, not less than the number of models, as of the end of last month, has 92 kinds of products get WiMAX Forum demonstration.
WiMAX technology in the world of rapid growth, WiMAX industry is also eyeing the mobile voice services (VoIP). I predict, the demand for mobile WiMAX services will be heavily influenced by data services, voice services to promote the expected 2012 of voice services in the mobile WiMAX market share to less than 10%, while mobile WiMAX in North America will become the largest market for voice services, and in 2012 the global market will account for 32%.
variety of WiMAX VoIP the cell phone < br> VoIP and WiMAX combination is very well complement each other, what they need, but also a good fit in the trend of development of communication technology. At present, Samsung, ECS have developed a platform based on WiMAX VoIP Internet Phone HTC's an integrated WiMAX / GSM dual-mode mobile phone has been applied in Russia.
It is understood that in 2008, Samsung Singapore International Communications and Information Technology to Showcase WiMAX platform based on mobile Internet phone services, excellent voice quality and high-speed Internet connection, attracting a large number of telecom operators, these operators are actively seeking and developing high-speed data communications based on new business to create new profit growth point.
present, Samsung has introduced four WiMAX VoIP phone models, namely, Pocket PC phones (SPH-M8200), client devices used in handheld devices, mobile phone (SPH-P9200), and two USB modem type of mobile phone (SPH-H1300, SWT-200K). < br> HTC (HTC) and the Russian carrier Scartel Yota jointly released a PDA phone HTC MAX 4G (internal model called HTC T8290), which also owns the world's first GSM / WiMAX (2.5-2.7GHz) enabled mobile phone. This year, HTC plans to launch WindowsTouch WiMAX products, In addition, also launched a Android operating system using WiMAX products. Recently, ECS has launched a USB modem function U170 eMAX WiMAX mobile phone.
With WiMAX The advent of VoIP phones, the business has started, but still faces some challenges. If the price of some expensive mobile WiMAX, power-short standby time, plus some areas of high mobile phone penetration rate, if not to provide richer content than , will not be able to attract more users, which is currently facing problems.
WiMAX VoIP operators and enterprises boost win-win
For operators, the development of WiMAX VoIP business data is always higher than that of other businesses such as The profits, in addition, the lack of wireless infrastructure in those, especially in remote areas far from cities, WiMAX VoIP-based services, the cost will be lower than cellular networks, which are the majority of mobile operators are optimistic about the main reason where.
United States is the world's most developed countries the telecommunications industry, but also the world's most prosperous VoIP one of the countries. According to statistics, the end of 2005 more than 4.5 million U.S. VoIP users, over 1 billion U.S. dollars revenue .2008 , the entire North American VoIP subscribers reached 24 million, more expected this year.
the competitiveness of mobile VoIP is no doubt from the low rates. At present, the world's largest WiMAX operator Clearwire is in Portland, Oregon test mobile VoIP phones, it is learned, to provide such services as 25 dollars per month, you can unlimited calls in the United States and Canada and plans to launch this voice services in 2010. WiMAX VoIP services not only reduce the loss of Clearwire corporate users, but also increase revenue.
last October, DigitalBridge Communications (DBC) announced the launch of the first WiMAX VoIP services, and such service is called BridgeMAXX, costs $ 29.99 per month for the service include: unlimited in the U.S. and Canada to play local or long distance calls between; voice mail; call waiting; caller ID; call transfer; also three-way calling.
current DBC BridgeMAXX voice service has been used in 15 markets, including Idaho, Indiana , South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming.
WiMAX VoIP services not only generate revenue for operators, for many enterprises have very attractive, after all, companies can not lose this chance to save mobile phone costs.
with WiMAX industry chain with the constant improvement of the global deployment of increasingly wide range of mobile VoIP services based on WiMAX wireless broadband technology will be the focus of future development trends, the business can not only increase revenue for operators, but also to promote WiMAX in other rapidly developing field.
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