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Industry Insight
WiMax.com - The WiMAX Guide - FALL 2009
Company
State of the Industry p5 directory
WiMax.com Editor & President, Carl Townsend, offers his
opinion on the state of the overall industry.
WiMAX Poised for Portable
Broadband Success p7
Bolstered by an improving economy and a more suitable
marketing plan, global WiMAX subscriptions are expected to
grow from 3.9 million today to 92.3 million in 2015.
SEQUANS Silicon to Power New
WiMAX CPE & Devices in 2010 p10
WiMax.com talks with SEQUANS’ Vice President of Business
Development, Craig Miller, to discuss how the company is
ready for the onslaught of 4G mobile Internet gadgets.
Voice to the MAX:
Why VoIP is the Winning App p13
While most operators focus on the broader residential voice
market, there are other opportunities within the same
coverage area that can provide higher ARPU.
4G Operator Deployment
Trends & Statistics, Q2 2009 p14
At the close of Q2 2009, 4GCounts counted over 3.96
million BWA/WiMAX subscribers - a 16% growth from
Q1 2009, and a 72% growth over Q2 2008.
Antennas p29
PCTEL|Phazar Antennas|ZDA Comm
Billling Solutions p30
Aradial|FTS Software
Consulting/Research p31
ARCchart|Maravedis|Sidecut Reports
Yankee Group
Distributors p34
Hutton Communications
Equipment p35
Airspan|Alvarion|Axxcelera |Cisco
Green Packet|Proxim|Samsung|Vecima
RF Planning/Network Design p40
EDX Wireless
Semiconductors p40
GCT Semiconductors|SEQUANS
Software Solutions p42
Aptilo Networks|Bridgewater Systems
Green Packet
System Integrators p45
Aricent|GEKA Telecom

Getting Connected Testing Solutions p46

Berkeley Varitronics|Gambit Comm
WiMAX Devices Current Outlook p15 WirelessLogix
Greater personal productivity, expanded workgroup access &
increased end-user connectivity options added value to the WiMAX VoIP Solutions p48
end-user device market as availability of device options grew. Alianza

featured section Rural Broadband

Focus
p17
Haste Makes Waste in the Broadband Stimulus Process
The Role of WiMAX/Point-to-Multipoint Technologies in
Delivering Fiscally Responsible Broadband
WiMAX Rescues the Government’s Broadband Stimulus
Program for Rural Areas
Why Advanced Wireless is the Best only Choice for Stimulus
Spending
What to do if You Missed the First Stimulus Deadline
Proxim’s End to End Wireless Portfolio Helps Deliver Fiscally
Responsible Broadband Networks

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WiMAX vs. LTE: Which Technology Will Win?

Okay, now that I have your attention….
While comparisons between the two
technologies make for good headlines and
undoubtedly help sell analyst reports, the
on-going debate has been much overblown
and increasingly less relevant. As with other
standards “battles” such as HD-DVD vs. Blu-
ray, much of the debate is politically charged
- which each side trying to win influence
based on the technology path has chosen or where a vendor has in-
vested their IPR.
While the two standards share much of the same DNA from a
technological perspective, that is where the similarities end. In fact
for most operators, the decision on whether to choose WiMAX or
LTE has already largely been made for them based on the type of
spectrum owned, their respective business models, support for legacy
systems, etc. And despite aggressive timelines announced by Verizon
and others, most LTE networks will not be commercially deployed until
2011. For operators looking to deploy now, WiMAX is the only option
available.
But to really understand WiMAX, you must first examine the dif-
ferent ways the technology is being used. While broad generaliza-
tions are often made about WiMAX, there are actually several differ-
ent flavors with regards to spectrum profiles, business models and
devices. In its initial development, WiMAX was designed as a fixed
wireless broadband technology and in that role has become the un-
disputed leader - providing wireless DSL type services without the
prohibitive cost of digging up streets and putting in copper and fi-
ber. WiMAX has become the technology of choice for backhauling
traffic from Wi-FI hotspots and for applications such as remote video
surveillance and traffic monitoring. With its performance, availability
and wide ecosystem of products and vendors, WiMAX has also fea-
tured prominently in the rural broadband stimulus programs in the
US (see featured section).
While fixed type applications provide sizeable opportunities by
themselves, the real excitement and tremendous growth potential
is with portable and mobile applications - being able to take your
broadband experience with you where ever you go. Thanks in large
part to the iPhone and other smart phone devices, demand for mo-
bile data is increasing exponentially and putting strains on operator’s
current 3G data networks. In order to keep up with the tidal-wave
in mobile data, operators must move quickly to more spectrally ef-
ficient OFDM based, all IP technologies such as WiMAX and LTE.
So where is WiMAX today? As we approach the end of 2009,
there are over 500 global WiMAX deployments in 145 countries. US
operator Clearwire recently added 50K WiMAX subscribers in Q3 and
with markets ramping, plans to add as many subscribers in Q4 as it
did for the entire year. As we go to press, Clearwire is currently of-
fering service in Atlanta, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Portland, Philadelphia,
Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, and others, with plans to complete 25
WiMAX market launches covering 30 million people by the end of
2009. In Russia, WiMAX Operator Yota is adding 2K subscribers per
day and has reached over 200K subscribers since launching its net-
work in June. Packet One Networks in Malaysia is on track to reach its
milestone of 100K subscribers by the end of this year.
On the device front, there are now over 150 devices that are
WiMAX Forum™ certified and hundreds more that have been an-
nounced or are commercially available. Embedded WiMAX is now
available on over 40 notebook and netbook computers. Intel recent-
ly announced that it has started production of its “Kilmer Peak” wire-
less chipsets that supports multiple WiMAX spectrum profiles in the
2.3GHz, 2.5GHz and 3.5GHz bands for notebook PCs and will provide
the ability for Global roaming across different WiMAX networks
While recent deployments are encouraging, there are significant
challenges ahead, and the biggest continues to be access to spec-
trum. In India, WiMAX auctions previously planned for this year have
been delayed yet again to early next year. The regulatory environ-
ment continues to be a challenge in Asia, Latin American and Europe
where strong cellular incumbents look to protect their interests.
But given global single digit broadband penetration, the oppor-
tunities are enormous and the impact of internet access to improve
people’s lives has been well proven. With the global financial crisis
starting to show signs of abatement and markets improving, the
time to deploy is now… and for many that technology is WiMAX.
Best Regards,
Carl Townsend
President & Editor, WiMax.com

Carl Townsend, President & Editor Contributors:

ctownsend@wimax.com, Tel: 512.305.0555 Alan Weissberger, WiMAX360 Moderator

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Michael Wolleben, Operations Paul Kaputska, Sidecut Reports
mwolleben@wimax.com, Tel: 512.470.9045 Adlane Fellah, Maravedis BWA
Monica Paolini, Senza Fili Consulting
Amanda Louie, Director of Marketing Robb Henshaw, Proxim Wireless
alouie@wimax.com, Tel: 512.305.0556
Scott Bell, Alianza Inc.
Jon Haselhorst, Program Manager Yankee Group
jhaselhorst@wimax.com, Tel: 512.305.0558

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WiMAX Poised for Portable

Broadband Success
Bolstered by an improving economy and a more suitable mar-
keting plan, global WiMAX subscriptions are expected to grow
from 3.9 million today to 92.3 million in 2015.
trast, are available over wide coverage however, shine in green-field fixed and
areas and support continuous connec- portable broadband applications—a
Dr. Philip Marshall tivity at vehicular speeds. For the most market it is just now beginning to ad-

W
Yankee Group part, WiMAX and portable broadband dress in earnest. While we assume the
are best suited to unserved and under- mobile broadband market will be domi-
served markets, whereas 3G and ad- nated by technologies like HSPA, HSPA+
vanced 3G technologies tend to flourish and LTE, the portable broadband mar-
What happens when you take a
in the mobile broadband arena, where ket—an area of rapid growth especially
strong wireless technology like WiMAX,
legacy technologies abound. in emerging EMEA markets like Cen-
introduce it with great fanfare and then
But when WiMAX first hit the scene tral and Eastern Europe and Africa—is
slam it with a poor economy, slow spec-
in 2004, its primary aim was to disrupt WiMAX’s for the taking.
trum licensing and incorrect position-
the mobile broadband market, which Over the next few years, as the gat-
ing in the marketplace? Just exactly
had a less-than-stellar track record, es- ing factors begin to ease, Yankee Group
what happened to WiMAX worldwide
pecially in terms of price, performance believes WiMAX is poised to take off. In
over the past year or so.
and reliability. Since then, however, the fact, we forecast that WiMAX subscrip-
Previously, Yankee Group forecast
mobile broadband industry has pulled tions will grow from 3.9 million today to
that in 2008, global WiMAX subscrip-
its act together and accelerated the de- 92.3 million in 2015, a CAGR of 69 per-
tions would hit 3.8 million. In real-
velopment of 3G, HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE. cent (see Exhibit 1).
ity, that number won’t be reached un-
Now, with its 3G competitors in more of
til year-end 2009, primarily because
a position of strength technology-wise, Some Like It Mobile
WiMAX has been hit with a veritable
WiMAX has less of a story to tell—and While the lion’s share of WiMAX’s
tsunami of constraints. In addition to a
less of a compelling business opportu- predicted increases will happen in the
deep, worldwide economic recession
nity—in the mobile broadband space. portable broadband segment, there are
and the collapse of the credit markets,
The fact is WiMAX isn’t especially notable exceptions to the rule. For ex-
WiMAX last year faced slower-than-ex-
suited to mobile broadband. Its high- ample, service providers in the U.S. (in
pected spectrum licensing, especially
performance radio technology and addition to Japan and Korea) are taking
in areas with huge subscriber potential
end-to-end all-IP architecture does, a relatively aggressive stance targeting
like India and Indonesia. And as if the
economic crisis wasn’t enough to dry
up investment dollars, WiMAX also saw Exhibit 1: Global Subscription Forecast for Mobile WiMAX Technology
a crisis in investor confidence due to
its mismatched positioning against 3G
and advanced 3G technologies like LTE,
HSPA and HSPA+.

What’s Weighing WiMAX Down?

Flawed market positioning is the
biggest gating factor for WiMAX, as pro-
viders and regulators continue to place
WiMAX in the mobile broadband space
versus the portable broadband mar-
ket. Yankee Group defines “portable
broadband” as a service that is avail-
able for stationary or pedestrian use
within limited network coverage areas.
“Mobile broadband” services, by con-

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WiMAX toward mobile applications.
In North America, WiMAX activity is
dominated by Clearwire, which aspires
to deploy a nationwide WiMAX network
in the U.S. in the 2.6 GHz frequency
band and provide 4G services to its
strategic partners, including Sprint and
Comcast. Clearwire is in the process of
upgrading from a proprietary technol-
ogy to mobile WiMAX (802.16e), and to
date, it offers commercialized mobile
WiMAX service in Atlanta, Baltimore,
Las Vegas and Portland, Ore., with ag-
gressive plans to launch additional mar-
kets through 2009 and 2010. Combine
Clearwire with upstarts DigitalBridge
Communications and Xanadoo, and the
North American market is well-served
by WiMAX players.
Exhibit 2: Robust Growth in North America as WiMAX Penetrates Residential Broadband
Exhibit 3: WiMAX Gets Off to a Slow Start in Asia-Pacific
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Another impetus for WiMAX growth
in the U.S. market is the American Re-
covery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,
which earmarks $7.2 billion to broad-
band-related projects. With these fac-
tors in mind, Yankee Group projects that
WiMAX subscriptions in North America
will increase from 1.0 million in 2009 to
13.4 million in 2015, a 53 percent CAGR
(see Exhibit 2).
Slow Going in Asia-Pacific
In contrast with North America,
the Asia-Pacific region is growing more
slowly in terms of WiMAX subscrip-
tions. While it presents tremendous
opportunities for WiMAX, particularly
in areas like India and Indonesia where
there is low broadband penetration,
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licensing issues are a major stumbling
block. For example, our forecast does
not account for WiMAX subscriptions
in the 2.6 GHz (BWA) band in India be-
cause of the continued delay in licens-
ing. Plus, WiMAX has been incorrectly
positioned to compete with technolo-
gies like HSPA and LTE in the region,
resulting in heightened political antics
and protracted timelines for spectrum
licensing in many markets. In addition,
it is unlikely WiMAX will see meaningful
adoption in China, where the service
providers have embraced TD-SCDMA
and LTE TDD.
We do, however, expect that licens-
ing of the 2.6 GHz band—which is most
suited to WiMAX—will occur during
the forecast period, freeing up WiMAX
providers to address this burgeoning
market. With that in mind, we project
WiMAX subscriptions in Asia-Pacific to
increase from 0.5 million to 40.4 million
between 2009 and 2015, representing
a CAGR of 102 percent over the forecast
period (see Exhibit 3).
EMEA Leads the Way
While Asia-Pacific holds the most
potential, the region of the globe set
for the most dramatic WiMAX growth
is EMEA. Our forecast predicts that
WiMAX’s strongest adoption will occur
in emerging markets in EMEA, particu-
larly in Central and Eastern Europe and
in Africa. Investments in Africa are ac-
celerating, particularly with the imple-
mentation of several undersea cables
and the freeing up of capital markets.
We see slow progress for WiMAX in
Western Europe, however, because
most of the service providers are sub-
scale with networks operating in the
3.5-3.8 GHz bands. We believe that this
will remain the case until significant 2.6
GHz frequency bands are auctioned
and future acquirers of TDD licenses
in Western Europe are required to em-
brace WiMAX.
Taking these factors into consider-
ation, Yankee Group projects WiMAX
subscriptions in EMEA to increase from
2.1 million to 33.9 million between
2009 and 2015, at a CAGR of 59 percent
(see Exhibit 4).
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WiMAX Languishes in Latin Exhibit 4: WiMAX Demand in EMEA Driven by Emerging Markets
America
Perhaps the best example of mar-
ket positioning hobbling WiMAX adop-
tion is found in Latin America. Not only
is spectrum scarce—particularly in the
optimum 2.6 GHz band—but in this
3G-heavy environment, many investors
view WiMAX as a “dead” technology and
are shying away from making necessary
capital investments. In addition, many
urban centers across the region already
offer speeds in excess of 2 Mbps, leav-
ing WiMAX with few ways to differenti-
ate itself. As a result, WiMAX across Latin
America tends to be relegated to rural
regions that are of less priority to major
service providers.
Even with such constraints, howev- Exhibit 5: WiMAX Growth in Latin America Truncated Relative to Broadband Demand
er, Yankee Group sees WiMAX subscrip-
tions in Latin America increasing from
0.3 million to 4.7 million between 2009
and 2015, a CAGR of 59 percent (see Ex-
hibit 5).

Getting There
The global WiMAX market is noto-
riously difficult to forecast, primarily
because it relies on a range of interde-
pendent factors, any one of which can
work to stifle demand and service prolif-
eration. To reach our forecast of 92.3 mil-
lion worldwide WiMAX subscriptions by
2015, several economic, regulatory and
technological barriers must be over-
come. But we are already seeing signs
of progress—particularly in terms of
an improved economy and more savvy
market positioning.
To gain widespread adoption,
WiMAX must gain greater industry
support—particularly from regulators
and investors. We believe this support
depends on WiMAX establishing itself
as a compelling portable (as opposed
to mobile) broadband solution, particu-
larly in emerging markets. But as long
as WiMAX continues to be erroneously
pitted against 3G and emerging 3G
technologies like HSPA, HSPA+ and LTE
in the mobile broadband space, the mo-
bile broadband community will create
regulatory and technical roadblocks to
stifle the success of WiMAX in the mar-
ketplace.
In addition to improved market po-
sitioning, regulatory easement in major
markets such as India and improved
investor sentiment in regions like Latin
America are critical for WiMAX to gain
meaningful market scale and sustained
industry support.
And a little success trumpeting
wouldn’t hurt either. In addition to ap-
propriate market positioning for WiMAX,
we believe it is contingent upon incum-
bent WiMAX operators to demonstrate
and promote their market successes
with the aim of improving confidence
among regulators and investors.
WiMAX is a strong wireless technol-
ogy with a compelling story to tell, espe-
cially in the portable broadband arena.
Once it overcomes these few market
barriers, the technology is indeed poised
for global success.
Register as a guest of Yankee Group at
www.yankeegroup.com/join to get a full
copy of the 2009 global WiMAX forecast.
Philip Marshall, Ph.D., is a senior research
fellow and technology strategist who
conducts telecom technology research,
arming clients with the knowledge and
tools to capitalize on the global connec-
tivity change. He is focused on the service
providers’ and vendors’ perspectives to
investigate market and service opportu-
nities and trends for connectivity systems.
Dr. Marshall joined Yankee Group in 2000,
holding various roles including managing
Yankee Group’s technology research.

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SEQUANS SILICON TO POWER
New WiMAX CPE and Devices in 2010
Alan J. Weissberger
B
WiMax.com
Highly integrated low cost components to be embedded in a variety of
home, portable and mobile WiMAX devices next year. Company is ready
for the onslaught of 4G mobile Internet gadgets many see coming.
By combining several silicon func-
tional blocks on a single chip and
using a “state of the art” 65nm semi-
conductor process, Sequans Commu-
nications Inc. has developed a family
of WiMAX components that has the
potential to enable a mass market for
WiMAX CPE and mobile/ portable de-
vices. It’s that mass market that semi-
conductor companies urgently need
to become profitable. Selling huge
volumes of chips increases econo-
mies of scale, which drives down
manufacturing costs and bill of mate-
rials prices. This results in lower cost,
higher performance end user prod-
ucts. If there is sufficient customer
demand, a virtuous cycle takes hold.
This trend is clearly evident in smart
phones, notebook PCs, set top box-
es and other electronic gizmos and
gadgets. With good customer accep-
tance, more and more functions are
packed into smaller and less expen-
sive devices.
Earlier this year, we interviewed
Sequans executives and moderated
a panel session in which they par-
ticipated [See References 1. and 2.,
respectively for those articles]. In
2010, we expect to see the Sequans
Based on state of
the art 65 nm tech-
nology, the SQN1210
delivers baseband
and triple-band RF
in a single die. The
SQN1210 delivers
wireless broadband
connectivity for fully
mobile WiMAX applications as well
as for portable, nomadic, and fixed
applications.
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SQN 1200 family of silicon (described
below) to be embedded in new types
of multi-functional WiMAX CPE, por-
table WiFi hot spots with integrated
WiMAX radios, netbooks and (at long
last) smart phones with WiMAX based
mobile Internet access. That’s a lot
to look forward to, but there’s also
promise and potential for a whole lot
more.
In fact, many new and different
mobile WiMAX devices are possible,
including eReaders, smart meters,
multi-user portable game players,
video cameras and surveillance, and
health monitoring instruments. If
the components are low cost, highly
integrated functionality, low power
consumption and small size, then the
ingredients for new such new devices
are in place. However, the key to re-
alizing a wide variety of devices will
be a combination of several factors
that are predominantly controlled by
the network operator. Those include
WiMAX coverage, pricing plans, and
business models network operators
adopt with content providers. For ex-
ample, the mobile/ portable subscrib-
er would like wide coverage, excel-
lent availability, good performance,
Sequans’ SQN1220
system-on-chip
(SOC) for Mobile
WiMAX mobile sta-
tions is the second
chip in Sequans’ new
65nm single die chip
SQN1200s family. In
addition to the embedded WiMAX
processor, it features an additional
network processor to support voice/
data CPE and gateways.
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but only one bill from the network
provider-independent of the number
of wireless devices owned which use
the WiMAX network. [See Reference
3. for more details on possible devic-
es for mobile broadband networks.]
Sequans Silicon Solution for
Mobile WiMAX CPE & Devices
Taking advantage of Moore’s Law
(to realize ever higher silicon func-
tional density), in house RF and mixed
signal expertise, and the ever- popu-
lar ARM core, Sequans has pulled off
a tri-fecta with its latest generation of
WiMAX silicon.
The SQN 1220 integrates a base-
band (IEEE 802.16e-2005 MAC and
PHY) element, tri-band RF (2.3 – 2.4
GHz, 2.5 – 2.7 GHz, 3.3 – 3.8 GHz) mod-
ule, and an (ARM based) applications
processor - all on a single silicon die.
To an old time data communications
chip architect and microprocessor
applications engineer (like this au-
thor), it’s an amazing feat! The mixed
signal processing (digital and analog)
capability is especially impressive.
Additionally, the SQN1220 imple-
ments dual transmit channels, which
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enable uplink MIMO (as specified in
Release 1.5 of the WiMAX Forum sys-
tem profile). As pointed out in our
first Sequans article (see Reference 1.)
uplink MIMO results in significantly
increased link budget, improved cell
coverage, lower overall power con-
sumption, and lower system cost.
The on-chip applications proces-
sor could be used for a variety of tasks,
including: SIP for VoIP, IMS and FMC
functions, IP routing over the WiMAX
access network, residential gateway,
diagnostics and test functions, smart
meter or instrument reading and con-
trol, user interface for a LCD screen
and/or keyboard, device commands
and status indicators. Ultimately, it
will be left to the ingenuity of the
device maker to specify the software
functions to be implemented on the
on-chip processor.
The SQN1210 is a single die,
baseband - RF combo chip without
the applications processor. It is de-
signed for the smallest of mobile de-
vices, such as mobile handsets, smart
phones, MIDs, and netbooks. It may
be used with notebook PCs through
USB dongles or ExpressCards, or di-
rectly embedded in PCI Express Mini-
Cards or Half MiniCards. Zyxel has
announced their use of the SQN1210
in a USB dongle- the ZyXEL MAX-507
USB.
Care has been taken to reduce
power consumption, which is a criti-
cal factor for all mobile devices. The
SQN1200 family employs the state-
of-the-art power reduction tech-
niques to extend battery life. Smart
software algorithms optimize re-
source management for additional
power reduction improvements. The
SQN1220 and SQN1210 consume
less than 350 mW of power with fully
loaded MIMO traffic and less than 0.5
mW in standby.
Sequans’ S3MAX software pack-
age includes the complete IEEE
802.16e-2005 software stack and
all drivers and host applications re-
quired for a WiMAX end system. Host
software includes drivers for all major
operating systems (Windows XP, Vis-
ta, Windows CE, MAC OS, and Linux),
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Sequans’ own connection manager, a modem replacement. The SQN 1220
supplicant engine for EAP authentica- can be exploited in WiMAX CPE for
tion, a fully-fledged OMA-DM client, that application, which includes VoIP
and a field diagnostic tool. S3MAX as well as a WiMAX modem with a USB
also provides a full simulation and or Ethernet interface to a desktop
verification environment, which can or notebook PC. Up until now, VoIP
be easily customized to address spe- over WiMAX required multiple boxes
cific device maker needs. and cables. With VoIP integrated into
Sequans has sampled the WiMAX CPE there is only one box you
SQN1210 and SQN1220 chips to more plug your phone and PC into.
than a dozen device manufacturers Craig Miller, Sequans Business De-
who are currently developing next- velopment and Marketing Manager,
generation products using that sili- says that there are “about a half doz-
con. A wide variety of WiMAX prod- en” customers working on this type
ucts are now in design: USB dongles, of WiMAX CPE for 2010 commercial
embedded modules for notebooks/ availability. Some of those products
netbooks/CE devices, multimode are currently being tested in certifi-
cellular handsets, portable hotspots, cation labs at the WiMAX Forum and
and WiMAX CPE. Let’s now examine network operators, according to Mr.
the functionality of a few of those Miller. Sequans says their SQN1220
new products. solution enables the WiMAX indus-
In addition to the customers who try’s lowest cost WiMAX CPE.
are actively developing new products, Sequans has partnered with Hel-
there is another group of manufac- losoft to provide a very compact and
turers evaluating the SQN1200 fam- cost effective VOIP/ WiMAX capability
ily chips. This number is more than for CPE. They have integrated the Hel-
a dozen also, and is increasing over losoft’s VOIP media engine into the
time. Sequans expects that many of SQN1220. According to Craig Miller, “
these will convert to the ‘active devel-It’s a proven set of high quality voice
opment’ category above once they codecs available to customers devel-
recognize the value of the integra- oping VoIP CPE, and it is available as
tion we’ve done, the performance, part of our development license –
the small footprint, the low power customers do not need to negotiate
consumption, the IOT maturity, other a separate license with Hellosoft. Our
features and benefits. integration effort means that cus-
In 2010, Sequans expects its sili- tomers have less software integration
con to be inside new WiMAX CPE and and test effort to perform on their
mobile devices, to be sold by many own. This should reduce their time to
different WiMAX network operators. market and their development costs.
Those operators include: UQ Com- And, since these codecs execute on
munications (Japan), Packet 1 (Ma- the embedded application processor
laysia), Yota and Scartel (Russia), Axtel
in the SQN1220, the VoIP solution is
(Mexico), Unwire (Australia), Korea extremely low cost.”
Telecom (South Korea), Globe (Phil- Sequans CEO Georges Karam:
lipines), Clearwire and its MVNO part- “With Hellosoft’s VOIP media engine
ner companies (e.g. Sprint, Comcast, solution, we are reducing complexity
and TWC). for our customers by offering a pre-
Let’s look at a few of the new integrated, pre-validated VoIP and
WiMAX end point products expected Mobile WiMAX total solution. Adding
next year. Hellosoft’s widely accepted and high
quality voice capability to our already
Multi-function WiMAX CPE highly integrated chip underscores
our commitment to providing the
Consider that most WiMAX de- highest performance at the lowest
ployments today are for fixed broad- cost, and to moving WiMAX toward
band access- effectively a DSL or cable mass market acceptance.”
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Opinion: While Vonage offers a VoIP
service over any broadband connection,
it would be more attractive if the WiMAX
network operator offered VoIP over (fixed)
WiMAX service. We understand that
Clearwire offers such a VoIP over (fixed)
WiMAX service in all of the nation-wide
markets that they are deploying. We be-
lieve that VoIP will have huge growth out-
side the U.S. and that VoIP over WiMAX
will be a very viable service if the CPE and
the tariff are reasonably priced.
4G Personal WiFi Hot Spots
Best exemplified by Clearwire’s Clear-
spot (made by Cradle Point), a 4G per-
sonal hot spot is a battery powered WiFi
AP/Router that fits in a briefcase. You can
connect your notebook PC, iPOD touch,
iPhone (or other WiFi equipped smart
phone), and other WiFi enabled gadgets
to this portable hot spot, as long as they
are within 15 to 20 meters away.
Cisco has announced its intention
to make such a unit this year. Sprint sells
a MiFi hot spot that connects to its 3G-
EVDO based network.
Currently, 4G personal hotspots
use a USB connection to connect to an
external WiMAX modem (AKA as a USB
dongle or WiMAX dongle). But in 2010
we expect to see the WiMAX modem
functionality integrated into the hotspot.
Mr. Miller states, “Sequans has several
customers developing integrated WiFi/
WiMAX portable hot spots.” We think
this is a great idea – for both portable
and in-home use.
Smart Phones with embedded
WiMAX
To date, the only commercially avail-
able WiMAX mobile phone we are aware Summary
of is an HTC device sold by Yota in Rus-
sia. That device uses an earlier genera- Sequans believes they’re leading
tion of Sequans silicon (the SQN 1130). the WiMAX industry in the direction
While no other WiMAX equipped smart of ‘mass market’ status, in the same
phones have been announced, we be- way as WiFi ramped up when highly
lieve that HTC and Samsung will intro- integrated components made low
duce such devices in 2010. Sequans cost devices and embedded inter-
says that they have a couple of custom- faces ubiquitous. The SQN1200 fam-
ers developing smart phones with their ily is so highly integrated that it has
new generation of WiMAX chips. Obvi- the potential to remove cost as a bar-
ously, they can’t disclose names or time- rier to growth and adoption by device
frames. manufacturers. This capability is per-
fectly timed now that WiMAX network
The HTC WiMAX Mobile operators are finally showing signs of
Phone, sold by Yota in the kind of broad coverage that could
Russia, uses an earlier represent a very significant market op-
generation of SEQUANS portunity for the device manufactur-
silicon, the SQN 1130. ers. Sequans’ Craig Miller, “We believe
that mass market WiMAX can be a real
phenomenon now – all the pieces are
in place.” And we can’t disagree.
In our opinion, Sequans is provid-
ing very valuable silicon and software
technology to the rest of the WiMAX
ecosystem. It is now up to the net-
work operators and device makers
to exploit that technology to build
a healthy business model and move
mobile WiMAX forward toward mass-
Opinion: This author independently market status.
concludes that the HTC phone will use the
SQN 1210. We have tried to confirm this
with HTC but were told that they don’t Dr. Alan Weissberger is a renowned re-
comment on unannounced products. We searcher in the telecommunications field.
think the Sprint tri-mode phone sched- Having consulted for telcos, equipment
uled for next year will be from Samsung, manufacturers, semiconductor companies,
as that company already has produced large end users (the EC), venture capital-
the Mondi MID that works on CLEAR. ists, and market research firms, it is good
Furthermore, we think that the mobile to have his critical eye examining new tech-
WiMAX enabled phones will use either nologies. Alan J Weissberger specializes in
GSM or CDMA for voice, rather than VoIP telecommunications standards and their
over WiMAX. This is because there are sev- implementation and is a popular contribu-
eral problems with mobile VoIP, including tor for WiMax.com & WiMAX360.com.
QOS guarantees and handover/ inter-
working with cellular voice and the PSTN Sequans Communications is the industry
(or other TDM based voice networks). leader in fixed and mobile WiMAX semicon-
ductor solutions based on IEEE standards,
delivering unrivaled performance in cover-
age, capacity, functionality and power con-
sumption.

References
1. Sequans Leads with Broad WiMAX Portfolio & Performance Advantages
http://www.wimax.com/commentary/blog/blog-2009/may-2009/sequans-leverages-broad-portfolio-and-superior-performance-
for-wimax-semiconductor-leadership-0527
2. WiMAX Chip Companies Ponder the Future of 4G Networks
http://www.wimax.com/commentary/blog/blog-2009/june-2009/wimax-chip-companies-ponder-the-future-of-4g-networks-0604
3. Wireless Carriers Look Beyond Phones For Growth (WSJ on-line sub required)
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090928-705684.html

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Voice to the max:
Why VoIP is the Winning Application
Scott Bell
In
Alianza
In Aesop’s fable, “The Tortoise and the
Hare,” the hare comes upon a slow moving
tortoise and mocks the tortoise for his lack
of speed. In response, the slow-moving tor-
toise challenges the hare to a race. The hare
soon leaves the tortoise far behind and,
confident of winning, he decides to take a
nap midway through the course. When he
awakes, however, he finds that his com-
petitor, crawling slowly but steadily, has
already won the race. Much like Aesop’s fa-
ble, WiMAX operators are running a race in
which, if they execute the wrong strategy, it
may cost them the prize.
Like the hare, many operators are feel-
ing a false sense of confidence by offering
only data (single play) with hopes of pene-
trating the market quickly. The biggest risk
to WiMAX operators who are only offering
data is that they are allowing the “phone
company” to maintain a relationship with
the newly acquired broadband customer.
With their foot still in the customer’s door,
the competition is more likely to succeed
in winning back the data services from the
customer in the future.
It is absolutely true that deploying voice
over WiMAX is not the fastest strategy. It in-
creases operational processes and support
burden, and it can also slow down the sales
process. In addition, if the data network has
Bundled vs. Unbundled Comparison
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weaknesses, a voice service will magnify
those weaknesses. But if executed properly,
investing the initial time and effort required
to offer customers a quality bundled pack-
age of data+voice will force the operator’s
biggest competitor out of the account. At
the end of the race, the winning opera-
tors will be those that have the most loyal,
and highest revenue producing customer
bases.
While most operators focus on the
broader residential voice market, there are
other opportunities within the same cover-
age area that can provide higher ARPU, but
they each have very different needs. For
example, despite the fact that the typical
margin for an enterprise (SIP trunk) is lower
than either residential or SMB offerings,
enterprise offerings are simpler to support.
Voice Services - Market Segment Comparison
Residential
VoIP Service
ARPU $20-40
Number of Lines 1-2
Average Margin 50 - 65%
Implementation Effort Low
Maintenance Effort Low
And, looking to the future, enterprise offer-
ings position the service provider to up-sell
customers to the latest hardware options.
As antiquated hardware needs replacing,
customers are looking for solutions from
their current SIP trunk provider.
Because the SMB sector is relatively
under-served by local telephone compa-
nies, the opportunity for expansion and the
promise of reliable revenue streams can be
significant. With this opportunity, however,
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come certain challenges. SMB voice offer-
ings are not a “one size fits all” shoe. SMB’s
demand a specialized feature set. Although
there is considerable implementation ef-
fort to bring voice into the SMB arena, the
return on network assets is considerably
more than compared with that of residen-
tial services.
“Bundle and Save” is the rage in the
residential sector. But the presentation of
a bundling option for SMB’s and enterprise
segments can be equally compelling. Bun-
dling helps SMB’s and enterprise customers
that are trying to cut costs increase efficien-
cies, and reduce the number of vendors to
manage.
The chart below outlines the high level dif-
ferences in the three main market segments.
SMB Enterprise
Hosted PBX SIP Trunks
$25-60 $20-30 + Usage
5 - 100 20+
40 - 60% 20 - 40%
High Medium
Medium Low
Summary
Although WiMAX operators see imme-
diate, short-term results by offering only
data; in the long run this approach will turn
out to be a stumbling block to. To avoid ‘fall-
ing asleep’ during the race, it is imperative
that operators execute a double-play strat-
egy. Offering data+voice today requires a
long-term perspective from management,
but the long term dividends will more than
make up for the short-term investment.
Scott Bell is CTO & Co-Founder of Alianza. Scott
is the chairman of the VoIP Task Force of the
WiMAX Forum™. He was recognized as one of
the “Top 40 Entrepreneurs Under 40” by Utah
Valley Magazine & in 2008 was named CTO of
the Year by the Utah Technology Council. He
has assembled a strong team that has success-
fully developed cutting-edge, enhanced telecom
products utilizing IP telephony technology.
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4G Operator deployment
Trends and Statistics, Q2 2009

In
off; Bolloré Telecom has only installed ket position determine the technology
13.4% of its planned network so far, and choice. Given the explosion in demand
the operator is planning to shut down for mobile broadband and higher band-
In Q2 2009 WiMAX network deploy- its WiMAX services in some areas where width, we expect 4G to be delivered in
ments totaled 500, across more than 145 it has not been profitable. The operator various flavors. Whether WIMAX and LTE
countries. Suppliers and operators con- is now considering moving to LTE. Clear- will converge is a question raised by a
tinued to make commitments to build wire is halting its WIMAX investments in growing number of operators.
and trial WiMAX Release 2 based on the its Belgian operations after not receiv-
IEEE 802.16m standard. ing permission to install new antennas.
At the close of Q2 2009, 4GCounts Telmex International, after 4 years of 4GCounts is a unique web-based ser-
counted over 3.96 million BWA/WiMAX having identified WiMAX as the strate- vice that tracks 4G operator deployments
subscribers – a 16% growth from Q1 2009, gic technology to be deployed in all its and provides detailed information on
and a 72% growth over Q2 2008. With a Latin American operations, is now refo- the worldwide 4G ecosystem. 4GCounts
monthly residential ARPU of US$39.50 cusing, giving priority to deploying cable currently profiles over 200 operators
and business ARPU of US$121.80, the networks, and reserving WiMAX only as across 92 countries. For more details, visit
worldwide subscriber base generated es- an alternative to complement DSL and www.4Gcounts.com
timated quarterly revenues of US$710.3 cable operations where there is a lack of
million. Residential subscribers (69%) wireline infrastructure. MARAVEDIS is a leading analyst firm fo-
continue to dominate the customer mix, LTE momentum is building as ven- cusing on disruptive technologies includ-
while business subscribers represent dors and operators have initiated con- ing smart networks using WiMAX, IEEE,
31%. North America is the region with tracts and begun conducting LTE trials, and 3GPP/LTE. Maravedis works with sys-
the highest residential customer base, with plans to start commercial deploy- tem and service providers, vendors, regu-
closing out Q2 2009 with over 1.25 mil- ments as early as 2010. WiMAX and LTE lators, and institutional investors. Learn
lion subscribers, of which 86% were resi- appeal to a different market segments more at www.maravedis-bwa.com.
dential and 14% business. and types of operators. A number of vari-
Russian operator Scartel announced ables such as history, spectrum and mar-
the addition of 2,000 mobile WiMAX
subscribers daily to its Yota network dur- At the close of Q2 2009, 4GCounts counted over
ing the quarter. This is today the largest 3.96 million BWA/WiMAX subscribers – a 16% growth
WiMAX network in Russia, and with over from Q1 2009, and a 72% growth over Q2 2008.
100,000 subscribers, the largest pure
mobile WiMAX 802.16e-2005 network
in the world. In the US, Clearwire ended
the quarter with 511,000 subscribers (a
mix of proprietary and mobile WiMAX),
extending its network coverage to 10
new markets by the end of September
2009, to cover a total of 14 markets and
approximately 10 million people. In Ma-
laysia, Packet One Networks more than
doubled its subscriber numbers from Q1
to Q2 2009, ending the quarter with over
60,000 subscribers and signing nearly
95,000 as of September 2009. Korea Tele-
com, after a slowdown in subscriber ad-
ditions during Q4 2008 and Q1 2009, has
recovered its pace, finalizing the quarter
with nearly 218,000 subscribers.
However, the WiMAX outlook in
other countries is not as optimistic. In
France for example, WiMAX is not taking

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getting connected
WiMAX Devices Current Outlook
Paul Kaputska
G
Sidecut Reports
Greater personal productivity and ex-
panded workgroup access were the hall-
marks of the major new additions to the
WiMAX end-user device market over the
summer of 2009, while expanded availabil-
ity and improvements to existing device
types also increased the end-user connec-
tivity options for users of WiMAX wireless
services.
The formal debut of the Samsung
“Mondi” mobile Internet device in late July
ushered in a long-predicted era of hand-
held computing and communication devic-
es in a small form factor that are designed
to increase portability, while offering a big-
ger screen, wider keyboard and more pro-
cessing power than the so-called “smart-
phones.” Samsung’s Mondi, available for the
Clearwire WiMAX networks in the U.S. as of
Aug. 1, 2009, offers a 4.3-inch touchscreen
and a slide-out keyboard, allowing for a
wide range of application uses.
Priced at $449.99 and available directly
from Samsung or from the Clear.com web-
site, the Mondi uses the Windows Mobile
operating system, and includes Outlook
Mobile email to help users stay connected
to their office email systems. The device
also has Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as a 3.0
Megapixel camera/camcorder. Built-in GPS
support makes the Mondi a good device for
mobile professionals looking for a light yet
powerful all-in-one computing tool to get
real work done while on the move.
Samsung Mondi Takes its name Sprint Personal HotSpot
from the Latin word for “world,” is PHS300S Developed by Cradle-
designed for use with the Clear™ point, the PHS300S supports
mobile WiMAX service from up to four synchronized Wi-Fi
Clearwire. connections
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For business groups of more than one
person, Sprint this summer announced two
new versions of the mobile WiMAX/Wi-Fi
router, with an added twist -- by using the
Sprint hybrid 3G/4G USB card as the back-
end connectivity, Sprint now supports
the speed of 4G WiMAX where it is avail-
able, while also giving users connectivity
to Sprint’s 3G cellular network everywhere
else.
The smaller of Sprint’s mobile router of-
ferings is called the Sprint Personal Hotspot
PHS300S, and is available from Sprint in
WiMAX-enabled markets for $159.99. Like
the Clear Spot router sold earlier by Clear-
wire, the PHS300S is manufactured by
mobile-router specialist Cradlepoint, and
is about the size of a deck of playing cards.
After connecting to a Clear network by
plugging a standard WiMAX dongle (or the
Sprint hybrid USB device) into the router’s
USB port, the router then becomes a mo-
bile “hot spot,” able to provide Wi-Fi con-
nectivity to up to Wi-Fi enabled devices in
its vicinity.
The Sprint version supports four si-
multaneous Wi-Fi connections, making it
a good choice for small workgroups or im-
promptu study or gaming sessions. (The
price does not include the WiMAX USB mo-
dem or WiMAX service plan necessary for
the back-end connection.)
For larger workgroups, Sprint intro-
duced the CradlePoint MBR1000 Broadband
Router, priced at $249.99. While not as por-
table as the smaller unit, the MBR1000 of-
fers support for up to 32 simultaneous Wi-Fi
connections from one 4G or 3G connection.
The device also supports load balancing as
well as wired-networking fallback, making
it an excellent choice for small-office situa-
tions.
Mobile WiMAX/Wi-Fi routers were
starting to emerge in markets outside the
CradlePoint MBR1000
Intended for business, can
control up to 32 immediate
Wi-Fi connections.
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U.S. as well, with the introduction of the
Yota Egg for the Russian provider’s WiMAX
services in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
About the size of the Clear Spot router (al-
beit with rounded edges and a white fin-
ish), the Yota Egg works in a similar fash-
ion, though it does not require a separate
WiMAX antenna since WiMAX connectivity
is already built in.
In terms of improving availability of al-
ready launched devices, the hybrid 3G/4G
device, first offered by Sprint in the Clear-
wire Portland, Ore., market, is now also
available directly from Clearwire itself, as
well as from Clearwire reseller Comcast,
allowing users to add the flexibility of 3G
and 4G connectivity without having to sign
separate contracts with Sprint, Clearwire or
other service resellers.
Motorola, which shipped its 1 mil-
lionth WiMAX end-user device during the
summer of 2009, also announced improve-
ments to its flagship WiMAX desktop and
USB end-user devices, improving the an-
tennas to provide better reception and
coverage. According to Motorola, its CPEi
725 desktop modem and its USBw 200 USB
dongle both have two antennas, and will
“automatically transmit on the antenna that
is receiving the stronger signal, providing
subscribers with a better connection to the
network while allowing operators to reduce
base station infrastructure requirements.”
The new modems are expected out by the
end of Q4 2009, Motorola said.
As editor, publisher and CEO of Sidecut Reports,
Paul Kapustka continues a career trying to
make literal sense out of complex computer
and networking-related subject matter, a quest
that began in earnest in 1991 when he joined
Unix Today! as a networking beat reporter.
Yota Egg Wi-Fi in your pocket,
connects to the Russian wireless
Yota Mobile WiMAX network &
distributes it through Wi-Fi.
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Rural
Broadband
Focus:
The Role of Wireless
in Achieving
RUS Funding
Haste Makes Waste in the
Broadband Stimulus Process
[Yonder Media]
The Role of WiMAX/Point-to-Multipoint
Technologies in Delivering Fiscally
Responsible Broadband
[Moonblink]
WiMAX Rescues the Government’s
Broadband Stimulus Program for
Rural Areas
[Skyriver Communications]
Why Advanced Wireless is the Best
only Choice for Stimulus Spending
[Zing]
What to do if You Missed the First
Stimulus Deadline
[Proxim Wireless]
Proxim’s End to End Wireless Portfolio
Helps Deliver Fiscally Responsible
Broadband Networks
[Proxim Case Study]

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Haste Makes Waste
in the Broadband Stimulus Process
How is a small organization, without the necessary manpower
or resources, able to submit an application without being rejected
due to the slightest violation of the guideline?
Charles Bobo
T
Yonder Media
The Broadband Stimulus program
is the equivalent of a ‘land grab’, com-
parable to the Oklahoma Land Rushes
of 1889 and 1893, events that coined
the term, Sooners. Companies big and
small are scrambling to grab their piece
of rural America broadband real estate.
Consider there are seven times more
funding requests than funds to dis-
burse in round one. At first glance it ap-
pears many of the applicants either mis-
understood the NOFA (Notice of Funds
Availability) guidelines, or just chose to
ignore them. The question looms, how
is a small organization, without the nec-
essary manpower or resources, able to
submit an application without being
rejected due to the slightest violation
of a guideline? Before we address that
question, let’s review a few of the pro-
gram’s basic facts and challenges.
The Broadband Stimulus Program is
an excellent program in spirit. According
The government has provided applicants with
a 63,000-word rulebook for a 5,000-
word application, a ratio of nearly 13:1.
to statistics, more than 10-million resi-
dents in rural communities through this
country are without high-speed broad-
band; which, according to the NOFA,
is a very modest 768k. That’s a speed
most of us upgraded from 10-years ago.
But to rural Americans, it equates to ex-
changing the mule for a tractor. It pro-
vides farmers with access to agriculture
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markets, students with access to school,
and families with access to an incred-
ible array of tools and opportunities to
improve their quality of life.
The broadband program is to pri-
marily focus on 1) infrastructure, 2)
public computing centers, and 3) sus-
tainable broadband adoption projects.
The most significant focus is the build-
ing of infrastructure, as that is the key
ingredient to get rural communities
onto the “Information Super Highway”
(an old word for most of us, but a new
reality for rural America). However, like
most government programs, the NOFA’s
more than 63,000 words are nearly inde-
cipherable and reek of ambiguity when
laying the guidelines to address such
simple needs. To put that into perspec-
tive, a typical grant application, includ-
ing signed legal attachments, is about
100 pages and perhaps 5,000 words.
So, the government has provided appli-
cants with a 63,000-word rulebook for a
5,000-word application, a ratio of nearly
13:1.
The vast array of application types
and strategic approaches appears to
indicate some confusion as to goals
to be attained and reflects the gov-
ernment’s haste to get the program
off the ground. There is confusion
throughout the process. Just peruse the
grants database for any state, and one
will find a myriad of application types
and strategic approaches. And each ap-
plicant organization can probably find
a legitimate angle from which to justify
its strategy. No doubt, this may result
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Rural Broadband Focus
in difficulties for reviewers establishing
“apples to apples” score cards in the se-
lection process.
One of the more significant ob-
stacles is the NOFA’s definition of rural,
non-rural, and remote. The meaning of
any one classification can change based
on several mitigating factors. One would
assume it’s a simple process of elimina-
tion, but it is not. The biggest mistake
the NOFA authors made in this regard
was to require a remote-classified com-
munity to be no less than 50-miles from
an urban area of at least 50,000. That
might work well in most states west
of the Mississippi, but not east, where
the states are smaller and communities
much closer. That distance requirement
did not take into consideration the
country’s vast differences in geography
and topography, which plays a much
more significant role in planning infra-
structure deployment. This seemingly
simple issue will reclassify many grants
that should have remote status, push-
ing them down the scoring list. This is
most unfair to residents within those
communities and defeats the spirit of
the broadband program.
There is a trap in the application
process with the wording “contiguous
census blocks”. Within a small commu-
nity of only a few thousand, there are
hundreds of census blocks. A census
block can be as small as an individual
neighborhood with 10-15 homes. Ac-
cording to the NOFA, if any list of con-
tingent census blocks is found to have a
single block that fails to meet the mini-
mum definition for “underserved”, the
entire application is rejected. That is a
huge trap for applicants that submitted
large sweeping-area requests that cov-
ered an entire state or multiple states.
There is not a single state in the nation
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where the entire state is underserved.
This is one of the NOFA’s better require-
ments, as it forces applicants to build
strategies around individual communi-
ties. However, the humor in this is the
method employed to determine broad-
band saturation. There actually is no
method, because the national broad-
band map does not yet exist. Therefore,
the method to determine the extent of
broadband saturation is left up to the
applicant, who can simply claim to have
adequately researched the area. Un-
fortunately, the burden of proof shifts
to the already-existing broadband pro-
vider within that community to prove
otherwise.
One of the more disappointing as-
pects of the application is the 2-page
limit for system design description. Po-
tential success or failure of the project
rests upon this. The project’s budget is
based squarely upon this valuable data.
But the application process allocates
more space to lobbying documentation
than to requiring applicants to prove
the legitimacy, cost-effectiveness, and
budgetary needs of their system de-
signs. As a result, if an applicant desires
to share a bigger vision of how they in-
tend to leverage a smaller grant to build
an even larger network down the road,
they risk having the application reject-
ed simply due to providing too much
information.
Let’s refer back to the original
question: “How is a small organization,
without the necessary manpower or
resources, able to submit an applica-
tion without being rejected due to the
slightest violation of a guideline?”
First off, it’s doubtful even the review-
ers are able to competently decipher all
the rules — score one for the applicant.
From a more strategic approach, keep
the application process simple and do
not tackle too much at one time. Avoid
any potential overload. Submit mul-
tiple, small applications rather a single
sweeping request that covers the north-
ern hemisphere. Approach projects and
communities individually. This enables
the applicant to tailor a solution and
will minimize the potential for error and
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oversight. Also, the applicant should of 768k is too low, and barely supports
never bite off more than it has a his- many of today’s web sites. Infrastructure
tory of accomplishing. A company with is the foundation, to be later compli-
The key to reaching rural America is through
solutions tailored to address needs.
That is better done with a rifle approach,
rather than a shotgun approach.
revenues of less than $1,000,000 has no
business submitting a $120,000,0000
grant or grant/loan request. Employ a
little common sense here — the grant
program was not meant to fund compa-
nies’ entire start-up or expansion costs.
It was designed to entice companies
to undertake projects that it might not
otherwise have undertaken. Nor, was
this program intended to offset bud-
getary shortfalls for public entities. It
was developed to bring broadband
to parts of America that have tremen-
dous needs. The key to reaching rural
America is through solutions tailored to
address needs. That is better done with
a rifle approach, rather than a shotgun
approach. Rural American incomes are
also lower, so avoid projects that have
an average household deployment cost
anywhere near $1,000. The project will
be too expensive for most subscribers
and, if not ultimately fail, will encounter
continuous cash flow and profitability
challenges.
The intent of the Broadband Stimu-
lus program to deploy infrastructure in
America’s un-served and underserved
communities is highly commendable.
The program should have stopped
with that first round single directive.
Until that infrastructure has been fully
deployed and proven operational, the
other directives of the program seem
useless. What good are public comput-
ing centers and sustainable broadband
adoption projects, such as telemedi-
cine and educational programs, when
the infrastructure has yet to meet such
bandwidth demands? Those challenges
already exist in the cellular war of 3G
versus 4G in large metropolitan regions.
The NOFA’s minimal speed requirement
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Rural Broadband Focus
mented with the services and programs
to draw maximum benefits for users.
As a passing final thought, it ap-
pears the many “volunteer” reviewers
sought by the Feds to score grants did
not materialize. As a result, they imme-
diately punted the initial review process
down to the states, rather than waiting
until step 2, as outlined in the NOFA
(page 5, column 3, line 9). In today’s tu-
multuous economy, there are very few
qualified professionals willing to put
their own business and jobs on hold to
extend such favors to Uncle Sam. The
Feds couldn’t find a way to take a smid-
gen of the $7.2 billion to pay reviewers
for their time? There is a particular state
that hired 40 consultants to review 151
grants. That’s the line in which most re-
viewers were probably standing.
Hopefully, the NOFA guidelines will
be simplified and more refined for the
second round of funding in 2010. But
at this point in the program, it seems
the spirit of the Broadband Stimulus
Program has been polluted by the gov-
ernment’s haste to get the program on
the streets. If most of us employed such
tactics to launch our businesses or ca-
reers, we’d be staring at an eventual pile
of rubble, as we all remember that old
saying, “haste makes for waste.”
Charles Bobo is the Director of Marketing
& Government Initiatives for Yonder Media,
Inc., a company dedicated to expanding
broadband networks across rural America.
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the role of
wimax/point-to-multipoint technologies
in Delivering Fiscally Responsible Broadband
When it comes to applying for broadband stimulus money,
clearly illustrating the fiscal responsibility of your project is
key to funding success.
Darrell Alfaro
W
Moonblink Comm
Whether you’ve applied for the
Round One broadband stimulus fund-
ing or not, we all know that at the core
of any broadband deployment is ensur-
ing that you have the proper amount
of funding for the network. Whether
that money comes from the broadband
stimulus, the Department of Homeland
Security, or the funds are secured from
a traditional bank loan – it is critical in
any application to illustrate that you
are planning to utilize technology that
will enable the broadband rollout in the
most fiscally responsible way possible.
For years now, Internet Service Pro-
viders (ISPs), carriers, and Wireless In-
ternet Service Providers (WISPs) have
been utilizing wireless broadband tech-
nologies to deliver more cost-effective
broadband services and to reduce the
total cost of ownership (TCO) of their
networks – especially when deploying
service to rural areas. Wireless broad-
band has not only evolved to provide
equal – and sometimes better – perfor-
mance than wired solutions, but at a
fraction of the cost of the wired alterna-
tives. In fact, wireless analyst firm The
Farpoint Group recently issued a report
– which you can download here for free –
that examines this very topic.
As a result, wireless broadband tech-
nologies such as WiMAX and other point-to-
multipoint (PtMP) solutions (both licensed
and unlicensed) have emerged as a favorite
for cost-effectively deploying broadband to
rural areas. The primary benefits of these
technologies, as compared to wired tech-
nologies, include:
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Cost Savings in Materials and La- More Flexible and Scalable for
bor – One benefit of wireless technolo- Future Network Needs – As your
gies such as WiMAX and PtMP is the user base grows, so do the demands on
significant up-front, capital expense your broadband network. Based on the
(CAPEX) cost savings over the wired al- cost savings and ease of deployment
ternatives. First of all, with the cost of mentioned above, it is much easier and
fiber and copper on the rise, the ability affordable to scale your wireless broad-
to eliminate the need for those material band network than it is to bolster a rigid
costs is crucial. In addition to the up- and costly wired network.
front materials costs, though, you also
save a considerable amount in the la- Greater Performance to Sup-
bor costs associated with either trench- port Any Application – Today,
ing fiber or stringing it along poles. wireless broadband technologies
By removing the mate-
rial cost of fiber/copper and The primary benefits to wireless
greatly reducing the cost to broadband technologies such as
deploy it, you can recognize
up to 50 percent cost savings
WiMAX & other PtMP solutions, as
compared to wired technologies,
{
over the wired alternative
right away. include:
Elimination of Recurring Leased
Elimination of Line Costs
Recurring Leased Line Easier to Deploy, Even in Difficult
Costs – In addition to the Areas
up-front equipment and de-
More Flexible & Scalable for
ployment cost savings, wire- Future Network Needs
less broadband also elimi-
Greater Performance to Support
nates the need for recurring Any Application
leased line expenses.
Easier to Deploy, Even
in Difficult Areas – Not
only does wireless provide
significant cost savings, but
it is also the ideal solution in
any situation where it is diffi-
cult or impossible to deploy
a wired solution – which is
the case in many rural broad-
band deployments that have
to overcome difficult terrain
issues. As noted in the Far-
point Group white paper,
“time-to-solution is univer-
sally better in the case of
wireless.”
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in Delivering Fiscally Responsible Broadband
are capable of delivering equal, and
in some cases better, performance
as wired networks. In addition, they
feature all the management capa-
bilities required to effectively plan,
configure, install, monitor, and re-
port on an operational broadband
wireless solution. As a result, wireless
systems are highly competitive with
wired solutions such as xDSL, cable
modems, optical fiber, and metro-area
Ethernet services. This level of perfor-
mance and support for real-time ap-
plication such as voice telephony and
video services like IPTV means that
wireless can support any and all appli-
cations that can be supported via wired
networks, at a fraction of the cost.
With the cost-effectiveness of
wireless broadband solutions such as
WiMAX and PtMP well documented,
the question now becomes how do you
translate this information into the abil-
ity to win grant money? Whether we’re
talking about the broadband stimulus
(which still has two more rounds of ap-
plications to go) or any of the various
existing government grant opportuni-
ties (for a more comprehensive list of
grants, funding opportunities and re-
sources, download the complimentary
“Government Grants Resource Guide”),
you must first clearly articulate your
business case for receiving free money.
And especially in the case of govern-
ment grants, where funding is coming
from the Federal Government, the abil-
ity to clearly illustrate the fiscal respon-
sibility of the project is essential.
The following provides an outline of
the steps to take to build an effective
cost and business case for receiving
grant money:
Know the Amount Required important to show documented proof munications is a value-added distributor
for Network Deployment – The of the cost savings of wireless over (VAD) with a targeted focus on wireless
best place to start when developing
a fiscally responsible business case
for broadband is to know exactly how
much it will cost to deploy the network.
We suggest working with a knowledge-
able value-added distributor with a
deep knowledge of wireless, who can
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help you design and price the network Instead, show data from real, deployed
effectively. Then, to drive home the networks to illustrate the revenue ca-
cost-effectiveness of your model, get pabilities.
a quote for the cost of deploying the
same network with wired technology Be Able to Reply to Compliance
and include the cost comparison. Reviews When/If They Come Up –
It is also important to show in your ap-
Provide a Detailed Model of plication that your proposed network
Operating Expense – The initial will enable you to stand up to and re-
CAPEX of the network is just the be- spond to compliance review whenever
ginning. You must also clearly explain necessary. Today’s WiMAX and PtMP
and describe the ongoing operating wireless broadband solutions are more
Though illustrating the cost-effectiveness of the
network and viability of your business case is criti-
cal, you must not forget about the “politics”
aspect of deploying broadband networks.
expense (OPEX) of the network as well. than capable of enabling this, and pro-
This is critical to show that the funds vide all the tools necessary to not only
are not only needed for the deploy- ensure compliance, but to monitor and
ment costs, but to help offset OPEX on provide reports on that compliance.
the way to profitability.
In closing, though illustrating the
Demonstrate a “But for” Analysis cost-effectiveness of the network and
– For an even more clear illustration of viability of your business case is critical,
the need for funds beyond the initial you must not forget about the “poli-
CAPEX, creating a “but for” analysis is tics” aspect of deploying broadband
very helpful. For example: “But for the networks. In your business case you
grant funds, the business model will must also provide a compelling story
not work due to the early months of as to why the residents/subscribers you
low revenue before service adoption are targeting with your network didn’t
takes off.” This helps explain that part have broadband before, how this grant
of the grant money will be used to keep money will provide them broadband,
up operations in the early days of ser- and how they will remain connected
vice offering until enough subscribes for years to come. A fiscally respon-
sign up and revenues can sustain the sible demonstration based on wireless
operations. This helps show the critical broadband solutions will help satisfy
role funding plays in establishing a vi- these points, and will help get you on
able business. your way to securing the funds needed
for a successful network deployment.
Provide Revenue Estimates
Based on Realistic, Researched
Market Projections – Just as it is Darrell Alfaro is CEO of Moonblink Com-
wired, you must also show document- systems. Moonblink provides a complete
ed proof that can help back up your spectrum of wireless solutions including
projected revenue estimates. Revenue WiFi, WiMAX, wireless surveillance cam-
estimates that are overly optimistic era systems, license-free and licensed
without proof can invalidate your per- broadband wireless solutions.
vious work around proving the cost-
effectiveness of your business case.
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Wimax rescues the government’s
Broadband Stimulus Program for Rural Areas
By providing capital for deployment, the U.S. government
expects broadband penetration to stimulate business and
educational activities in these rural areas.
Babak Jafarian
D
Skyriver Comm
During past several months there
has been a lot of speculation about
the federal government broadband
stimulation package and how much it
will help in providing broadband ac-
cess to rural areas in the US. By pro-
viding capital for deployment, the
U.S. government expects broadband
penetration to stimulate business and
educational activities in these rural
areas. There is no specific technology
recommended or required for these
deployments, but many experts con-
sider fixed wireless as the front runner
technology. WiMAX-certified equip-
ment has started to ship in high vol-
umes. However, and it looks there is
now a potential for a vast rollout of
WiMAX networks around the country.
Why Fixed Wireless Is the
Solution
Fixed wireless network deploy-
ments have had a rollercoaster ride in
the past decade! In the late 90s, fixed
wireless became the favored solution
amongst technology evangelists all
around the world. Cheap and easy to
deploy when compared to costly and
difficult fiber and cable deployments,
it was considered the next big thing to
hit the telecommunications market.
VCs started to invest in startups de-
veloping fixed wireless technologies
and big telecom companies started to
invest heavily in fixed wireless license
acquisitions all around the world.
The dot com bust of early 2000 and
lack of standardizations then pushed
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all of these efforts to a virtual halt part to release extra spectrum for fu-
around 2002. Lots of vendors went ture deployments. Liberally licensed
bankrupt and operators abandoned spectrum allocation has been grow-
expensive acquired wireless frequen- ing in the past decade. However, its
cy licenses without ever using them
at all. Things became worse around
2005 when fiber and cable coverage in
urban areas began to reach its peak.
But, since 2007, signs of a slow
recovery in the fixed wireless market
have started to show on the horizon.
A general increase in bandwidth de-
mand for residential and small busi-
ness users in urban areas has once
again made fixed wireless a potential
front runner.
Because of the fact that it is so
easy to deploy and because it pro-
vides sizable coverage in different ru-
ral areas, fixed wireless proved itself
as contender for broadband network
dominance moving forward.
After the WiMAX Forum finalized
its standardization efforts late 2007,
suddenly all of the hype was back!
The U.S. government’s stimulus pack-
age for rural broadband is only the lat-
est piece of good news for the fixed
wireless camp. With vast rural areas
and sporadic pockets of population,
the U.S. is a prime candidate for a A general increase in
massive fixed wireless rollout. Instead bandwidth demand for
of trenching and running cable all residential and small busi-
around mountains and deserts, it is far
easier to set up a wireless base station
ness users in urban areas
on top of existing water towers, build- has once again made fixed
ings, lights poles, etc. to provide full wireless a potential front
coverage to an entire town. runner. Because of the
fact that it is so easy to
Spectrum Allocations deploy and because it pro-
For a successful wireless broadband vides sizable coverage in
deployment, the U.S. government is
not going to be the only player. Allo-
different rural areas, fixed
cating capital for these deployments wireless proved itself as
is a critical piece of the puzzle, which contender for broadband
means that the FCC needs to do its network dominance.
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Broadband Stimulus Program for Rural Areas
long bidding procedure contributes
to increase deployment costs and, in
the end, causes higher prices for end
users. In order to expedite govern-
ment efforts, the FCC needs to come
up with a clear strategy on how it is
going to support these projects.
Although releasing licensed-based
spectrum can be helpful for long term
nationwide operation; for short term,
quick and cheap operations, license-
exempt operations seem to be the
only practical solution. The success
of 2005 allocations of 50 MHz block
at 3.65 GHz band is a good example
of how this strategy can be success-
ful. Under FCC part 90, licensees are
required to register their base stations
prior to deployment. This will reduce
Although releasing licensed-based spectrum
can be helpful for long term nationwide
operation; for short term, quick and
cheap operations, license-exempt
operations seem to be the only
practical solution.
interference issues between differ-
ent operators dramatically. After four
years, vendors have begun to ship
equipment and this type of network
deployment is rapidly gaining mo-
mentum.
The other important issue is defi-
nition of desirable services and quality
of service (QoS) requirements before
planning deployments. Government
definitions for broadband stimulus
packages are very general and do not
define the specific services. If the main
target is the residential market, the re-
quirements will be different compared
to the requirements of business users.
Business users need higher bit rate
and better QoS compare to residential
users. This translates into more chan-
nel bandwidth or more base stations
deployed during deployment phase.
Also, launching business-grade broad-
band over license-exempt spectrum
requires different frequency panning
considerations compared to residen-
tial market deployments.
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Technology Evolutions subscriber or a group of subscribers.
The evolution of WiMAX, from The use of polling simplifies the ac-
802.16-2004 to 802.16d and now to- cess operations and guarantees QoS
ward 802.16e is an ongoing effort. for different subscribers.
However, from the beginning WiMAX
layer 2 was designed with licensed Next Steps
frequency operations in mind. At the All parties involved need to pull
heart of the MAC protocol, polling is together in the next couple of months
the mechanism by which the base sta- to make fixed wireless a success this
tion allocates bandwidth to individual time. The FCC needs to release more
users. In licensed-exempt operation, spectrum to make wireless broadband
because of inference issues, polling deployment a reality. Standardization
can be the weakest point of opera- bodies and vendors need to optimize
tion. Inefficiency in polling mecha- WiMAX for scalable, license-exempt
nisms can severely increase delay and operations. And the U.S. government
make it impossible to support real needs to promote broadband deploy-
time services. All of the WiMAX prod- ment and usage as a necessity for an
ucts for 3.65 GHz licensed-exempt advanced 21st century society.
band is based on standard 802.16d
Babak Jafarian is a 15 year wireless
industry veteran with experience in
management, system engineering and
product development in both vendors
and operators sides. In his latest role he
is CTO/VP Engineering & Network Op-
erations at Skyriver Communications,
the largest wireless broadband service
provider in Southern California. In this
role, Babak manages the engineering
licensed-based MAC. For heavily uti- and operations of the company.
lized licensed-exempt networks, in-
terference could be a big challenge.
The 802.16 standard defines two
main grant-request methods, unicast
polling and contention-based poll-
ing. While, unicast polling provides a
guaranteed method of access for us-
ers with high QoS needs, contention-
based polling can support users with
a best-effort QoS type of service. It
will provide the opportunity to build
a portfolio of services based on differ-
ent subscription rates. Different con-
tentions resolution algorithms have
already been proposed, but as it is
mentioned, more work is necessary to
optimize the overall MAC performance
for license-exempt operation.
For future deployments it is impor-
tant that either the FCC releases more
bandwidth for operation or standards
bodies come up with a new modified
MAC for licensed-exempt WiMAX op-
erations. At the moment, WiMAX MAC
allocation is based on an individual
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why advanced wireless

is the Best only Choice for Stimulus Spending
about or even attempting to try express the
limitless pent up frustrations of the American
CIO, IT department and general consumer
market place having been, for so long now
being mislead regarding the overvalued,
The good news is, there is Wireless and
Light (Sublime Spectrum and Fiber Refer-
ence) at the end of the metaphoric tunnel.
However, we need to bear in mind that we are
not quite out of the woods just yet.

In
Tolly Marcus overpriced and unreliable “best effort” service Seemingly with every great stride we take
Zing Metro Wireless offerings form the Incumbent/Competitive forward as a nation, there is always seems to
LECS and the Cable Companies at large. be some unforeseen obstacle that swerves in
In today’s competitive communications Finally, at long last, there is truly a viable our path.
ecosystem, aside from the countless barriers and competitive alternative to the American Case in point: The two bodies that were
to entry and varying competing technologies last mile, middle mile and backbone debacle. tasked to see the approval and release of
in both the terrestrial and wireless industries, Fast-forward to today; to the newly emer- funds process for Stimulus projects – the
there are at the end of the day two main lim- gent wireless technologies and their respec- NTIA and RUS – have been inundated, having
iting factors that prohibit any business from tive operators and one can quickly see that received over 2,200 applications requesting
more aggressively adopting new advanced we are looking at a completely new animal nearly $28 billion in funding for proposed
technology standards for rapid deployment. from the ground up. broadband infrastructure projects that reach
It’s the age-old battle of Capital and Opera- This being said, it’s time to get rid of the grid. into all 50 states.
tional Expenditures. It’s the humble and personal opinion of Consider the fact that $28 billion is ap-
Or simply put, the cost of getting things the author that, for the time being America proximately seven times the $4 billion avail-
done and maintaining them. needs to migrate off of the twisted pair and able in the first round. The next hurdle is to
Although historically wireline or terres- coax parts of the grid effective immediately determine the best use of the available Feder-
trial based service providers have been able so we can reevaluate what matters most. al funding between now and this November.
to boast a higher reliability rate, mean time This is a revolutionary new dawn in com- So he were are, on the brink of a possible
to failure and even acceptable throughput munications that can enable America a evolutionary jump in communications, look-
levels, a sluggard and expensive construction chance for a fresh start to rethink what our ing at each other, still trying to figure out the
process that includes franchise agreements, communications infrastructure future should best way to get the best and quickest value
illegal kick backs, local, city, county, state, look like. and sustainable results out of those highly de-
and federal regulations among other limiting Thankfully, for going on just about a de- sired and desperately needed federal funds.
factors have continually been the proverbial cade now, a revolutionary group of some of Ponder this, if we were to use every single
thorn in the side of the Terrestrial Network the greatest minds in the world today consist- penny of the Broadband Stimulus package
Operator, not to mention “Local Loop” charg- ing of members of the IEEE, the WiMAX Forum on “State of the Art” tested, field-proven and
es and always being beholden to “Ma Bell” at and a host of others including many of the far more cost-effective (not to mention more
every twist and turn. leading chip makers and hardware/software scalable in the future) wireless technologies, it
Now with advanced wireless systems such developers have bonded together with a would assuredly be a step in the right direction.
as WiMAX in general availability and LTE on single goal in mind. That goal was to develop, This would also start us as a country on a mi-
the event horizon, this is no longer the case, ratify, certify, standardize, commercialize and gration path off of the nations legacy systems
as these systems can deliver constant bit rate energize an all-new “true carrier grade” tech- and operator mentality, level the communica-
services more cost effectively and can scale nology standard that, from its inception, was tions playing field and would undoubtedly be
infinitely quicker than anything known here- intended to allow its practitioners the true na- the best use of the federal funding.
tofore. tive ability to circumvent all existing Cable Co,
So in consideration of the massive and Phone Co, and Cell Co infrastructure, so that We the people… Are you with me?
unavoidable fact that it has taken well over we could move forward and break the chains
20 years and countless amounts of capital in- of the duopoly.
vestments in excess of trillions upon trillions So now what? The technologies are here, Tolly Marcus is a serial entrepreneur from Detroit,
of dollars being spent by American business’ and the nation is teetering on the verge of MI who’s first foray into the Wireless Space was at
and the American public, that at the end of coming out of a major economic recession. the 1999 North American International Auto Show,
the day the Unites States has nothing but a The Federal Government wants to bridge then in 2000 he joined a start up called Zing. Zing
sad deteriorating “hodge podge” mess of the digital divide and have prophetically em- has since organically grown it into an indepen-
twisted pair, coax and fiber as our national powered the NTIA & RUS with $7.4 Billion to dent multi site WiMAX operator. Marcus has also
communications infrastructure. help bootstrap new infrastructure implemen- worked in WiMAX distributions and integration
For the sake of this article, and enjoyment tations. Please, lets all take a moment to be since industry inception and has helped countless
of the reader, I will avoid extensive blathering careful not to make the same mistakes twice. WISP’s, Telco’s and startups make the leap.

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What to do If You Missed

the First Stimulus Deadline
With the first broadband stimulus deadline behind us, many organizations
found they were unable to submit their applications in time. Thankfully,
there is still hope and a bevy of options for organizations seeking funding.
for federal broadband stimulus funding - ganizations distribute the maximum in
and it is equally important to realize that this first round, that will equal a total of
the $7.2 billion in broadband stimulus $4 billion in Round One funding. That
Robb Henshaw money is not the only funding available leaves an additional $3.2 billion to be dis-

T
Proxim Wireless
The Round One deadline for the $7.2
billion in broadband stimulus funding
officially passed on August 20, and there
were thousands of organization that
were unable to meet the application
deadline. Even after the deadline was
extended, many WISPs, service provid-
ers and operators still struggled to pull
together the extensive applications and
meet all the requirements necessary to
apply. And unfortunately, many of these
organizations believe that they missed
out on their only opportunity to seek
funding for their broadband networks.
If you or your organization have missed
the deadline, fear not - there are still a lot
of options for securing funding for your
broadband networks.
As anyone who has reviewed the ap-
plication process for securing stimulus
funds knows, the process is quite lengthy
If you or your organization have missed the
for broadband networks.
Stimulus Funding - A Marathon,
Not a Race
First of all, let’s take a look at the cur-
rent and remaining schedule for broad-
band stimulus funding. August 20 was
the deadline for Round One of the stimu-
lus funding. The National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration
(NTIA) and the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) are the or-
ganizations that are administering the
existing broadband stimulus plans, and
those organizations have already stated
that there will be two additional rounds
(Round Two and Round Three) in the
future. Though the deadlines for those
additional rounds have yet to be an-
nounced, all of the $7.2 billion in stimulus
funding must be distributed by Septem-
ber 30, 2010 (less than a year from now),
so the Round Two deadline will likely not
be too far out.
tributed over the next two rounds - and
more if the full amount is not distributed
in Round One.
So, even if you have missed the first
round deadline - you will still have two
more opportunities to apply. Now, this
may seem comforting at first, but it is
important to realize that the Round
Two and Round Three deadlines will
likely come and go just as quickly as the
Round One deadlines - so it is critical for
every organization to begin preparing
immediately, as opposed to waiting for
the next deadline to be announced. Or-
ganizations that want to get a head start
on Round Two should take advantage
of the lull in between the first deadline’s
passing and the announcement of the
next deadline, and should begin prepar-
ing their applications right away.
Now, if your organization began
preparing an application for Round One
and determined that you just didn’t have
the resources to complete it, you should
know that there are a bevy of organiza-
tions out there offering third-party ser-

deadline, fear not - there are still a lot

of options for securing funding for
your broadband networks.
and requires a good deal of resources to
complete. And given the relatively short
period of time between when applica-
tions were open and the deadline, it is
no wonder that many organizations had
difficulty pulling together all of the infor-
mation, network designs, approvals/cer-
tifications, etc. required in order to apply
on time. But it is important to keep in
mind that this is not the only deadline
vices to help you get ready. Whether you
need help with the technical writing, the
network design and feasibility testing,
or even just help securing the NTIA-re-
quired professional engineer stamp (PE
stamp), there are organizations out there
There are two programs that make that can either help guide you through,
up this $7.2 billion in funding, and those or complete the entire application on
are the Broadband Technology Op- your behalf - depending on your needs.
portunities Program (BTOP) and the
Broadband Initiatives Program (BIP). Remember, Stimulus Funding is
The NTIA is expected to distribute up Only Part of the Story
to $1.6 billion in the first round of the While the BTOP and BIP stimulus
BTOP program, and the RUS is expected funding opportunities are excellent, it is
to distribute up to $2.4 billion in the first also important for organizations to real-
round of the BIP program. If both or- ize that those programs are NOT the only

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funding programs on the block. In fact,
before the American Recovery and Re-
investment Act (ARRA) was ever signed,
there were a large deal of programs es-
tablished with the specific purpose of
Organizations that want to get a head start on
Round Two should take advantage of the lull
in between the first deadline’s passing and
the announcement of the next deadline.
proliferating broadband to under-served
areas. Below is an overview of just a few
of the additional opportunities that or-
ganizations can (and should) pursue,
whether in place of or in addition to their
stimulus funding applications.
USDA Funding for Rural Areas
The United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) is one of the key pro-
viders of funding for rural broadband
projects. There are hundreds of grants
available to enable projects ranging
from SCADA applications, transportation
initiatives, and broadband extension
programs.
For a complete list of the existing USDA
grants available, please visit this site.
Once you’ve identified the refer-
ence number for the grants that may be
applicable, visit http://www.usda.gov/
for more information on the individual
grants and how to apply. For a list of
2009 USDA grant money available and to
download the grant toolkits, please visit
this USDA site.
Rural Development Community
Connect Program
Also offered through the USDA, the
Rural Development Community Con-
nect program is dedicated to providing
funding to extend broadband services to
areas that are currently not served. To-
day, more than 20 million Americans in
rural areas still have no option for broad-
band connectivity, often due to the high
cost of running fiber to these remote lo-
cations. At a fraction of what traditional
wired telecom networks would cost,
broadband wireless networks are often
able to be completely funded by federal
grants from the USDA. For one example
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of a rural community that took matters best for your deployment. At the bot-
into their own hands and secured fund- tom of this page you will find links to the
ing from the USDA to bring wireless instructions and forms you need to ap-
broadband to their town, please see this ply for these grants.
article.
The Grant Seeker’s Guide to the
Galaxy
Regardless of which grants you pur-
sue, I recommend you start at a simple
site called “The Grant Seeker’s Guide to
the Galaxy”. This site has a ton of links
and resources to not only help you find
the grants that are right for you and your
To apply for a Rural Development organization, but it also includes links to
Community Connect grant, you must many presentations and tutorials on how
first register in the Central Contractor to write the best, most effective grant
Registration (CCR) site, which can be proposal possible to ensure that you can
found here. After registering at the CCR, secure the funding you need. You can
you can then apply for a grant online at also download a more comprehensive
http://www.grants.gov/. list of grants, funding opportunities and
resources by visiting the following site
Community Programs and and downloading the free white paper,
Facilities Grants entitled “Government Grants Resource
Community Programs and Facilities Guide”.
provide grants to assist in the develop- So remember - just because the
ment of essential community facilities in Round One stimulus deadline has passed
rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 in does NOT mean that there is no hope
population. Grants are authorized on a to receive funding for your broadband
graduated scale. Applicants located in wireless network. There are a lot of op-
small communities with low populations tions out there for any organization that
and low incomes will receive a higher is willing to plan ahead and put the time
percentage of grants. Grants are avail- and resources required into the applica-
able to public entities such as munici- tion process. And even if your organiza-
palities, counties, and special-purpose tion is resource constrained, there are
districts, as well as non-profit corpora- plenty of services out there available to
tions and tribal governments. For more help you prepare your applications in
information on how to apply, please visit time. But don’t wait - the next round of
this USDA Rural Development site. deadlines will come and go before you
know it, and the earlier you begin to pre-
Homeland Security Grants pare, the better off you’ll be.
The Department of Homeland Secu-
rity (DHS) is another major provider of
funds for broadband wireless networks, as Robb Henshaw is the Director of Market-
these networks are often key components ing & Communications at Proxim Wireless,
for the delivery of critical security applica- a manufacturer of end-to-end broadband
tions, such as wireless video surveillance. wireless systems, where he oversees the
Regardless of the whether you’re trying company’s global marketing and com-
to secure your city, your transportation munications efforts. For the last 8 years he
infrastructure (like bridges, roads, public has been dedicated to helping develop the
transportation, etc.), a government build- wireless industry, with expertise in technol-
ing, ports, borders and more - the Depart- ogies ranging from enterprise WLANs, to
ment of Homeland Security has a wide carrier-grade wireless backhaul, to WiMAX
range of grants available. and point-to-multipoint broadband wire-
less access (BWA) solutions.
To get started, please visit this FEMA
site to identify the grant that may be the
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 Rural Broadband Focus

Proxim’s end to end wireless Portfolio

Helps Deliver Fiscally Responsible Broadband Networks
At Proxim Wireless, we’re huge ad- Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) answer is simple: Fiscally Responsible
vocates of the rural broadband efforts arrived, and we have a long track record Broadband. When preparing a grant ap-
currently underway not only here in the of providing wireless solutions that are ca- plication, you must illustrate that your
U.S., but throughout the world as well. In pable of enabling successful applications proposed network will not only deliver
fact, we’ve been helping ISPs, carriers and for any number of government grants. the required level of service for any given
WISPs deploy cost-effective broadband We’re often asked what the secret to area, but also that your proposed net-
to rural areas long before the American a successful grant application is, and the work will do so in the most cost-effective,
fiscally-responsible way possible. The
Proxim Brings Broadband to Elk River, Idaho for the prohibitively high cost of fiber deploy-
First Time ments is one of the primary reasons that
Proxim’s wireless solutions have provided the town of Elk River, Idaho with its rural areas don’t have better service today
first ever broadband access network. Elk River, which funded the broadband wire- in the first place, so proposing the use of
less network through a Federal grant, provides an example for similar rural towns wireless technologies that can reduce
throughout the country struggling to find a cost-effective means of bringing both the CAPEX and OPEX of rural de-
broadband access to previously un-reached areas. ployments (as compared to wired alter-
“Having a broadband connection is essential to give our town equal access to natives) can go a long way in establishing
all the resources available on the Web,” said Margaret Patterson, the Director of Elk a successful application.
River Free Library District, who spearheaded the effort to secure the Federal grant At Proxim, we offer an end-to-end line
that paid for the network. “We’re a small town, and we’re geographically remote, of broadband wireless products so that
but that does not mean we don’t have the same need for Internet connectivity.
our partners and customers can deploy
And thanks to a Federal grant and the ability of wireless technology to enable cost-
effective access, we are now connected.” a complete wireless network – from 4G
In order to overcome the high cost associated with trenching for fiber or copper wireless backhaul to point-to-multipoint
as well as the service issues often associated with satellite connectivity, Access Con- to end-user access – without dealing with
sulting – the firm that designed and deployed the network – turned to Proxim Wire- multiple vendors. And because all of our
less. In Elk River, Access Consulting has deployed Proxim’s Tsunami™ MP.11 5054-R products are managed by a single man-
point-to-multipoint radios to provide backhaul links across town, as well as Proxim agement platform, you don’t need mul-
outdoor ORiNOCO® AP-4000 MR/LR access points, which provide the city-wide Wi-Fi tiple consoles to monitor and manage
access. In addition, they have deployed ORiNOCO AP-700 and AP-4000 access points your entire broadband network.
to provide indoor Wi-Fi access within the town’s motel and condo complex. But don’t take our word for it. We’ve
worked with hundreds of ISPs, carriers,
Proxim Unwires England’s Most Remote Town WISPs and communities throughout the
Alston Moor is both the highest market town in England as well as one of the world to help provide broadband to un-
most remote – so conventional high-speed broadband service is not available. In der-served areas. Two recent examples
2002 Cybermoor installed the UK’s first wireless broadband network in a rural com- include our deployments that brought
munity and Alston Moor quickly became recognized as the “Broadband Capital of broadband connectivity to the remote
Britain” with almost 40% of households having a broadband connection, at the areas of Elk River, Idaho and Alston Moor
then-fantastic speed of 1 Mbps. This latest upgrade with Proxim equipment will en- in the U.K.
able all members of the community in Alston Moor to receive wireless service of up
to 12 Mbps. It All Adds Up (to Less)
The Cybermoor social enterprise began in 2001 with funding from the British
government to investigate how digital communications and computers might help Wireless broadband has not only
boost rural economies. Cybermoor is utilizing Proxim’s Tsunami™ MP.11 license-free evolved to provide equal – and some-
WiMAX radios to distribute the wireless connection throughout the town. As a result, times better – performance than wired
the entire town is now blanketed with affordable wireless broadband access, which solutions, but it does so at a fraction of the
costs only £8.99 ($12) per month. And since the household computers were com- cost of the wired alternatives. So whether
pletely subsidized, residents are able to get connected to the Internet right away. you’re looking for licensed WiMAX, unli-
“The distance and terrain between Alston Moor and other towns caused more censed WiMAX, point-to-multipoint, wire-
than just a physical separation – it prevented the deployment of traditional broad- less backhaul, or Wi-Fi access products
band, which created a significant economic separation as well. As a social enterprise, for your broadband deployment, check
we have far greater customer take up than conventional ISPs, making it easier to out www.proxim.com for more informa-
plan network upgrades,” said Daniel Heery, Project Manager for Cybermoor. “When tion on our complete end-to-end broad-
we were evaluating technologies that could overcome the existing problems and band wireless portfolio and get in touch
deliver a higher quality and higher speed service to our members in a cost-effective
manner, it became clear that Proxim’s wireless broadband systems were the optimal with any questions. We’re here to help
solution”. you build fiscally responsible broadband
wireless networks.

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directory
Antennas
PCTEL, Inc. | 29
p29
Phazar Antenna Corp. | 29
ZDA Communications | 30
Billing Solutions p30
Aradial Technologies | 30
FTS Software | 31
Consulting/Research p31
ARCchart Ltd. | 31
Maravedis, Inc. | 32
Rethink Technology Research | 32
Sidecut Reports | 33
Yankee Group | 33
Distributors p34
Hutton Communications | 34
TESSCO Technologies | 34
Equipment p35
Airspan Networks, Inc. | 35
Alvarion, Ltd. | 35
WiMax.com asks
Axxcelera Broadband Wireless | 36
Cisco | 36
Green Packet Solutions | 37
Proxim Wireless | 38
Redline Communications | 38
Vecima Networks | 39
RF Planning/
Network Design p40
EDX Wireless | 40
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Semiconductors
GCT Semiconductors, Inc. | 40
p40
SEQUANS Communications | 41
Software Solutions p42
Aptilo Networks | 42
Bridgewater Systems | 43
Green Packet Solutions | 44
System Integrators p45
Aricent | 45
GEKA Telecom | 46
Testing Solutions p46
Gambit Communications | 46
Berkeley Varitronics | 47
WirelessLogix | 48
VoIP Solutions p48
Alianza | 48
WiMax.com asks industry thought-leaders
to describe their position in the global 4G
& WiMAX marketplace & offer insight on
the strategic value add they provide to
customers & prospects when introducing
{
new solutions & revenue-generating
services.
PCTEL | page 29
Proxim Wireless | page 38
Vecima Networks | page 39
GCT Semiconductors | page 40
Aptilo Networks | page 42
Aricent | page 45
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PCTEL, Inc.
Company Background
PCTEL is a leading global supplier of an-
tenna solutions for multiple wireless appli-
cations including WiMAX, SCADA, land mo-
bile radio, broadband wireless access, RFID,
in-building wireless, aeronautical naviga-
tion, and GPS. We produce the industry
leading antenna product lines MAXRAD®
and Bluewave™.
PCTEL’s engineering teams are world class
and utilize some of the industry’s best de-
sign tools, test equipment, and test ranges
to produce antenna solutions offering the
customer excellent performance and val-
ue. PCTEL utilizes high quality materials to
build antennas that provide the superior
performance and reliability expected by
our customers.
Antennas
PCTEL’s Primary WiMAX Solutions of less than 1.5. Port-to-port isolation of typi-
cally > 25 dB. This panel provides field adjust-
The MSPDBDI244914NF sector panel an- able azimuth beamwidth of 60, 90 & 120.
tenna provides coverage of 2.4 GHz to 2.5
GHz and 4.9 GHz to 5.9 GHz frequencies in The MMO24580608 base antenna provides
a single antenna housing. coverage of 2.4-2.48 and 5.15-5.85 GHz
frequencies and is housed in a rugged U.V.
The WISP4959018BMV sector panel anten- stable, plastic radome with an aluminum
nas cover frequencies of 4.9-6.0 GHz and are base. This antenna is ideal for indoor or
designed for use in sectorized WISP applica- outdoor applications.
tions using a single sector or multiple sec-
tor antennas and multiple radios. It offers a Contact PCTEL
choice of 45º, 60º, 90º or 120° single beam-
width sector. Multiple antennas can be uti- sales@pctel.com
lized to cover several geographical sectors http://www.pctel.com
using additional radios. Great for use in
place of an obstructed wall mounted omni. 471 Brighton Drive
Bloomingdale, IL 60108 USA
The SP2327-17XPAB is designed to cover fre-
quencies from 2300 to 2700 MHz with a VSWR +1.630.430.4996
“WiMax.com Asks” Q&A with PCTEL
How is PCTEL positioned in the global 4G & WiMAX marketplace?
PCTEL is a leading global supplier of antenna solutions for multiple wireless applications, in-
cluding WiMAX, which is a result of investing in research and development processes and uti-
lizing quality material for antennas that that provide superior performance and reliability.

PCTEL has sales and manufacturing lo-
cations world-wide allowing us to offer
global support and manufacturing of our
extensive range of base station, mobile
and portable antenna models.
Describe the strategic value add that PCTEL provides to customers & prospects in
terms of introducing new solutions & revenue-generating services.
PCTEL communicates with customers to determine and develop innovative antenna solu-
tions that help improve system performance by reducing operational costs and increasing
efficiency.

Phazar Antenna Corporation

Company Background
Phazar Antenna Corp. is a division of An-
tenna Products Corp. that focuses on com-
mercial wireless antenna systems for use
by 700 MHz, Cellular, AWS and PCS wire-
less service providers, wireless Internet
and broadband communication system
suppliers and other wireless applications.
Phazar Antenna Corp. offers a broad line
of antennas covering 144 MHz to 6 GHz
in omni-directional (single and dual band)
and directional antennas in sector, panel,
waveguide and horn configurations. Dis-
tributed Antenna System (DAS) antennas
have been developed to address coverage
problems in metropolitan and urban areas
that wireless carriers require for future ad-
vanced services.
Phazar Antenna Corp. has developed sev-
eral new product lines of high performance
base station antennas that enhance the
performance of the latest WiMAX and WiFi
broadband infrastructure and backhaul
systems for both Fixed wireless and Mo-
bile wireless applications. The new product
lines offer high gain performance with su-
perior null-fill beam-forming features that
improve the coverage under the antenna
horizon for base station sites.
Phazar’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
The antennas cover the entire 2.3 to 2.7 GHz
frequency range, which allows the antenna
to be used for either WCS/WiBro (2.3 to 2.4
GHz), WiFi (2.4 to 2.5 GHz) or BRS/MMDS
(2.5 to 2.7 GHz) systems. Antennas can be
supplied in 65, 90 or 120 degree horizontal
beam-widths with 5.5 or 7.5 degree verti-
cal beam-widths, offering various gains
and system coverage. Cross-Polarization is
> 24 dB and null-fill is > 20 dB.
We have also developed new product
ranges covering 2.0 to 2.3 GHz, 3.3 to 3.8
GHz and 5.125 to 5.850 GHz with the same
high gain, null-fill performance in 65, 90
and 120 degree beam-widths. Omni-Direc-
tional, Dual Polarized and Quasi-Omni-Di-
rectional antennas can also be offered for
MIMO requirements or DAS (Distributed
Antenna Systems) applications.
Our parent company, Antenna Products Corp.
also offers self-healing, low latency Mesh Net-
working radios for 700 MHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.4 GHz,
3.5 GHz, 4.9 GHz and 5.8 GHz systems.
Contact Phazar Antennas
info@phazar.com
http://www.phazar.com
101 SE 25th Avenue
Mineral Wells, TX 76067 USA
+1.940.325.3301 x 26

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ZDA Communications
WiMax integrators or operators, primarily Contact ZDA Communications
in the U.S. and Canada. We provide full ser-
vice sales, engineering, technical support sales@zdacomm.com
and logistics for our key customers. http://www.zdacomm.com

Company Background
ZDA Communications, located in Colum-
bia, SC, specializes in the engineering and
manufacturing of wireless communication
antennas, cable assemblies, passive com-
ponents, and other fine products.
Our extensive range of antennas, within
the 144 MHz to 6 GHz spectrum, includes:
Flat Panel, Sector, Omni-directional (single
or dual band), Yagi (include multi-band),
Mobile, Rubber Duck Antennas. The Broad-
band and Ultra Wide Band Antennas are
ideal for the Wireless, Security, and Civil
markets. Our standard antennas can be
used for applications including: WiMAX,
WLAN; Wi-Fi, Cellular, PCS, RFID, WISP, In-
building-wireless coverage, Surveillance
and Telemetry applications. Our client
base includes WISPs, hotspot providers,
in-building wireless coverage installers,
Continuing roll out of new products with 100-3 Forum Drive Suite 192
advanced technologies, and a dedication Columbia, SC 29229 USA
to expanding our existing range of anten-
nas and of designing custom made solu- +1.803.419.4702
tions ensure ZDA Communications US
LLC continue to provide high quality, cost
effective antennas of outstanding perfor-
mance.
ZDA’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
Specifically, for WiMax applications, we
have developed new product ranges cover-
ing, 700 MHZ both upper and lower band,
2.0 to 2.3 GHz, 3.3 to 3.8 GHz and 5.125 to
5.850 Yagi, omni and sector antennas, other
antennas include sector and panel anten-
nas can also be chosen. The added value is
that we are extremely competitively priced
as well as a 2 year warranty.
Please visit our website at http://www.zda-
comm.com/ to know more about us and
our other products.

Aradial Technologies
Company Background
Aradial Technologies provides top perfor-
mance AAA Servers and OSS/BSS solutions
for Wimax, Internet Service Providers, VOIP
and Mobile operators.
Aradial’s AAA/RADIUS and billing Solutions
are servicing ISPs since 1997. Hi-Capacity
Providers with millions of subscribers and
Small providers can easily integrate Aradial
Solutions into their IT and Network infra-
structures. Aradial Solutions enable service
providers to effectively compete in deploying
next Generation solutions and services while
supporting existing infrastructure and legacy
systems. Using policy algorithms, Aradial can
implement rule-based authentication giving
a complete manageability of network re-
sources. Aradial Technologies customers and
partners include some of the world’s largest
corporations, institutions, telecommunica-
tions carriers, billing companies and internet
service providers (ISPs).
Aradial solutions are deployed by carriers
globally for converged services including ISP,
WISP, Hotspot, Municipal Hotzones, Mobile,
IPTV, VOIP retail and wholesale.
Aradial’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
Our products for WiMAX AAA and billing
(CSN) are in the forefront of WiMAX tech-
nology. Some features include:
• WiMAX Forum standards NGW com-
pliant – supports both 802.16d and
802.16e.
• Convergent Billing for all IP based ser-
vices, prepaid and postpaid.
• Real-time and Scalable AAA functional-
ities.
• EAP-TTLS and EAP-TLS for authentication.
• Integrated with leading ASN-gateways
partners.
• Integrated with WiFi and traditional Ac-
cess controllers (for example: Mikrotik,
Wavion, Nomadix, Colubris, etc)
• Cost effective solution and fast ROI.
• Billing and Ordering, all services, such as
Broadband Data, VOIP, Voice, IPTV, VOD
for WiMAX.
• Allows controlling users balance, time and
traffic in real-time and with zero leakage.
Billing Solutions
• Advanced user management for sub-
scribers & prepaid cards management.
• Self ordering and provisioning (Activa-
tion and Hotlining)
• Packet Of Disconnect (PoD) and Change
of Authorization (CoA)
• Redirection to activation portal at zero
balance and purchasing plans through
Spotngo portal.
• Multiple resources - allows the user to
have multiple user ids on the same ac-
count (e.g. Multiple phone numbers,
data services usernames, connected to
the same account).
• Integration with external billing systems
- Advanced APIs for external billing in-
tegration both for real-time events and
provisioning.
Contact Aradial
presales@aradial.com
http://www.aradial.com
North American & European Offices
+1.416.410.3518
Europe & other phone
+972.9.9581805

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FTS Billing Software Solutions
Company Background
FTS (LSE: FTS) is a leading provider of Bill-
ing, CRM and Business Control solutions for
communications and content service pro-
viders. By analyzing events from a business
standpoint rather than just billing them,
FTS allows providers to better understand
their customer base and leverage business
value from every event and interaction.
FTS deploys its full range of end-to-end,
stand-alone and add-on solutions to cus-
tomers in over 40 countries and has im-
plemented solutions in wireless, wireline,
cable, content and broadband markets
including multiple cross-network installa-
tions.
FTS’ Primary WiMAX Solutions
FTS offers its FTS express™ for WiMAX – an
extremely flexible billing appliance that
can be adapted to the needs of every
WiMAX operator, at a fraction of the cost of
fully-fledged solutions. The appliance is de-
signed for WiMAX infrastructure providers,
resellers and systems integrators to quickly
and easily solve WiMAX service providers’
back-office requirements.
FTS express provides an all-in-one solution
for online charging, AAA, billing and in-
voicing, customer management, voucher
management, calling cards, policy man-
agement and more. Setup is simple, with
an easy UI setup for localization (taxes, cur-
rency), rating plans and business rules. The
solution requires minimal set-up for full
operational mode, yet is fully expandable
and scalable so it can grow with the service
provider’s future needs and growth.
Understanding that flexibility and scal-
ability are key, FTS released FTS express in
Billing Solutions
three packages: convergent prepaid/post-
paid data; convergent prepaid/postpaid
data and VoIP; and an advanced service
provider package.
Packages are incremental and extremely
cost effective. Operators and service pro-
viders can start small with core modules for
basic operation, and grow with additional
components to an advanced IP implemen-
tation as their business grows.
FTS serves customers in developed and
emerging markets with installations in the
Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East
and Africa.
Contact FTS Soft
info@fts-soft.com
http://www.fts-soft.com
Headquarters +972 9 952 6500
Americas +1.561.999.8000
Russia +7 495 648 1008
South Africa +27 11 322 4200

ARCchart Ltd. Consulting/Research

Global WiMAX Landscape Wallchart

ARCchart publishes the respected industry Global WiMAX Landscape wallchart. The chart
Company Background covers over 200 WiMAX operators around the world and examines the spectrum employed,
service launch dates and equipment vendors used. For more details on the wallchart, visit:
ARCchart is an independent research http://www.arcchart.com/wallcharts/wimax.asp
and consulting firm focusing on all as-
pects of the wireless communications
sector. Based in London, ARCchart’s
depth and breadth of analysis provides
a global perspective on wireless tech-
nology and industry developments.

Combining original thinking with ex-

ceptional knowledge and experience,
ARCchart assists clients in making
sound commercial decisions about
technologies, market strategies and
competitive positions. With strong
roots in the tracking of M&A activ-
ity across the communications space,
ARCchart’s strategic advice covers all
aspects of the wireless value chain
- ranging from semiconductors and
WLANs to network operators, handsets Contact ARCchart
and mobile applications. ARCchart is an
affiliate of London-based investment orders@arcchart.com 78 York Street +44(0) 33 00 88 1355
bank ARC Associates. http://www.arcchart.com London W1H 1DP UK

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Maravedis, Inc.
Company Background
Maravedis is a leading research and analy-
sis firm focusing on broadband wireless
technologies including WiMAX, LTE and
other broadband wireless technologies
and markets. Maravedis has established it-
self over the years as the most credible and
reliable resource for market intelligence in
the broadband wireless industry. Marave-
dis works with equipment vendors, service
providers, regulators and the investment
community to produce a sound market
analysis based on hard primary data and
an in-depth understanding of technology,
market and regulation trends.
Maravedis has been covering the broad-
band wireless industry longer than any of
its competitors. As a research pioneer in
BWA, Maravedis has developed a unique
knowledge of regulation, markets and
technology worldwide. As a result, we pro-
Rethink Technology Research
Company Background
Rethink Technology Research is a thought
leader in quadruple play and emerging
wireless technologies. It publishes weekly
research notes, market forecasts, in-depth
research papers and provide consulting
under two service brands, Wireless Watch
and Faultline.
The former focuses on every aspect of the
wireless and mobile industry, in particular
emerging standards and technologies, and
how they support operator business mod-
els and vendor strategies. The latter ana-
lyzes the transition from analog to digital
media, and the revolution in content deliv-
er this has created. In particular, it provides
research and consulting in triple and quad
play models, broadband digital media and
mobile TV.
Rethink Technology also collaborates with
ArcChart to produce the daily online news-
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duce highly sophisticated research and
market forecasts based on hard data.
Maravedis’ Primary WiMAX Solutions
From WiMAX to LTE and emerging tech-
nologies, we offer more than just numbers.
Maravedis develops and publishes quality
reports and provides consulting services
that are delivered into informed and ra-
tional opinions thanks to its renowned in-
depth expertise of wireless technologies,
regulations and market trends.
Maravedis helps you make strategic deci-
sions that have direct effect on your reve-
nue. Therefore, our extended service offer-
ing includes a custom consulting practice
to meet your very specific research needs.
Past successful mandates range from the
analysis of CPE characteristics sought by
carriers to the potential market of new
power amplifier solutions for WiMAX base
stations. More
4GCounts is a unique web-based ser-
vice that tracks 4G operator deployments
and provides detailed information on the
letter and web site, Rethink Wireless, which
provides daily insights into the latest de-
velopments in the mobile and wireless
markets.
Since its formation in 2002 Rethink has
conducted consulting assignments for
many of the largest technology companies
in the world, as well as some of the newest
and freshest start-ups. Clients include ser-
vice providers, vendors and financial insti-
tutions all round the world.
Rethink’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
Rethink has been covering the WiMAX
market in-depth since 2002, almost since
the sector was born, and has become a
well known name in providing news, re-
search, forecasts, seminars and consulting
to WiMAX operators, suppliers and inves-
tors. It has a unique database of over 400
service providers that are using or trialling
WiMAX, which provides unparalleled intel-
ligence about the business models that the
technology supports.
In its published reports and customized
consulting and research, Rethink focuses
on WiMAX business cases, technology
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Consulting/Research
worldwide 4G ecosystem. 4GCounts cur-
rently profiles over 200 operators across 92
countries.
ClearSpectrum is a WiMAX and Broadband
Wireless Access Licensing and Technical
Database providing full technical, licens-
ing, and regulatory information by coun-
try.
Contact Maravedis
info@maravedis-bwa.com
http://www.maravedis-bwa.com
410 Rue des Recollets, Suite 301
Montreal, Quebec H2Y 1W2 Canada
+1.305.992.3196
trends, pricing and puts the technology
in the context of mobile broadband and
quad play as a whole. It assesses WiMAX on
a daily basis, as a market in its own right
and in relation to other technologies like
LTE, HSPA, Wi-Fi, CDMA2000 and wireline
broadband.
As well as dedicated reports, Rethink pro-
duces the WiMAX Directions weekly re-
search note on a key issue for the market,
and its weekly analyst paper Wireless Watch
also contains a special WiMAX section in
every issue. Rethink’s research director and
lead WiMAX/4G analyst, Caroline Gabriel,
is also a contributor to publications like
WiMAX Trends and a frequent speaker at
4G and broadband wireless conferences.
Contact Rethink Research
info@rethinkresearch.biz
http://www.rethinkresearch.biz
1 Wide Lane Close
Brockenhurst
Hants SO42 7TU
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1590 624530
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Sidecut Reports
Company Background
Sidecut Reports, an independent editorial
research firm, provides business profes-
sionals with deep background, up-to-the
minute information, and decision-making
analysis on pertinent topics that goes far
beyond blogs at a price far less than that
charged by traditional analyst operations.
Led by longtime industry journalist Paul
Kapustka, Sidecut Reports provides in-
depth looks into topics at the intersection
of telecommunications, the Internet and
public policy.
“Sidecut Reports is designed to provide the
in-depth coverage blogs don’t have the
time for, at a price far less than traditional
‘industry analyst’ reports, which can costs
thousands of dollars each,” said Kapustka,
who was managing editor at the GigaOM
blog network before starting Sidecut Re-
ports in 2007.
Yankee Group
Company Background
The people of Yankee Group are the
global connectivity experts—the lead-
ing source of insight and counsel trusted
by builders, operators and users of con-
nectivity solutions for nearly 40 years. We
are uniquely focused on the evolution
of Anywhere connectivity, and chart the
pace of technology change and its effect
on networks, consumers and enterprises.
Headquartered in Boston, Yankee Group
has a global presence, including opera-
tions in Europe, the Middle East, Africa,
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The Clearwire NTK reports are designed
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Hutton Communications
Company Background
Hutton Communications, Inc. headquar-
tered in Dallas Texas, is a distributor of
commercial wireless communications and
related equipment all throughout the
United States and Canada. Hutton serves
cellular and radio communications dealers,
wireless communications carriers and self-
maintained end users of communications
systems. In addition, Hutton provides its
customers with power systems solutions
for emergency backup, alternative energy
sources, or out-of-grid power require-
ments.
Hutton Communications, Inc adds value to
the supply chain by providing specialized
services such as
* Site Kitting
* Inventory Logistics Support
* Just In Time Delivery
* Cable Processing
Distributors
* Jumper Assembly sands of other wireless communications
* Power Systems Solutions products. Let Hutton be your wireless sys-
* Filter Tuning tem supplier.
* Product Bundling
Contact Hutton Communications
Hutton’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
sales@huttoncom.com
Hutton Communications works with many http://www.huttononline.com
of the leading equipment vendors to sup-
port backhaul of WiMAX. WiMAX is cre- 2520 Marsh Lane
ating a need for higher capacity, higher Carrollton, TX 75006 USA
reliability backhaul solutions. Our lines of Sales Phone Numbers
licensed and unlicensed Point – to - Point
products meet this need perfectly. Product US Sales
lines such as BridgeWave, Ceragon, Drag- 1.877.648.8866
onWave, Exalt, Motorola, Nera, RADWIN British Columbia Only
and more; provide the IP centric band- 1-888-948-8866
width that WiMAX installations need. Calgary
1-800-463-4793
Slightly Different than the Usual Heard Quebec Only
1-800-842-8990
With multiple sales and warehouse facili- Toronto
ties, Hutton provides local sales support 1-800-265-8685
and fast delivery to your location. Hutton
stocks the products you need for imme-
diate shipment and fast, economical de-
livery. In addition to wireless bridges and
antennas, you can order cables, towers,
backhaul for WiMAX solutions, and thou-

TESSCO Technologies
Company Background
In the more than 25 years since TESSCO
Technologies Incorporated (Nasdaq: TESS)
was founded, the Company has proven its
position as the vital link to wireless world®,
as well as an industry leader in an ever-
evolving global wireless marketplace. To-
day, TESSCO is helping to build the world’s
wireless future by serving as a value-added
provider of the critical solutions, products,
services and training needed to design,
build, run, maintain, and use everything
wireless.
TESSCO’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
At the forefront of an increasingly com-
petitive industry, the experts at TESSCO
effectively offer the products, pricing and
knowledge that give service providers and
value-added resellers a competitive edge
in system performance and cost. By offer-
ing more than 30,000 products from 300
world-class brands, we help you to expand
your capabilities, and build profits. TESSCO’s
experience and broad portfolio allow for
custom tailored solutions, to almost any
wireless network application. When you do
business with TESSCO, you can rely on us to
deliver what you need to succeed:
• The latest product & service solutions to
get wireless right the first time
• Immediate availability of the largest se-
lection of wireless networking solutions
• Leading wireless broadband and WLAN
products and services covering the full
range of applications, including the latest
in wireless technology for ensuring the
deployment of last-mile (including Wi-
Max), middle-mile or backhaul networks.
• Latest solutions for remote monitoring
and video surveillance, including the
products and know-how you need to
install, maintain, sell and support video
surveillance.
• World-class knowledge to help you make
the right wireless decisions, and compre-
hensive, hands-on sales & technical train-
ing customized to your specific require-
ments.
• The Wireless Bulletin for Security and Sur-
veillance – a first-of-its-kind resource that
allows you to design and deploy security
and surveillance systems that meet the
most stringent customer requirements.
To learn our extensive portfolio of solu-
tions, visit us today at www.tessco.com/go/
broadband or speak with one of our wire-
less experts at 800.472.7373.
Contact TESSCO Technologies
bbteam@tessco.com
http://www.tessco.com
11126 McCormick Road
Hunt Valley, MD 21031 USA
4775 Aircenter Circle
Reno, NV 89502
1.800.472.7373

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Airspan Networks, Inc.
Company Background
Airspan is a worldwide leader in broadband
wireless with over 400 customers in more
than 100 countries. As a founding member
of the WiMAX forum, Airspan has led the
way in WiMAX, being among the first wave
of companies to achieve certification for its
Base Station and End User Devices.
Airspan is also leading in the race to Mobile
WiMAX. All of Airspan’s base station prod-
ucts support Mobile WiMAX. MiMAX, Air-
span’s USB based Mobile WiMAX end user
device, will be the first Wave 2 compatible
unit for laptops.
Airspan’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
Airspan offers one of the most comprehen-
sive portfolios of products and solutions in
the wireless industry today.
Alvarion, Ltd.
Company Background
Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR) is the largest
WiMAX pure-player with the most ex-
tensive WiMAX customer base and over
250 commercial deployments around the
globe. Committed to growing the WiMAX
market, the company offers solutions for a
wide range of frequency bands supporting
a variety of business cases.
Alvarion is leading the market to Open
WiMAX solutions with the most extensive
deployments and proven product portfo-
lio in the industry covering the full range
of frequency bands, with fixed, nomadic
and mobile solutions. Alvarion’s products
are designed to enable the delivery of
personal mobile broadband, business and
residential primary broadband access, cor-
porate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile
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Airspan’s WiMAX product range comprises
HiperMAX, MacroMAX and MicroMAX Base
Stations, mobile WiMAX user devices, in-
door and outdoor CPEs that also integrate
Wi-Fi and VoIP technologies. In addition,
we have developed VoiceMAX, a unique
and powerful solution essential for carrier-
class VoIP delivery.
Our products have been developed with
the future in mind. Thanks to the advance
technologies built into our products, we will
not only be able to software upgrade our
HiperMAX base stations to Mobile WiMAX
but we will also be able to run Mobile and
Fixed WiMAX on the same platform.
MacroMAXe is a class-leading 2nd gen-
eration Mobile WiMAX base station which
has been designed and optimized for the
2.3GHz and 2.5GHz Mobile WiMAX bands.
It employs the software defined radio
(SDR) technology first developed for Hiper-
MAX, together with dual radio transceivers,
antennas and GPS receiver all in a highly
integrated, physically small and light, all
outdoor package.
Airspan’s award winning MiMAX Q-Series
base station feeding, hotspot coverage ex-
tension, community interconnection and
public safety communications.
Through its OPEN™ WiMAX strategy, supe-
rior IP and OFDMA know-how, and prov-
en ability to deploy end-to-end turnkey
WiMAX projects, Alvarion is shaping the
new wireless broadband experience.
Alarion’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
Alvarion® offers a complete portfolio of car-
rier class, field-proven and award-winning
products for fixed, nomadic and mobile
wireless access for licensed and license-
exempt frequencies:
• 4Motion® - Alvarion’s all-IP 4Motion solu-
tion is the foundation of the company’s
OPEN WiMAX ecosystem, combining
BreezeMAX and other best-of-breed
systems. Designed as an open standard
with high interoperability, 4Motion
provides a complete ecosystem at the
network level, enabling operators to be
most responsive to the latest consumer
electronic devices, service offerings and
November 2009 edition
Equipment Providers
USB device is a quad-band MIMO USB don-
gle for laptops and personal computers.
Now certified by the WiMAX Forum for the
2.5GHz band, MiMAX also operates in near-
ly every applicable WiMAX frequency from
2GHz and up to 5GHz frequencies. Certifi-
cation includes thorough assessment of
the features required in the WiMAX Forum
2.5 GHz profile as well as rigorous testing
of multi-vendor interoperability.
Contact Airspan
sales@airspan.com
http://www.airspan.com
777 Yamato Rd., Suite 310
Boca Raton, FL 33431 USA
+1.561.893.8670
new industry applications.
• BreezeMAX® 802.16e Mobile WiMAX
wave II certified products for licensed
frequencies (2.x GHz and 3.x GHz)
• BreezeACCESS® VL and BreezeNET® B for
license-exempt frequencies (900 MHz,
4.9 and 5.x GHz)
• BreezeACCESS VL SU-Video for wireless
video surveillance solutions optimized
for the high performance needs of the
video surveillance market
• BreezeMAX/BreezeACCESS Wi² for Wi-Fi
802.11 as a Wi-Fi mesh solution exten-
sion to the WiMAX network
• Star management suite for efficient
management and monitoring
Contact Alvarion
http://www.alvarion.com
International
corporate-sales@alvarion.com
+972.645.6262
North America
+1.650.314.2600
sales-north.america@alvarion.com
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Axxcelera Broadband Wireless
Company Background
Axxcelera Broadband Wireless is a data
networking solutions company, develop-
ing technology to deploy networks for
broadband wireless communications over
the Internet-from the “first leap” to the last
mile. Our ExcelMAX™ and AB-MAX™ fixed
wireless broadband platforms bridge the
last mile, with a point-to-multipoint solu-
tion that replaces the local loop for large
corporate clients, small businesses, and
other organizations.
Axxcelera’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
ExcelMAX™ Access Point is a Point to Multi-
point (PMP) base station product designed
to operate in the 3.3-3.8 GHz spectrum and
supports 3 different Duplex architectures
– Full Duplex FDD (Frequency Division Du-
plex), Half Duplex FDD, and TDD (Time Di-
vision Duplex).
Cisco
Company Background
Cisco enables people to make powerful
connections-whether in business, educa-
tion, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hard-
ware, software, and service offerings are
used to create the Internet solutions that
make networks possible-providing easy
access to information anywhere, at any
time.
Cisco’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
Through our expansive Cisco IP Next-
Generation Network portfolio, mobile op-
erators around the world are seeing the
benefits of increased network efficiency,
reduced time to market and the ability to
offer new and personalized services.
WiMax.com The WiMAX Guide
AB-MAX™ consists of fixed broadband
wireless access equipment (Access Point
and CPE) for Internet, data, multimedia,
video, voice, and other emerging IP based
applications. Combining WiMAX with high-
er level network features, AB-MAX provides
a robust, cost-effective alternative to wired
alternatives such as T1/E1, DSL and cable
modems. Deployments may use frequen-
cies from the entire U-NII 5GHz ISM and
ETSI spectrum. Select from various modu-
lation options and antenna polarizations,
all in an extremely low cost, easy to deploy
product.
AB-Full Access II™ and ExcelFlex™ systems
allow first leap high-capacity, point-to-
point wireless data transmission, across
terrain impediments, for customers who
want to bypass wired networks or have no
wired options.
AB-Full Access II™ consists of a Software
Defined Indoor Unit (SDIDU) and Outdoor
Unit (ODU). The AB-Full Access II™ radios
are spectrum and data rate scalable, which
enables service providers to have greater
flexibility in network planning and future
growth. AB-Full Access II™ delivers aggre-
Cisco Broadband Wireless Access products
for Mobile WiMAX feature advanced anten-
na systems and support adaptive beam-
forming and multiple-input multiple-out-
put (MIMO). They allow for multi-megabit
service delivery, increased coverage, and
greater indoor penetration for the follow-
ing benefits:
• Subscribers experience high-quality wire-
less services
• Service providers get fewer service calls,
faster time-to-market with new services,
and improved cost
efficiencies
This open-standards solution is compliant
with the Mobile WiMAX specification and
the Profile C Network Reference Model. It
includes a full suite of base stations, anten-
na systems, access service network gate-
ways, management systems, and customer
premises equipment. Specific Products:
• Cisco Broadband Wireless Gateway
• Cisco BWX 8300 Series Broadband Wireless
Access System
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Equipment Providers
gate rates up to 210Mbps within the 5.7
- 5.8 GHz U-NII/ISM bands for distances of
up to 20 miles. The integrated E1/T1 and
Ethernet interfaces allow for any combina-
tion of TDM and Ethernet packet data to be
combined up to the maximum through-
put.
The ExcelFlex™ offers volume capacity
and proven performance for applications
worldwide. It represents a new genera-
tion of PDH-SDH radio-relay transmission
equipment for 6-38 GHz frequencies. It is
ideally suited for long distance, low and
medium capacity communication solu-
tions of up to 310Mbps in full duplex
(620Mbps aggregate).
Contact Axxcelera
sales@axxcelera.com
http://www.axxcelera.com
82 Coromar Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93117
+1.804+864.4000
• Cisco BWX 2300 Series Broadband Wireless
Access System
• Cisco BWX 200 Series Modems
• Cisco BWX 300 Series Modems
• Cisco BWX Element Management System
Contact Cisco
wimax-info@cisco.com
http://www.cisco.com/go/wimax
170 W Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA 95134 USA
+1.408.526.4000
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Green Packet Solutions
marketing.gp@greenpacket.com
http://www.greenpacket.com
Equipment Providers
Company Background
Green Packet Solutions, part of the Green Packet Berhad group of companies, is a
leading developer of Next Generation Mobile Broadband and Networking Solutions.
Our mission is to provide seamless and unified platforms for the delivery of user-
centric multimedia communications services regardless of the nature and availability
of backbone infrastructures. Founded in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley in 2000, Green
Packet Solutions has expanded its global footprint to Kuala Lumpur (Headquarters),
Singapore, Shanghai, Taiwan, Australia, Bahrain and Bangkok.

Packet Hub, Green Packet Solutions empowers Operators to improve ARPU via leading edge car-
159, Jalan Templer, rier-grade solutions and interoperability-tested WiMAX Modems. Green Packet Solu-
46050 Petaling Jaya, tions’ products offer best-in-class performance and are of the highest quality, ensur-
Selangor, Malaysia. ing our customers are ALWAYS BEST CONNECTED!

Green Packet offers a full range of award-winning, high performance WiMAX

Modems that are compliant with the IEEE 802.16e-2005 standard. These
WiMAX Modems are field proven with over 10 live deployments and 35 trial
sites globally. We have completed successful interoperability tests and hold
strong alliances with major WiMAX ecosystem players including Alcatel-Lu-
BEST IN CLASS - GREEN PACKET MO-
cent, ZTE, Huawei, GCT, Mediatek, Beceem and Sequans.
DEMS WIN ‘TWO’ PRESTIGIOUS TMC
WiMAX Indoor Modems (D Series) DISTINCTION AWARDS (May 2009)

The D Series enables WiMAX Operators to deliver
high-speed wireless broadband to residential and en-
terprise users, providing a quick and easy way to get
started with WiMAX. Selected models integrate VoIP
services to provide quality IP-based voice transmis-
sion and 802.11b/g high speed wireless LAN access
point that enables multiple WiFi-enabled devices to
enjoy wireless WiMAX connectivity anytime within
the indoor perimeters.
WiMAX Outdoor Modem (O Series)
Green Packet Solutions’ O Series are designed to be
used in conditions where indoor penetration is dif-
ficult, for example, thick/insulated walls or due to
the presence of obstructing objects such as trees or
mountains.
Additionally, this modem may be deployed for users
residing at WiMAX network fringes to ensure opti-
mum coverage.
WiMAX USB Modem (U Series)
For users who are constantly on the move, the U Se-
ries is a perfect companion, providing instant WiMAX
connectivity anytime, anywhere. It comes built-in
with an intelligent connection manager that converg-
es connection management, communication servic-
es and entertainment within a single client. As such
subscribers enjoy a simple, unified access to various
networks and applications from one user-friendly and
trendy interface.
The Second Annual INTERNET TELEPHONY
WiMAX Distinction Award recognizes the vi-
sion, leadership and attention to detail that
are the hallmarks of this prestigious award. The
most innovative WiMAX products and services
were selected as recipients of this year’s award
for their groundbreaking achievement.
Green Packet Solutions’ WiMAX Indoor Modem,
also known as the D Series offers an integrated
WiFi 802.11b/g ‘Access Point’, VoIP capabilities
(voice devices such as fax machine or phone)
over WiMAX networks and maintenance time
savings through ‘ over-the-air configuration’
and software upgrades , all of which is housed
in a stylish design.
Green Packet Solutions’ U Series WiMAX USB
Modem provides instant WiMAX connectiv-
ity anytime, anywhere, by simply plugging
the modem into a USB port. The unique at-
tribute of the U Series Modem is its ability to
offer seamless mobility across networks over
secured mobile VPN through the built in Con-
nection Manager platform. An example of this
would be a user moving from WiMAX to WiFi
and back to a WiMAX coverage area, enjoying
seamless connectivity without ever having to
re-establish a new connection.
Other innovations built in to the super sleek de-
signed U Series are, over-the-air configuration /
software upgrading / troubleshooting services,
superior signal quality and robust connection
thanks to its combined 3.5dBi dipole antenna
Both the D Series and the U Series are fully com-
pliant with the 802.16e-2005 (Mobile WiMAX)
Standard and tailored for the 2.3Ghz, 2.5Ghz
and 3.5Ghz range of frequencies.

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Proxim Wireless
Company Background
Proxim Wireless Corporation (OTCQX:
PRXM) is a leading provider of end-to-end
broadband wireless systems that deliver
the quadruple play of data, voice, video and
mobility to all organizations today. We are
100 percent focused on wireless technol-
ogy, and that focus enables us to provide
a complete portfolio of WLAN, Wi-Fi mesh,
WiMAX (point-to-multipoint), and point-to-
point technologies.
Regardless of the application, our end-to-
end product portfolio enables partners to
custom-build the wireless solution that fits
customers’ specific needs. Our broadband
wireless equipment is used by enterprises,
service providers, carriers, government enti-
ties, educational institutions, healthcare or-
ganizations, municipalities and other organi-
zations that need high-performance, secure
and scalable broadband wireless solutions.
Focus Applications - Using a combination
of WLAN, Wi-Fi Mesh, WiMAX and Point-
to-Point backhaul technologies, Proxim
enables a wide variety of fixed and mobile
applications, including:
• Cellular Data, Voice & Video Backhaul
- High-performance wireless point-to-
point backhaul connections for carriers
and wireless ISPs
• Last-Mile Connectivity - Wi-Fi and WiMAX
Equipment
access for both enterprises and consumers Proxim’s Business - Proxim serves custom-
• Security & Surveillance - Systems includ- ers through a global network of distributors,
ing video surveillance, gunshot location value-added resellers, system integrators
and perimeter security and original equipment manufacturers. Our
• Enterprise WLAN - Wireless access and strong internal sales force also engages in
building-to-building campus connectivity direct-touch, consultative selling with major
• Public Safety - In-field mobile data access customers regardless of whether fulfillment
for public safety officers, field service tech- is direct or via a channel partner. Our experi-
nicians and other mobile field workers enced system engineering team is available
to provide professional services to both our
Customers - Proxim’s end-to-end broadband channel partners and end customers.
wireless solutions & services have helped
more than 235,000 customers around the Contact Proxim Wireless
world enable new applications, increase pro-
ductivity, decrease expenses, gain operation- http://www.proxim.com
al flexibility & create new business opportu-
nities. To date, Proxim has more than 1.8 mil Proxim Sales - Western US & Canada
units deployed in the field worldwide. Ron Davis rdavis@proxim.com
+1.408.385.1778
Proxim Wireless Products and Technology Proxim Sales - Eastern US
- Proxim is the only vendor that provides se- Geoff Smith gsmith@proxim.com
cure, scalable and high-performance broad- +1.408.306.9205
band wireless systems that can be centrally Proxim International: Please visit online to
managed from end-to-end. find the appropriate contact.
“WiMax.com Asks” Q&A with Proxim Wireless
How is Proxim Wireless positioned in the global 4G & WiMAX marketplace?
Proxim provides the complete end-to-end 4G wireless networks that help carriers and WISPs
meet the demand caused by the explosion of video over wireless networks, the need for last
mile access in emerging economies and the need for rural connectivity globally as govern-
ments invest in broadband to drive development beyond metro areas.
Describe the strategic value add that Proxim Wireless provides to customers &
prospects in terms of introducing new solutions & revenue generating services.
As the only vendor that provides truly end-to-end broadband wireless networks that can
be managed centrally, Proxim enables much faster time to market, greater ease of use and
quicker return on investment (ROI) than the wired network alternatives. With both lower
up-front CAPEX and lower OPEX (achieved by eliminating recurring leased line costs, etc.)
than wired networks, with Proxim carriers and WISPs can deploy broadband networks that
cost less and are profitable sooner.

Redline Communications
Company Overview
Redline Communications is a leading provider
of advanced broadband wireless access & back-
haul solutions. Redline’s offers a full suite of
WiMAX Forum Certified solutions based on the
global IEEE 802.16-2004(16d) & 802.16e-2005-
(16e) standards for WiMAX. The Company also
offers a complete line of Broadband Wireless
Infrastructure (BWI) product that delivery high
capacity, long-range wireless connectivity.
Redline is at the forefront of the develop-
ment & marketing of WiMAX & other ad-
vanced broadband wireless access and back-
haul technologies. The company’s RedMAX™
WiMAX solutions include the world’s first
complete solution to receive the WiMAX Fo-
rum Certification™ mark, as well as the Red-
MAX 4C family of Mobile WiMAX products.
Redline’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
Redline’s BWI products include RedCONNEX
point-to-point and RedACCESS point-to-
multipoint solutions that operate in a range
of frequency bands and are widely used to
establish broadband networks to support
critical communications for the utility sec-
tor (Smart Grid, Water Metering and Conser-
vation), oil and gas, municipal, public safe-
ty, education, military, and other industries
that require robust, secure connectivity.
Each of Redline’s WiMAX and BWI solutions
incorporate its industry-leading OFDM
technologies, and combine unmatched
capacity and non-line-of-sight capabili-
ties with proven performance, reliability
and security. Ideal for a variety of access,
backhaul and private network applications,
and available in multiple frequency bands
including 1.8 GHz, 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 3.5
GHz, 4.9 GHz, 5.4 GHz, 5.8 GHz and more,
Redline products are meeting the needs of
carriers, service providers and enterprises
worldwide.
Redline has built a strong global presence with
professional sales services teams in over 16
countries. With more than 150,000 Redline wire-
less broadband systems deployed by operators
in over 130 countries, including more than 70
commercial, revenue-generating WiMAX net-
works, Redline offers the regional experience
carriers need to successfully plan and imple-
ment networks that meet their unique market
requirements. Redline Communications prod-
ucts have received accep­tance and Buy Ameri-
can status from the U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture Rural Utility Services (USDA-RUS).
Contact Redline Communications
http://www.redlinecommunications.com
Chris Newton, Channel Sales Coordinator
cnewton@redlinecommunications.com
302 Town Centre Blvd., Suite 100
Markham, ON, Canada L3R 0E8
1.866.OFDM.NOW (1.866.633.6669)

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Vecima Networks
sales@vecima.com
http://www.vecima.com
4210 Commerce Circle
Victoria, BC V8Z 6N6 Canada
+1.250.881.1982
VistaMAX® available in
1.9, 3.5, 3.65 and 5 GHz
VistaMAX base station
VistaMAX outdoor subscriber station
VistaMAX indoor subscriber station
Key Features:
802.16-2004 OFDM Compliant
Time Division Duplexing (TDD)
Fast Adaptive Modulation
Power over Ethernet
Integrated GPS Timing
Integrated multi-strike lightning
protection
Vecima designed MAC
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Equipment
Company Background
Established in 1988, Vecima Networks Inc. is a world-class designer and manufaturer
of broadband wired and wireless equipment. Vecima offers value and performance
for WiMAX technology. Vecima’s VistaMAX® family follows a portfolio of successful
wired and wireless products featuring QAM modulation, OFDM, wireless DOCSIS®
and advanced software for network management.
Vecima’s equipment helps Telecommunications companies, Wireless Internet Service
Providers, and MSOs provide premium last-mile broadband connectivity. Vecima’s
wireless products include base stations, subscriber stations, backhaul, and sophisti-
cated network management tools in the 600 MHz – 5.8 GHz frequency ranges.
Vecima’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
The VistaMAX® product family enables exceptional last-mile broadband connectiv-
ity using integrated single box base stations and subscriber stations as the network
elements. VistaMAX®, based on the IEEE 802.16-2004 standard and WiMAX Forum™
system profiles, allows Service Providers to achieve high performance, non-line of
sight wireless connectivity. VistaMAX® products are available for 1.9, 3.5, 3.65 and 5 GHz.
VistaMAX 3.65 GHz is RUS-accepted
Applications:
Tiered Residential Internet Access
Voice over IP
Cellular Backhaul
Enterprise Data Access
Video Backhaul
SCADA & Site Monitoring
More Wireless Products by Vecima
BWIN employs the feature-rich DOCSIS® platform along with powerful RF technol-
ogy to create a cost effective system for fixed broadband access. BWIN is available in
700 MHz, 850 MHz, 2.5 GHz, 3.5 GHz, and 5.8 GHz.
WaveRider features OFDM with adaptive modulation for the 900MHz, 4.9 GHz and
5.8 GHz license free bands.
“WiMax.com Asks” Q&A with Vecima Networks
How is Vecima positioned in the global 4G & WiMAX marketplace?
Vecima has remained focused on fixed WiMAX solutions, while other companies
have moved on to mobile WiMAX, LTE or even cellular HSPA. We have focused on
improving fixed solutions for a variety of different applications.
Describe the strategic value add that Vecima provides to customers &
prospects in terms of introducing new solutions & revenue generating
services.
Vecima is in constant communication with all of our customers, gathering infor-
mation on their specific instances and networks. Based on that information we
are able to add features and updates to our firmware and meet some of those
unique requirements.
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 Network Planning/RF Design
EDX Wireless LLC
cluding RAN and backhaul systems. rural - any environment

EDX’s Primary WiMAX Solutions -For service providers, equipment vendors,

Company Background
EDX Wireless was founded in 1985 as one
of the first engineering software providers
that offered PC-based planning and design
tools for RF networks. Since that time, EDX
has come to be known for its unsurpassed
dedication to innovation, customer service
and engineering integrity.
With a global ecosystem of distribution, in-
tegrated partner solutions, service and sup-
port, more and more carriers are turning to
EDX for smart wireless network planning
tools that meet the challenges of today’s
broadband network designs. EDX offers
wireless network planning tools for any sys-
tem operating from 30 MHz to 100 GHz, in-
and technology consultants worldwide
EDX® SignalPro® with the Network Design
Module is a comprehensive, carrier-class Unleash the power of smart planning with
RF planning tool for the design and deploy- EDX.
ment of wireless networks. With a focus on
innovation in broadband wireless technolo- Contact EDX Wireless
gies:
sales@edx.com
-WiMAX, LTE and Wi-Fi network design fea- http://www.edx.com
tures:
• MIMO/Adaptive Antennas 101 East Broadway MS 305
• Automatic Frequency Planning Eugene, OR 97401 USA
• Automatic Traffic Planning
• Specialized studies and features for fixed +1.541.345.0019
and mobile systems
-Advanced propagation prediction models
and methodologies
-Coverage/interference, point-to-multi-
point, mesh, and link (backhaul) studies
-Outdoor, indoor, outdoor-to-indoor, urban,

GCT Semiconductor, Inc.
Company Background
Delivering highly integrated semiconduc-
tor solutions for wireless communications.
GCT’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
Single-Chip Solutions
GDM7205 & GDM7213:
The industry’s first Mobile WiMAXTM IEEE
802.16e Wave 2 compliant 2.x and 3.x GHz
monolithic single-chip solutions, which in-
clude RF, MAC and PHY, all into one mono-
lithic integrated circuit.
Semiconductors
GDM7701:
Highly integrated baseband system-on-chip
(SOC) designed for Femto AP applications,
offering a low BOM cost ideal for low-cost
mobile WiMAX Femto AP applications.
Contact GCT Semiconductors
sales@gctsemi.com
http://www.gctsemi.com

GCT Semiconductor is a leading fabless GDM7215: 2121 Ringwood Avenue

semiconductor company that produces
innovative integrated circuit solutions
for the wireless communications indus-
try. With its proven radio frequency (RF)
CMOS and system-on-a-chip (SOC) exper-
tise, GCT provides state-of-the-art CMOS
RF transceivers, single-chip mobile digital
TV receivers and Mobile WiMAX solutions
serving 3G and 4G mobile system manu-
facturers by reducing BOM cost, lowering
power consumption and minimizing total
solution size.
GCT WiMAXTM IC Advantages
• Lower power consumption
• Smaller form factor
• Lower BOM cost
• Co-existence with WiFi
• Market-Proven WiMAX solution
• Field-Proven WiMAX solution
Wireless Communications Innovation
The industry’s first single-chip solution sup- San Jose, CA 95131 USA
porting both Mobile WiMAX IEEE 802.16e
WAVE 2 and WiFi 802.11 b/g. +1.408.434.6040
“WiMax.com Asks” Q&A with GCT Semiconductor
How is GCT Semiconductor positioned in the global 4G & WiMAX marketplace?
GCT Semiconductor plays a leading role in the WiMAX ecosystem, providing expertise to
further make 4G broadband wireless a reality worldwide. Based on GCT Semiconductor’s
industry-proven CMOS technology, GCT develops key components to further accelerate the
deployment of WiMAX networks, including WiMAX single-chips that offer high performance,
lower power consumption and small form factor. GCT offers innovative solutions optimized
for mobile WiMAX implementation in mobile devices.
Describe the strategic value add that GCT Semiconductor provides to customers &
prospects in terms of introducing new solutions & revenue generating services.
GCT provides state-of-the-art single-chip CMOS RF transceivers, mobile digital TV receivers
and Mobile WiMAX solutions serving 3G and 4G mobile system manufacturers by reducing
BOM cost, lowering power consumption and minimizing total solution size. GCT empow-
ers mobile operators to further advance the WiMAX ecosystem, by providing mobile WiMAX
single-chip expertise, WiMAX/WiFi dual-mode capability, a wide variety of WiMAX applica-
tions and strong partnerships with ODMs worldwide.

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SEQUANS Communications
http://www.SEQUANS.com
Luc Seraphin, VP of Sales
luc@sequans.com
+33.1.70.72.16.00
Bâtiment Citicenter
19 Le Parvis de La Défense
La Défense Cedex
92073, Paris, France
Craig Miller, VP of Business Development
craig@sequans.com
+1.858.435.4882
10001 N De Anza Boulevard, Suite 350
Cupertino, CA 95014 USA
Sequans-Powered Mobile WiMAX
USB Dongle Now Qualified by
UQ Communications for Use
on its Network (September 2009)
Sequans Communications announced
that I-O Data Device’s WMX-U01 USB
dongle, powered by Sequans’ Mobile
WiMAX® system-on-chip technology,
has been approved by UQ Communica-
tions, a major Japanese WiMAX opera-
tor, for use on its network. The device
is powered by Sequans’ award-winning
SQN1130 system-on-chip, a WiMAX
Forum Certified™ solution that delivers
industry-leading high throughput and
low power consumption.
Sequans Partners with Hellosoft
for WiMAX VOIP CPE Solution
(September 2009)
Sequans Communications has integrat-
ed the Hellosoft VOIP media engine into
its new generation CPE chip solution, the
SQN1220. The SQN1220 is the second
member of Sequans’ SQN1200 series of
chips, the first Mobile WiMAX SOCs to in-
tegrate baseband and triple-band RF in a
single 65nm die. Sequans’ collaboration
with Hellosoft makes WiMAX VOIP CPE
easier and quicker to develop at a lower
cost, maximizing performance and mini-
mizing time to market for Mobile WiMAX
device manufacturers.
“With Hellosoft’s VOIP media engine solu-
tion, we are reducing complexity for our
customers by offering a pre-integrated,
pre-validated VoIP and Mobile WiMAX
total solution,” said Georges Karam, Se-
quans CEO.
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Semiconductors
Company Background
Sequans is a leading global provider of WiMAX semiconductor solutions and has deliv-
ered high performing WiMAX silicon and software for each stage of WiMAX technology
development since the industry’s inception. To date, Sequans has delivered ten WiMAX
chips to market, including baseband and RF chips for both base stations and mobile
stations for both fixed and Mobile WiMAX. Sequans’ key solutions are WiMAX Forum
Certified™ and Sequans chips are powering major WiMAX networks around the world,
including those in Russia, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, and USA.
Sequans’ newest generation of Mobile WiMAX solutions, the 1200 series, is the indus-
try’s most advanced Mobile WiMAX chip technology. The chips integrate baseband and
triple band RF in a single 65 nm die, delivering superior performance, ultra low power
consumption, and low cost. Sequans’ focus on high integration and low cost is driving
prices downward, leading to mass market acceptance of Mobile WiMAX devices.
SEQUANS’ Primary WiMAX Solutions
MOBILE STATION PRODUCTS - Sequans’ newest generation of Mobile WiMAX technol-
ogy, the 1200 series of 65 nm single die chips, is the industry’s most advanced Mobile
WiMAX chip technology. The chips integrate baseband and triple band RF in a single 65
nm die, delivering superior performance, ultra low power consumption, and low cost.
Sequans’ focus on high integration and low cost is driving prices downward, leading to
mass market acceptance of Mobile WiMAX devices.
SQN1210 MOBILE WIMAX SYSTEM-ON-CHIP FOR MOBILE DEVICES
Based on state-of-the-art 65 nm technology and four years of Sequans’ prov-
en field experience, the new SQN1210 delivers dramatically reduced cost,
power consumption, and size over previous generation technology in a tiny
10X10 package. The SQN1210 includes DRAM memory, and delivers maxi-
mum throughput of greater than 40 Mbps with extremely low power consumption of
less than 350 mW with fully loaded MIMO traffic and less than 0.5 mW in standby. The in-
tegrated RF supports TDD as well as half duplex FDD and covers all three global WiMAX
bands, 2.3, 2.5, and 3.5 GHz. The SQN1210 also supports 2 Tx, as specified in Release 1.5
of the WiMAX system profile, enabling uplink MIMO, a feature unique to Sequans that
can nearly double cell coverage.
SQN1220 MOBILE WIMAX SYSTEM-ON-CHIP FOR VOICE AND DATA CPE
Sequans’ SQN1220 is based on state-of-the-art 65nm technology and four
years of Sequans’ proven field experience. It delivers dramatically reduced
power consumption, size, and cost over previous generation technology. It
includes an embedded network processor for higher processing power as
needed for VOIP and CPE applications. The SQN1220 features Sequans’ patent-pending
mimoMAX™ technology that comprises dual transmit channels (2Tx), enabling uplink
MIMO, and maximum likelihood MIMO performance for throughput of greater than 40
Mbps with extremely low power consumption. Uplink MIMO can nearly double cell cov-
erage, and the SQN1220’s power consumption is the lowest in the industry at less than
350 mW with fully loaded MIMO traffic.
BASE STATION PRODUCTS
SQN2130 MOBILE WIMAX ASIC FOR PICO, MICRO AND MACRO
BASE STATIONS
Sequans’ SQN2130 ASIC is WiMAX Forum Certified™ and is flexible
and scalable solution, allowing the cost-effective manufacture Mo-
bile WiMAX base stations of any size—femto, pico, micro, macro. The
SQN2130 integrates PHY and MAC and delivers industry-leading high throughput, flex-
ible TDD or FDD, standard interfaces to ASN gateways, and can serve thousands of si-
multaneous users. The SQN2130 operates at the full line rate, translating to throughput
of more than 40 Mbps, even with small packet sizes.
SQN 2131 MOBILE WIMAX ASIC FOR FEMTO BASE STATIONS
The SQN2131 is specifically designed for femtocell base stations and
can support up to 20 simultaneous users. Its high level of integration
and built-in dynamic power optimization techniques are ideal for femto
base stations with strong constraints on cost, power consumption and
footprint. The SQN2131 can be used in association with the SQN1130 mobile station
SOC to provide cell sniffing capability The SQN2131 operates at the full line rate, trans-
lating to throughput of more than 40 Mbps, even with small packet sizes.
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Aptilo Networks
info@aptilo.com
http://www.aptilo.com
Arenavägen 47
Block 2, 7th Floor
S-121 77 Stockholm, Sweden
Americas +1-972 767 6901
Europe/Africa +46-8 5089 8900
Asia/Middle East +60-2332 0130
Aptilo’s award-winning WiMAX CSN
System was selected by Harris Stra-
tex to complement its end-to-end
WiMAX network solution, offering
service providers best-in-class pre-
paid billing, service management
and access control.
Main Street Broadband chose Ap-
tilo for its U.S. WiMAX network, one
of the largest Rural Utilities Service
(RUS)-funded projects in the country.
Aptilo and Xiocom Wireless forged
a partnership to enhance Xiocom’s
ability to cost efficiently operate
and manage large-scale deploy-
ments.
“WiMax.com Asks” Q&A
with Aptilo Networks
How is Aptilo positioned in the
global 4G & WiMAX marketplace?
Our pre-integrated WiMAX CSN so-
lution with built-in prepaid system
has gained great traction with op-
erators needing to deploy quickly
and cost effectively. We will bring
this approach also to the LTE mar-
ket in the future.
Describe the strategic value
add that Aptilo provides to cus-
tomers & prospects in terms of
introducing new solutions &
revenue generating services.
We are pushing the envelope in
terms of advanced functional-
ity and standards compliance to
the latest WiMAX standards. This
means that operators can imple-
ment new competitive business
models and services to their cus-
tomers.
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Aptilo WiMAX Products & Solutions
Aptilo Networks is the global leader in pre-integrated management
solutions for control of billing, user services and access in WiMAX™
and Wi-Fi networks. Aptilo’s solutions have been deployed worldwide
in more than 45 countries.
Leveraging Aptilo’s solid experience in the Wi-Fi and wireless mesh
markets into the WiMAX arena, the company offers the award-winning Aptilo WiMAX CSN
System™ a multi-access (WiMAX / Wi-Fi) and cost-effective platform that can grow with the
needs of our customers.
The system delivers a highly flexible
and versatile AAA (authentication, au-
thorization, accounting), policy man-
agement and service control solution
for WiMAX and Wi-Fi network services.
Aptilo’s built-in prepaid system allows
for advanced prepaid and voucher-
based business models enabling pay-
per-use services with flexible top-up
and customer self-care functionality
through hotlining. Aptilo’s hotlining
portal automatically detects new de-
vices and can redirect these to a pro-
visioning portal with the user account
attached. These advanced modules are
also available separately for integration
with any 3rd party AAA server.
Aptilo’s QoS & Policy Engine (PCRF)
enforces QoS and service flow profile pa-
rameters for users, devices and services.
The Change of Authorization (CoA) support coupled with Aptilo’s provisioning API enables
next-generation WiMAX services where an external application - such as video on demand
systems - can trigger a change of authorization to temporarily e.g. increase the bandwidth for
a user. Optimization through dynamic bandwidth throttling enables services where the band-
width needs to be automatically throttled down as the data allowance is consumed.
The Aptilo WiMAX CSN System features a built-in user policy database for subscriber
management.
Basic post-paid billing for data services is built-in, while more advanced billing needs are
supported through integration with 3rd party billing systems.
The Aptilo WiMAX CSN System is an open WiMAX Forum® NWG standard-based system,
which means that the operator is free to integrate with a dedicated subsystem when de-
sired. For instance integration with an existing prepaid system or user database via one of
Aptilo’s well defined APIs and native interfaces.
Fast-track WiMAX deployments:
Aptilo is devoted to delivering solutions that are rapid to deploy and easy to maintain. Our
pre-integrated WiMAX CSN System is designed with the vision to help customers fast-track
WiMAX installations. Learn more at our microsite www.aptilo.com/fast-track. With our Man-
aged Service™ (SaaS) option the deployment of the service management part of the WiMAX
service can be done in just a few weeks.
Whether you choose to go with our fast-track offering or build your own solution with dif-
ferent building blocks around our AAA+ core with the standalone Aptilo WiMAX AAA+
Server™, few things speed up deployments more than choosing vendors with proven in-
teroperability. Furthermore, WiMAX operators must be able to choose the best-in-class
equipment for each occasion, reduce risk and drive down costs by implementing a multi-
vendor strategy. This is why Aptilo is driving interoperability testing with other vendors
in the WiMAX ecosystem. We have confirmed interworking through customer projects and
partner testing with the majority of WiMAX radio and ASN gateway vendors.
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Bridgewater Systems, Inc.
marketing@bridgewatersystems.com
http://www.bridgewatersystems.com
303 Terry Fox Drive, Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario Canada K2K 3JI
+1.613.591.6655
WiMAX system ensures
rapid, cost-effective ser-
vice delivery, starting at
2,500 subscribers
Introducing the Bridgewater®
ServiceMAX 500, a service con-
trol and subscriber data man-
agement system that enables
small and mid-sized WiMAX op-
erators to rapidly and cost effec-
tively launch mobile broadband
and Voice over IP services.
ServiceMAX 500
The ServiceMAX 500 bundles
Bridgewater’s industry lead-
ing solutions – including AAA,
subscriber data management,
prepaid and more – to acceler-
ate commercial WiMAX launch.
All this is packaged in a server
platform that allows impressive
scaling up to 100,000 subscrib-
ers.
This pre-integrated system not
only saves valuable time and
effort during installation and
integration, but also simplifies
maintenance and support with
a single vendor point of contact.
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Software Solutions
Company Background
Bridgewater Systems (TSX: BWC), the mobile personalization company, enables ser-
vice providers to efficiently manage and profit from mobile data services, content and
commerce. The company’s market leading mobile personalization portfolio provides a
real-time, unified view of subscribers including entitlements, devices, networks, billing
profiles, preferences and context. Anchored by Bridgewater’s Subscriber Data Broker™,
the portfolio of carrier-grade and standards-based products includes the Bridgewater®
Service Controller (AAA), the Bridgewater® Policy Controller (PCRF) and the Bridgewa-
ter® Home Subscriber Server (HSS). More than 150 leading service providers use Bridge-
water’s solutions to rapidly deliver innovative mobile services to over 150 million sub-
scribers.
The Bridgewater Service Controller (AAA), Policy Controller, and Subscriber Data Bro-
ker have been accepted into the US Federal Government Rural Utility Services program
(RUS). This acceptance enables U.S. service providers to take advantage of RUS funding
when deploying Bridgewater’s solutions for rural residential, business, and community
broadband wireless services.
Bridgewater’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
Over 35 of the world’s leading WiMAX operators have chosen Bridgewater to be a key
part of their WiMAX Connectivity Service Network (CSN) to support key subscriber and
service management capabilities such as AAA (authentication, authorization, account-
ing), daypass and prepaid services, and lawful intercept. As a Principal Member of the
WiMAX Forum, Bridgewater is lead contributor to current and upcoming AAA and policy
standards and architectures for WiMAX networks. Vendor neutral and featuring exten-
sive multi-vendor interoperability, Bridgewater offers a comprehensive solutions suite
that helps WiMAX operators accelerate commercial launch and introduce new personal-
ized services.
The Bridgewater Service Controller (AAA) is the leading AAA solution for more than 35
WiMAX operators including Sprint, Scartel, and Tatung. It features extensive support for
fixed and mobile WiMAX, including:
• Authentication – User and device level authentication with full EAP support.
• Authorization – Fully profile and policy based for flexible control.
• Accounting – Supports session and flow-based accounting for differentiated charg-
ing, as well as support for pre-paid and post-paid.
• RADIUS/Diameter – Dual protocol stack ensures multi-vendor, multi-network compatibility.
• Mobile IP – Roaming features such as RADIUS AAA proxy and Mobile IP key derivation.
• Hotlining – Redirect subscribers to prevent revenue leakage.
• Lawful intercept – Unique support in WiMAX to enable compliance with law enforce-
ment and telecoms regulations.
• Pre-paid support – Supports multiple prepaid billing models including standards-
based and pre-standards implementations. Helps accelerate subscriber acquisition.
• Accounting mediation – Reduces the load on backend billing systems and the need
for custom mediation. Correlates, aggregates, filters, formats, and streams account-
ing records to billing system.
Subscriber Data Management
Bridgewater’s Subscriber Data Broker enables creation of advanced new services and
revenue models by leveraging rich set of static, dynamic and usage data on a per-sub-
scriber basis. It allows service providers to easily manage subscribers and services to
accelerate commercial WiMAX launch.
Service Model Innovation
The Bridgewater Policy Controller provides dynamic network and application policy con-
trol to enable advanced service models including casual and flexible usage, on-demand
access to applications, tiered services, and over-the-air-provisioning of devices and sub-
scribers. Bridgewater also supports prepurchase services enabled through flexible time
and volume based metering.
Bridgewater’s solutions stand at the leading edge of subscriber management. Please
visit www.bridgewatersystems.com to see how we can help you get more from your
network and your subscribers.
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Green Packet Solutions
marketing.gp@greenpacket.com
http://www.greenpacket.com
Software Solutions
Company Background
Green Packet Solutions, part of the Green Packet Berhad group of companies, is a
leading developer of Next Generation Mobile Broadband and Networking Solutions.
Our mission is to provide seamless and unified platforms for the delivery of user-
centric multimedia communications services regardless of the nature and availability
of backbone infrastructures. Founded in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley in 2000, Green
Packet Solutions has expanded its global footprint to Kuala Lumpur (Headquarters),
Singapore, Shanghai, Taiwan, Australia, Bahrain and Bangkok.

Packet Hub, Green Packet Solutions empowers Operators to improve ARPU via leading edge car-
159, Jalan Templer, rier-grade solutions and interoperability-tested WiMAX Modems. Green Packet Solu-
46050 Petaling Jaya, tions’ products offer best-in-class performance and are of the highest quality, ensur-
Selangor, Malaysia. ing our customers are ALWAYS BEST CONNECTED!

Connection Management Platform AppHub

Intouch Connection Management Platform (ICMP) is an Infinit AppHub offers the ideal avenue for Operators to kick-start
easy to use, single-client solution that is designed to their very own Application Store. It is built to leverage on Operators’
converge connection management, communication ser- existing strengths to fast track their venture into the Application
vices and infotainment. Store arena.

Seamless Mobility Applications Marketing

ICMP includes the Seamless Mobility feature that enables With thousands of applications available out there, an application
users to automatically switch from one network to an- marketing mechanism has to be developed to give all applications
other, without any interruption to their connectivity or a favorable selling ground. Applications should have the opportu-
application usage. In other words, a user need not worry nity to compete in its own space, ranging from popularity, rarity,
which network to connect to; instead based on the cur- uniqueness and pricing.
rent location, he will be automatically connected to best
available network. Infinit AppHub can be customized (by Operators) to ensure that
applications are marketed in a manner deemed most effective to
Integration of Lifestyle Value via the Hosting of Value- Content Developers.
added Services/Applications
CRM Capabilities
Aside from connectivity convenience for users, ICMP is Infinit AppHub equipped with artificial intelligence integrates with
able to integrate with Application Stores to offer appli- the Operator’s CRM system to leverage on the wealth of subscrib-
cations and services that appeal to user’s respective life- ers’ behavioural information. Based on this information, Operators
style needs. Aside from additional revenue, this feature have the opportunity to make compelling recommendations to
empowers Operators to differentiate from competitors. subscribers and meet their demands for personalized content.
Data Offloading Ready Billing
With the increase in broadband usage which translates Infinit AppHub is built on an open platform that enables easy inte-
to a steep surge in data traffic, network congestion is on gration with Operator’s existing billing system. Operators can ride
the rise especially for congestion prone networks such on their existing billing rela-
as 3G and HSPA. With its Seamless Mobility advantage, tionship as payment mech-
ICMP doubles up as a cost-effective, hassle-free and anism for the purchase of
immediate data offloading tool. Users connected to applications to provide sub-
congestion-prone networks such 3G will be automati- scribers with a consolidated
cally transferred to a less congested network such as WiFi account for voice, data and
wherever possible. applications. Aside from
convenience, this option
ensures a more secure pay-
ment method for subscrib-
ers and allows Operators to
manage billing from a single
point of access.

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Aricent
info@aricent.com
http://www.aricent.com
700 Hansen Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA
+1.650.391.1088
“WiMax.com Asks”
Q&A with Aricent
How is Aricent positioned in
the global 4G & WiMAX market-
place?
As the only vendor that provides a
comprehensive set of Lifecycle Servic-
es, which include Global Innovation
and Design, Product Development,
Testing and Certification, Network
Engineering, Maintenance and Sup-
port, and Business Operations and
Systems Integration in all aspects of
4G – LTE and WiMAX including pre-
packaged software and frameworks
to jumpstart new product introduc-
tion, Aricent delivers unmatched
value to its 550+ customers that
includes most of the leading equip-
ment manufacturers and service
providers. Aricent’s engineers and
consultants have successfully com-
pleted hundreds of services engage-
ments globally using flexible delivery
models tailored to meet the specific
needs of our clients. We work with a
broad ecosystem from chipsets, to
devices, equipment manufacturers
and service providers.
Describe the strategic value add
that Aricent provides to custom-
ers & prospects in terms of intro-
ducing new solutions & revenue
generating services.
Aricent’s services offer deep commu-
nications domain expertise, cost and
time efficiencies, quick ramp up and
contemporary commercial engage-
ment models including end-to-end
commitments. With contemporary
business models and innovative
product development capabilities,
customers can significantly lower
their product development and test-
ing expenses (up to 50%) while accel-
erating time to market. Because of
our experience with a broad ecosys-
tem of partners across the complete
lifecycle, Aricent can reduce the over-
all risk of developing and introducing
new solutions for our customers.
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Company Overview
Aricent is a global innovation, technology and services company focused exclusively on com-
munications. Aricent is a strategic supplier to the world’s leading application, infrastructure and
service providers, with operations in 19 countries worldwide.
The Aricent Difference
Aricent offers its customers a fundamentally unique combination of attributes. These include an
exclusive focus on the communications industry, leading innovation capabilities, and a broad
set of products, technology and services available via a scalable global delivery model. We be-
lieve these three ingredients are essential to co-creation with our customers, and that they are a
key reason why Aricent has become a strategic supplier to the world’s leading communications
equipment manufacturers and service providers. Aricent’s products and services span the entire
communications ecosystem including user experience design and consulting, research, develop-
ment and testing for devices and infrastructure, as well as operational and billing systems.
Milestones and Industry Firsts
• 7 of the top 10 Tier 1 Service Providers are Aricent customers;
• 9 of the top 10 Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturers are Aricent customers;
• 8 of the top 10 Mobile Device Manufacturers are Aricent customers;
• 400M+ devices ship with Aricent software;
• Aricent co-developed some of the world’s first Femtocell, WiMAX and In-flight broadband solutions;
• Aricent’s unique innovation / integration expertise has created breakthrough user experiences
such as Celltop and Sprint’s OneClick
• Aricent’s Investors include Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Sequoia Capital, The Family Office
and The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.
Using Aricent’s comprehensive suite of WiMAX products and frameworks, equipment manufac-
turers can develop custom solutions for a variety of deployment scenarios. With industry-proven
interoperability and a very high price to performance ratio, Aricent’s WiMAX products and frame-
works are tailored to help equipment manufacturers develop and deploy flexible and cost-effec-
tive WiMAX solutions.
Aricent’s WiMAX Solutions
• WiMAX Integrated Gateway (WING™) – A “Network-in-a-Box” collapsed Access Service Network
(ASN) and Connectivity Service Network (CSN) solution comprising of an integrated Profile-C
ASN Gateway, Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) server and Home Agent.
This solution serves the needs of rural, Tier 3, and enterprise deployments, and can run on any
Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) platform
• eASN™ – A complete ASN gateway product supporting control plane, data plane and manage-
ment plane functionalities. The product can scale to support up to 60,000 subscribers, and is
ideal for medium to high density networks
• sigASN™ – A control plane framework for Profile-C Macro/Micro/Enterprise ASN Gateway deploy-
ments. This framework can be used to develop ASN solutions for very high density networks
• Base Station (BS) Framework – A Release-6 compliant control plane BS Framework for all types
of Macro/Pico/Femto Profile-C Base Station deployments
Deployment
Type
Aricent Solutions
In-Building Rural Medium Density High Density Very High Density
WING™
eASN™
sigASN™
BS Framework
Key Features
• Scalability – Aricent’s WiMAX product portfolio can scale to meet the requirements of a variety
of end deployment scenarios – low, high, very high, and all terrain densities
• Standards Compliance – Aricent’s products are industry and standards compliant, with sup-
port for Network Working Group (NWG) R1.2 specifications. Our products are currently being
migrated to R1.3 and R1.5 compliance
• Platform Independence – Aricent’s WiMAX products also provide built-in support for any
COTS-based platform, including Linux platforms
• Proven Interoperability – Aricent’s products are interoperable with multiple leading third
party peer node vendors, besides supporting open standards based R6/R3/R4 interfaces
• Reduced Complexity – Aricent’s WING solution presents a ‘Network-in-a-Box’ solution which
reduces the complexity of the network layout and offers an easy to manage device for equip-
ment manufacturers
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GEKA Telecom
Company Background
Founded in 1982, GEKA TELECOM is an in-
tegrator of solutions and services for tele-
com operators and service providers in
Africa. We integrate a turnkey offer of NGN
infrastructures for operators, covering their
needs in hardware, software & services,
through a single interface in competitive
lead-times.
Our customers are telecom professionals
(PTTs, Alternative, Wireless ISPs, Mobile,
MVNOs, etc), using our access, network, or
application solutions, to provide reliable,
QoS-enabled and cost-effective internet
access, telephony and digital media servic-
es to enterprise and residential customers.
We help our clients define their needs &
specifications, design the architecture and
engineer the most adapted complete so-
lution, take full project responsibility and
management, deploy and commission the
solution, transfer knowledge & skills, and
perform maintenance and technical sup-
port. Our modular approach allows our
solutions to fit both existing legacy envi-
ronments and greenfield projects, in both
urban or rural areas.
GEKA Telecom’s Primary WiMAX Solutions
-Core Network-
Transport IP backbone (copper, fiber optics
or microwave) • Traffic monitoring & opti-
mization systems • Servers, storage and
data center architectures • Internet access
infrastructure / AAA • VoIP telephony plat-
form: SoftSwitch & media gateways (CIR-
PACK THOMSON certified partner) • VAS
applications: Online charging (prepaid),
Voice Mail, IVR, Ring-Back Tone (STREAM-
WIDE certified partner) • OSS (supervision
NMS) and BSS (Front-Office, Billing and
Provisioning) application platforms • IPTV
and VoD solutions
-Access Network-
WiMAX access network in 2.3, 2.5 or 3.5
GHz (ALVARION Platinum distributor) • Mi-
System Integrators
crowave backhaul • xDSL and fiber access
loops
-End-customer site-
WiMAX CPEs • IADs and set-top boxes •
SIP phones • WiFi AP & controllers • IP PBX
(AASTRA Gold partner)
-Services-
Project & business plan consulting • Net-
work audit & survey • Radio engineering
(EME & RNP) • Architecture optimization •
Installation & commissioning • Training •
Technical support & maintenance
Contact GEKA Telecom
mailgeneral@geka-telecom.com
http://www.geka-telecom.com
35 rue Washington
75008 Paris, France
+33 1 55 30 54 54

Testing Solutions
Gambit Communications
Gambit’s Primary WiMAX Solutions your production network on your desk-
top, MIMIC makes it effortless to evalu-
MIMIC Wireless Simulator ate before a purchase, test, configure
MIMIC provides an inexpensive way for and train before the deployment, in sup-
enterprises, device vendors, manage- port of the management application. It
ment and software developers to evalu- removes any worry about setting up,
ate, test, demonstrate, develop, train and sharing and maintaining a physical lab.
certify WiMAX/Wireless management
applications without purchasing equip- For WiMAX hardware & software manu-
Company Background ment and maintaining labs for those facturers:
functions. It simulates up to 20,000 de- MIMIC reduces the testing cost by 10-
Gambit Communications is a leader in vices like Switches, Routers, Hubs, Base 100 folds. It helps create a real world
network and SNMP simulation tools. stations, Gateways, Ethernet Demarca- environment with thousands of diverse
Whether you are an enterprise planning tion Devices from any manufacturer. It data sources in a lab and test all possible
to deploy, support or evaluate a WiMAX fully supports SNMP (v1, v2, v3), IPv6, customer scenarios. The developers can
solution, or a vendor developing and IPMI, DHCP, TFTP, RMON (1, 2) as well as implement their products quickly and
testing a new wireless application, Gam- Telnet/Cisco IOS/Juniper JunOS. test it reliably using MIMIC.
bit’s portfolio offers simulation software
to meet your unique goals. MIMIC’s recording tool can discover and Contact Gambit Communications
record any WiMAX-based production net-
Gambit’s versatile products are used by work and simulate it in the lab. The virtual sales@gambitcomm.com
leading enterprises and networking ven- lab software easily constructs negative http://www.gambitcomm.com
dors for use in applications from develop- and pathological conditions like client
ment and testing to operator training and load, traffic conditions, event storms, 76 Northeastern Blvd., Suite 29
disaster simulations. Gambit’s diverse set gateway down etc…, which are tradition- Nashua, NH 03062 USA
of over 500 customers includes: JP Mor- ally difficult to create in a physical lab.
gan, VISA, Shell, US Army, US Air Force, +1.603.889.5100
Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco, Alvarion, Huawei, For Enterprises:
IBM, CA, HP, Intel, AT&T, MCI, and Nortel. By providing a duplicate (or replica) of

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Berkeley Varitronics Systems
Company Background

For over 37 years, Berkeley Varitronics Systems has provided design

and consulting services for the wireless telecommunications indus-
try. Over the past 15 years, BVS has anticipated the wireless industry’s
needs by developing more than 50 unique and portable field instru-
ments for GSM, TDMA, CDMA and Wi-Fi site surveys. More recently,
Berkeley has introduced a line of WiMAX and LTE testing tools and
analysis software to meet the demand for network build out.

BVS is headquartered in Metuchen, NJ but has sales offices in the Northeastern, Southwestern
sales@bvsystems.com and Southeastern regions in the United States as well as in Latin America and Switzerland. In-
http://www.bvsystems.com ternationally, BVS has wireless product distributors in over 40 countries spanning 6 continents
for a true global presence.
255 Liberty Street
Metuchen, NJ 08840 USA Berkeley Varitronics’ Primary WiMAX Solutions

Handheld WiMAX Analyzers The newly released YellowFin™ is a tablet PC analyzer for Mobile
+1.732.548.3737 WiMAX spectrum analysis as well as packet measurements. Full spectrum analysis features in-
1.888.737.4287 clude power triggers, peak hold / search, multiple waveform traces and markers. Packet analy-
sis identifies RSSI, Cell ID and Segment data, multipath and CINR (carrier-to-interference-plus-
noise-ratios) all on a preamble basis.

WiMAX Stimulus Transmitters

Tortoise™ is a dual-band, high power stimulus transmitter that contains an optional WiMAX
modulator. Class A amplification, quad cooling fan system and lightweight (under 30 pounds)
ensure that Tortoise will output the cleanest RF signal from a crane to a rooftop. The optional
WiMAX OFDMA Modulator allows Tortoise to simulate WiMAX base stations and features adjust-
able step sizes, channel bandwidth and user settable Preamble number, Cell ID, Segment and
frame lengths.
YellowFin™
WiMAX Site Survey Software

DragNet™ PC software runs on a YellowFin™ receiver using a tablet PC for on-the-spot WiMAX
site survey analysis. The internal GPS receiver provides geo-coded data for automatically time-
stamped LAT and LON WiMAX measurements anywhere in the world. Survey data is then over-
layed onto satellite viewed earth maps to provide a complete overview for coverage studies
and network traffic analysis.

WiMAX Pre-Deployment
Tortoise™ BVS has developed a pre-deployment test system specifically for WiMAX engineers and installers.
The system is comprised of Class A stimulus transmitters (Gator™ or Tortoise™), highspeed, modu-
lar receivers (Coyote™ or Gazelle™) and drive-study mapping coverage software (Forecaster).

BVS Engineering

All Berkeley products are designed, built and tested at BVS headquarters in Metuchen, NJ. Our
in-house approach allows for quick turnaround, first class technical support and custom engi-
neering solutions that lead to the best wireless testing tools in the industry. BVS designs all of
YellowFin™ receiver our own custom silicon for calibrated receivers such as the one used in our YellowFin WiMAX
Analyzer. This handheld, high-speed 802.16e WiMAX Mobile receiver scans up to 40 samples
per second measuring all 114 preambles. And since our design team developed the digital re-
ceiver, power system, DSP and GUI, we can provide a complete WiMAX solution to our custom-
ers including RF spectrum analysis, multipath, RF interference detection, direction finding and
WiMAX packet demodulation on a preamble basis.

Berkeley manufacturing methods utilize automated surface mount (SMT) and through-hole
printed circuit board assembly techniques that provide quick (sometimes in just 48 hours) de-
livery of prototype or small production runs. Because of our internal manufacturing experience,
DragNet™ Site Survey we are sensitive to costs, manufacturability, parts availability, test-ware and other critical ele-
Software ments. Hardware design and prototyping are expedited through the use of in-house CAD tools,
including schematic capture, PC board layout, Bridgeport, mechanical and LSI gate array design
and simulation.

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WirelessLogix
Company Background
Combining years of pioneering experi-
ences and expertise, WirelessLogix pro-
vides a full range of comprehensive and
intelligent measurement solutions that
allow wireless device manufacturers,
network vendors and carriers to design,
measure, troubleshoot, optimize, and
manage their products and networks
more quickly and efficiently. Wireless-
Logix’ engineering solutions support
multiple wireless technologies includ-
ing CDMA/EVDO, GSM/WCDMA/HSPA,
WiMAX and LTE.
Testing Solutions
work elements. In addition, these com- solution
panies are able to maximize device and • MOS Testing (PESQ, PEVQ)
network efficiency by deploying solu- • Multi-Device Testing via OPTis Bench-
tions more quickly and easily than ever marking & OPTis • • Multi-Call Generator
before, resulting in an accelerated return products
on investment.
Contact WirelessLogix
Founded in 2003, WirelessLogix is head-
quartered in Plano, Texas, USA. info@wirelesslogix.com
http://www.wirelesslogix.com
WirelessLogix’s Primary WiMAX
Solutions 500 N Central Expressway
Plano, TX 75074 USA
WirelessLogix provides a full-range of
test & measurement and optimization +1.469.241.6100
solutions to support both field and lab
testing of wireless networks, devices and
chipsets. Our flagship product, XCAL, is
the industry-leading drive test data col-
lection tool.

WirelessLogix’ advanced line of products • XCAL Diagnostic Monitoring Tool

and services are currently being used by
many of the world’s largest manufactur-
ers and carriers. Our test & measurement
and optimization solutions enable these
companies to be able to measure and
enhance all aspects of their wireless net-
• XCAP Post Processing Tool
• Support for CDMA/EVDO, GSM/WCD-
MA/HSPA, WiMAX and LTE
• RF Scanners supporting multiple bands
and technologies
• Throughput testing via our UDP Server

Alianza Corporation
tions to their customers. Adding VoIP
can double your Average Revenue Per
User (ARPU), decrease churn and create
customer loyalty. But finding the capital,
taking the time, and hiring the right folks
to build it from the ground up is a formi-
dable task. Alianza removes that barrier
Company Background with their hosted voice platform.
VoIP Solutions
party components, as often is the case
with competitors. An additional ben-
efit of a hosted solution is the ability to
launch in a fraction of the time it would
take to build a complex in-house solu-
tion. We invite you to learn more about
Alianza’s technology by visiting www.
alianza.com.

Alianza’s award-winning hosted voice
platform enables WiMAX service provid-
ers to quickly add a feature rich voice of-
fering to their broadband service - with no
capital expenditure. Alianza offers both
residential and business-class features.
Core platform components are unified
into a single interface, providing a seam-
less back-office experience. Competitive
products are cobbled together using dis-
parate 3rd party components; Alianza’s
proprietary technology, built from the
ground up, provides a cost effective and
customizable platform for each service
provider.
WiMAX service providers are looking for
long-term solutions for delivering a broad
range of IP telephone and voice applica-
Alianza’s Primary WiMAX Solutions Contact Alianza
The platform is flexible, featuring API’s info@alianza.com
that allow integration of back office ad- http://www.alianza.com
ministration and optimization of opera-
tional efficiencies. For example Alianza 333 So 520 W
provides a single point of administrative Lindon, UT 84042 USA
interface. One click in the management
portal propagates 17 different processes +1.801.802.6400
and remotely enables devices, eliminat-
ing process management issues that
arise - saving time and money.
Another benefit is a fixed fee pricing
model enabling service providers to
deploy voice services without investing
any up-front capital. Alianza’s aggressive
pricing also reflects the fact that there
are no built-in licensing fees for third

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