WiMAX benefits

This section reflects the benefits of the WiMAX technology to the component makers, the equipment makers, the operators and finlay to the customers.

Benefits to Component Makers:

• Creates a volume opportunity for silicon suppliers.

Benefits to Equipment Makers

• Innovate more rapidly because there exists a standards-based, stable platform upon which to rapidly add new capabilities.
• No longer need to develop every piece of the end-to-end solution.

Benefits to Operators:

• A common platform which drives down the cost of equipment and accelerates price/performance improvements unachievable with proprietary approaches.
• Generate revenue by filling broadband access gaps.
• Quickly provision T1 / E1 level and "on demand" high margin broadband services.
• Reduce the dollar risk associated with deployment as equipment will be less expensive due to economies of scale.
• No longer be locked into a single vendor since base stations will interoperate with multiple vendors' CPEs.

Benefits to Consumers:

• More broadband access choices, especially in areas where there are gaps: worldwide urban centers where building access is difficult; in suburban areas where the subscriber is too far from the central office; and in rural and low population density areas where infrastructure is poor.
• More choices for broadband access will create competition which will result in lower monthly subscription prices.