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WiMAX: Success Stories from Around the WorldFrom Emerging to the Most Mature Market Segments, WiMAX is the Answer—Connecting People in Countries All Around the World

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WiMAX™ Deployments Worldwide

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Delivering 4GWiMAX is the first 4G technology to meet the pent-up demand for the mobile Internet. The good news is that 3G

and Wi-Fi* have whetted consumers’ appetites for mobile data. The better news is that as mobile data networks

become increasingly congested, WiMAX can affordably deliver up to three times the performance of today’s 3G

solutions, with the ability to scale to 10 times the performance with 802.16m, the next version of the IEEE 802.16

standard upon which WiMAX is based. This is great news for multi-megabit video, sending and receiving pictures

and large files, and social media users.

Real-World Mature and Emerging WiMAX Deployments at a Glance

WiMAX is being deployed around the world and offers low-cost connectivity with the added bonus of mobility, both

for mature and emerging market segments.

This brochure offers snapshots of mature and emerging WiMAX deployments around the world and provides insights to

the advantages, benefits, and new and successful business models being delivered with WiMAX. In the midst of a global

economic slowdown, we need to be smart about our money—and

broadband in all its forms is key to maximizing productivity and

driving prosperity. Higher capacity, super-fast speeds at affordable

rates, fixed and mobile bundles, and organic network growth from

fixed to mobile—these competitive advantages help to make

WiMAX even more compelling in these challenging times.

Key members of the computing, telecommunications, and

Internet industries are delivering what is considered to be a

game-changing and disruptive technology for the connected

world—WiMAX—and enjoying some common benefits:

• One unifying technology for both mature and emerging markets

• Affordable connectivity for multi-megabit fixed and mobile

broadband

• Low-cost client devices to reduce Cost Per Gross Addition (CPGA)

• Ease and speed of deployment, reducing time-to-market and

yielding faster Return on Investment (ROI)

• New video and social media services for differentiated offerings

• High customer satisfaction to retain and grow subscribers

• Expanding ecosystem and shrinking cost model for 4G success

WiMAX offers significant speed, loads of capacity, and lower prices.

Currently, there are more than 480 Fixed and Mobile WiMAX trials

and commercial deployments in 141 countries, so the snapshots that

follow represent just a handful of the existing deployments around

the world. These snapshots show you how it’s being done: WiMAX is

delivering in both mature and emerging markets.

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WiMAX™ Deployments Worldwide

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Only WiMAX Provides Speeds “As Advertised” in the United States: Gartner research shows that the four major

3G operators in the United States are failing to deliver the speeds that customers expect. In fact, Gartner reports

that most 3G providers in the United States typically market speeds as high as 1.8 Mbps when the actual speeds are

generally between 300 Kbps and 700 Kbps.1

Mobile WiMAX speed, on the other hand, is “as advertised.” Senza Fili Consulting shows that CLEAR’s Mobile WiMAX

service in Portland, Oregon, is “consistently good” and achieves average throughputs in excess of 3 Mbps in the

downlink and between 350 and 400 Kbps in the uplink.2

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Getting online should be easy. Powered by WiMAX,

CLEAR* affords you the ability to connect as easily on the

go as you do at home. With successful launches in 13 U.S.

markets including Portland, Atlanta, and Las Vegas and an

aggressive goal to expand Mobile WiMAX coverage to 120

million people across 80 markets by the end of 2010, major

metropolitan areas across the United States may soon have

an unprecedented combination of connection and mobility.

CLEAR service gives customers capability and flexibility,

with super-fast mobile Internet with download speeds

of up to 4 Mbps and affordable daily or monthly service

plans. And, making it even simpler, first time setup

requires no appointment and no installation—just plug

in your preferred CLEAR access device and start surfing,

often in 60 seconds or less.

CLEAR lets customers take advantage of a wide range of

Mobile WiMAX devices:

• Notebooks with Embedded WiMAX: More than 35

notebook models from six PC manufacturers have

been certified already, with over 20 models available

now with embedded Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5050

series modules.

• CLEAR USB Modem: Fit this device into any standard

USB port on your laptop computer for the ultimate in

high-speed, 4G mobility.

• CLEAR Modem: Connect your home computer or

Wi-Fi router to the Internet with the power of the

CLEAR 4G network—just plug it in and get online.

• CLEAR Spot Personal Hotspot: Create

a portable, secure Wi-Fi hotspot

instantly that you can use with up

to eight Wi-Fi-enabled devices.

Put all of your Wi-Fi-connected

devices on the CLEAR Mobile Network in an instant.

• CLEAR Voice* Adapter: Connect your CLEAR modem

to a landline phone, so you can talk whenever you want,

anywhere in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico,

for one low monthly rate.

• Samsung Mondi*: Get entertained on the go with high-

speed Internet in the palm of your hand. This pocket-sized

device includes an interactive touch screen that puts browser,

camera, e-mail, messaging, and more at your fingertips.

Mobile broadband made simple.

“Since CLEAR* is a true broadband Internet service, which just happens to be delivered wirelessly, we actually welcome the use of heavy bandwidth data applications that conventional 3G network operators may discourage or simply can’t support. In fact, we encourage our customers to use their Wi-Fi*-enabled smartphones, or other CE devices, on our open network to receive better Internet connections.”

Scott Richardson, Chief Strategy Officer, Clearwire

Mature WiMAX Markets

MATURE MARKETS: North America

WiMAX is the only network you’ll ever need. With CLEAR*, one network can deliver five essential services: home broadband, home voice, mobile broadband, mobile voice, and mobile entertainment.

In the United States, Clearwire is not alone. Xanadoo, Towerstream, and DigitalBridge have all successfully

deployed WiMAX. From Xanadoo’s college towns in America’s heartland, to DigitalBridge’s small to

medium cities, to Towerstream’s major metropolitan areas, WiMAX delivers mobile broadband.

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VMAX Telecom is a joint venture between mobile carrier

Vibo Telecom and broadband wireless telecom equipment

maker Tecom in Taiwan. VMAX Telecom’s vision is to use

its Mobile WiMAX network to bring 4G services to Taiwan

and to bridge the digital divide in rural areas. VMAX is

rolling out its WiMAX network first in Taipei, with an initial

planned deployment of 200–250 base stations and a goal

of 70 percent coverage of the city’s population. From there,

VMAX will continue to expand within Taipei and then fan

outward to cover the entire northern region of Taiwan in

two to three years with 1,500–2,000 base stations.

VMAX has two primary targets—consumer Internet services

and consumer mobile data services—but it will offer

enterprise services as well, and it plans to be competitive

against all comers. For example, currently, in Taiwan the

fastest Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) speeds are

2 MB (downlink)/256 K (uplink). However, VMAX expects to

offer average speeds of 1–4 MB (downlink)/0.5–1 MB (uplink)

at a competitive price. By offering this home Internet service,

with the promise of voice services in the near future, VMAX

seeks to gain significant market share in Taipei.

VMAX will also use its WiMAX network to target customers

using High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSPDA) or other

3G mobile data services because its infrastructure allows

services that slower 3G networks cannot realistically offer. VMAX

is betting that its superior bandwidth and speed, alongside

competitive pricing and mobility, will be more attractive to

Taipei’s technologically savvy mobile data users and give VMAX

an advantage in the Taiwanese broadband market.

“With this kind of bandwidth and technology, you will have the ability to do things we haven’t even dreamed of yet.”

Teddy Huang, CEO, VMAX Telecom

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Southwest of Taiwan in the Penghu Islands, Tatung

InfoComm, a WiMAX service provider held by Tatung

Corp., debuted its WiMAX service in spring 2009,

installing 21 WiMAX base stations covering 80 percent

of the islands’ land area. This launch marks the start of

Taiwan’s WiMAX service, with Tatung aiming for 1 million

subscribers over the next five years.

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“WiMAX beams data over the Internet at rates up to 10 Mbps, faster than 3.5G technology and less expensive.”

F.H. Yen, General Manager, Tatung

Taiwan has been an early adopter and promoter of WiMAX technology, issuing three northern and three

southern WiMAX licenses in 2007. In fact, WiMAX is part of the government’s M-Taiwan program to

provide wireless coverage for the entire population.

An independent test by CnEt taiwan on taipei Metro Rapid transit’s Muzha line in June 2009 concluded

that “WiMAX transmission speed is 3.33 times faster than 3.5G.”

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UQ Communications Inc. launched its WiMAX service in

July 2009 in the eastern region of Japan including areas

in Tokyo, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Nagoya, and Osaka. With

speed, low cost and an open network approach as key

differentiators of its mobile data service, UQ focuses on

notebook, netbook, and Mobile Internet Device (MID)

users and aims to cover 40 million inhabitants by the end

of 2009. Moreover, 14 PC manufacturers have already

committed to embed WiMAX in their notebooks, and

live speed tests have already reached about 16 Mbps

down and 4 Mbps up. In an unprecedented move, UQ

launched its service simultaneously with three of its Mobile

Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), all major electronics

retailers. UQ offers its customers a simple, flat-rate, “all

you can eat” service that undercuts all the complicated,

tiered, and flat-rate High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA)

services currently available.

ABI Research points out that a key part of UQ

Communications’ strategy is its rollout plans: “UQ

Communications claims it will be able to ramp up its outdoor

coverage through the deployment of highly compact base

stations, which weigh no more than 20 kg; they can be

readily installed on rooftops or other elevated sites.”3

UQ’s plan after 2009 is to extend service to cover major cities

and achieve more than 90 percent population coverage by

2013. Subscribers will be able to watch Webcasts and online

videos, listen to audio—in most cases, at the same time. In

other words, users can enjoy a wireless Internet experience

that rivals their wired home broadband experience in speed

but extends to innovative new devices and applications.

“UQ Communications selected Mobile WiMAX as the best technology based on our strong belief that it can meet various customer needs fully with the shortest time to market. Moreover, the business model is open, where any manufacturer can provide a variety of WiMAX devices like MIDs, netbooks, and other WiMAX-enabled consumer electronics.”

Takashi Tanaka, President, UQ Communications Inc.

Faster and Cheaper: Live speed tests on

notebooks have reached about 16 Mbps

down and 4 Mbps up, as simple, flat-rate

pricing undercuts all current HSPA offers.

Aerea Service, the netherlands: So Fair that Customers Don’t Worry About Data limits

The Netherlands enjoys one of the highest rates of

broadband penetration in the world, and within this

competitive market, Worldmax deployed one of Western

Europe’s first commercial Mobile WiMAX networks in

the 3.5 GHz range, blanketing the entire metropolitan

area of Amsterdam, both indoors and outdoors. With the

help of Alcatel-Lucent, Worldmax installed 110 WiMAX

base station sectors within just two months, providing

coverage for the entire city of Amsterdam. The network

now has more than 170 base station sectors.

In addition to very high-speed mobile broadband,

Worldmax offers a compelling and unique fair-use

policy, exclusively in Amsterdam—so fair that customers

don’t have to worry about data limits. Under the Aerea

brand, Worldmax has also upgraded the capabilities of

its commercial indoor and outdoor service to 8 Mbps

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Jeanine van der Vlist, CEO, Worldmax4

MATURE MARKETS: Europe

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Application innovation

Clearwire and technology leaders Intel, Cisco Systems, and Google are creating the WiMAX Innovation

Network in Silicon Valley to put today’s 4G services into the hands of some of the most talented and creative

developers in the world. The network will initially cover more than 20 square miles and bring 4G wireless

service to the campuses of some of the world’s leading technology innovators, giving them a head start on

commercial WiMAX service launching in the San Francisco Bay area in 2010.

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Imagine service delivers fixed and mobile broadband

services using cutting-edge 4G Mobile WiMAX

technology. Imagine is the largest Mobile WiMAX carrier

in Ireland covering a population of over 1 million today

and 2.6 million by the end of 2010. They offer fast Internet

access with speeds up to 10 Mbps per user device. Until

Imagine service became available, fixed Internet access in

Ireland was slow and expensive with limited competition.

The new mobile WIMAX service is offering superior

speeds compared to 3G/HSPDA services in Ireland with

the ability to support rich media services. Imagine is now

bringing competition and superior speeds to Ireland with

no data caps on both services.

Imagine currently offers customers a range of Mobile

WiMAX devices, including:

• Standalone modems: supporting both voice and data

services from a single Motorola CPE device.

• USB modems: the 4G Motorola USB Dongle provides

simple access from a PC or laptop.

• Notebooks: a range of laptops with Intel embedded

WiMAX modules will launch in Ireland in 2010.

“The highest line rental charges in Europe, the lack of investment in Ireland’s access infrastructure, and low throughput HSPA products trying to fill the void have created a significant opportunity for WiMax in Ireland.”

Sean Bolger,

Chairman and CEO, Imagine Communications Group

Aria, italy: Partnering with a large incumbent to Expand Footprint

Seeking to bring high-speed Internet access to parts of Italy that do not yet have ADSL, Aria has announced a

broad strategic cooperation with Telecom Italia. Aria will be able to utilize Telecom Italia’s spectrum in central and

southern Italy and gain access to its transport network, accelerating its nationwide build-out and lowering capital

expenditures. Telecom Italia will benefit by being able to offer its customers Aria’s wholesale WiMAX service.

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Packet one, Malaysia: Hundreds of thousands of Subscribers Enjoying Fast broadband

Packet One Networks (P1), the 2008 winner of the Red

Herring for Asia’s Most Innovative Private Technology

Company, is a WiMAX telecommunications company

expanding throughout Malaysia to target both consumer

and business users. By August 2008, P1 finished

conducting its end-user trials and became Malaysia’s

first WiMAX operator to launch a commercial network.

In addition to Internet connectivity, P1 offers new and

innovative services such as its own social networking tool

called Ruumz*. In its consumer product lineup, P1 has a

fixed home modem solution, as well as an Internet on-

the-go device called WIGGY*—Malaysia’s most advanced

USB modem incorporating Multiple-Input Multiple-Output

(MIMO) technology. A voice-over WiMAX service and

dual-mode devices are expected further down the line.

Currently, P1 has Malaysia’s widest WiMAX network

coverage and represents the world’s largest 2.3 GHz WiMAX

deployment outside of Korea. P1 also formed a partnership

with Sunway Group to provide wireless broadband Internet

access to more than 80 percent of home and business users

and over 2 million visitors to Bandar Sunway, making it the first

integrated wireless township in Malaysia. P1 was also chosen

by the local government of Kuala Lumpur (KL) to set up the

Wireless Metropolitan Project (Wireless@KL), deploying more

than 1,500 hotspots and currently serving more than 130,000

users with free wireless broadband Internet access. The core

of the network is built upon WiMAX, and Wi-Fi acts as the

final link to the consumer. Despite an historically low level of

broadband penetration, P1 states that it is on track to hit about

250,000 subscribers by the end of 2009. That’s about 500 new

subscribers added every day. P1 thus has a running start on

accomplishing its vision to provide broadband for all.

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Michael Lai, CEO, Packet One Networks

Delivering the Next Leap in Mobile Network Evolution

WiMAX is flexible enough to serve a variety of markets and can even be cost effectively deployed in areas where broadband

infrastructure does not yet exist. Just as some emerging markets leapfrogged over landline phones directly to mobile phones, they

can now leapfrog to advanced broadband wireless services with WiMAX. WiMAX aims to connect entire cities wirelessly, from the

most mature to the most remote and undeveloped communities around the globe—and to help bridge the digital divide.

Emerging WiMAX Markets

EMERGING MARKETS: Asia

Globe Telecoms, Philippines: The Largest WiMAX Network in Southeast Asia

As one of the largest telecommunications companies in the Philippines, Globe Telecoms offers a wide array of services including 3G mobile and fixed line data services. In April of this year, Globe launched its WiMAX broadband network to key populations areas across the Philippines and plans to cover most of the country by end of 2009. Globe’s goal is to make affordable broadband service accessible to most of the country’s 92 million people. Its entry level service is priced at an attractive 795 Pesos (approximately USD 16) per month.

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bSnl, india: bridging the Rural-urban Digital Divide

The primary aim of Providing Urban Amenities to Rural

Areas (PURA) is making rural India digitally inclusive. To help

achieve this vision, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), India’s

state-run telecommunications company, has a goal of serving

250,000 rural WiMAX subscribers across 80,000 villages for

Phase 1 of its rural project, slated for completion by October

2009. For Phase 2, BSNL has plans to serve 675,000 villages

and nearly 1.1 million rural subscribers by the end of 2010.

With its nationwide footprint, BSNL will also offer WiMAX

services across urban areas, having already launched services

via a franchise model in three large states.

Through WiMAX-based wireless broadband, BSNL

can enable access to a wide range of services, such as

e-governance, telemedicine, distance education, e-travel,

e-chaupal (access to fair pricing information for agricultural

produce), e-legal services, as well as e-media access for

news delivery in the local language. BSNL has also selected

Huawei and Gemini Communications as its vendors. In

fact, as of May 2009, Huawei had already shipped USD 36

million of equipment for installation and commissioning.

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Comstar, Russia: Improving Quality Of Life By Connecting People To The Internet

A leading fixed communications operator headquartered in Moscow with spectrum licenses in the 2.5 and 3.5 GHz bands, Comstar has deployed WiMAX networks in Moscow, surrounding regions in Russia and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) republics. Notably, the Mobile WiMAX network that Comstar is building in Armenia will cover 76 percent of the Armenian population, first in Yerevan, the capital, and then to another 18 cities. In some of Comstar’s coverage areas, citizens are being offered telephony and broadband Internet access to their homes for the first time.

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Scartel’s Yota service delivers mobile broadband services

using cutting-edge 4G Mobile WiMAX technology. In fact,

Scartel is the largest Mobile WiMAX carrier in Russia covering

a population of over 15 million today and 22 million by the

end of 2009. It offers Internet access along with rich media

mobile services (music and video on demand, IPTV, etc.) at

speeds up to 10 Mbps per user device.

Before the Yota service became available, mobile Internet

access in Russia was slow, expensive, and not widely

deployed. By contrast, after 18 months of pre-launch

operations and just two and a half months of commercial

operations, Yota signed its 100,000th active subscriber

to its Mobile WiMAX networks deployed in Moscow and

St. Petersburg, the two largest Russian cities. That’s about

1,500 new subscribers a day!

Due to robust base station provisioning, current average data

consumption of a Yota subscriber is 10.3 GB, more than twice

the average use of wired Internet subscribers in Moscowi and

many times the capacity of 2G and 3G data services. Scartel’s

ultimate goal is to deploy networks in more than 40 Russian

cities, beginning in those with populations over 1,000,000 and

moving to those with populations over 500,000.

A wide range of Mobile WiMAX access devices can access

the Yota service, including:

• Notebooks: 30 notebook models are available

from six PC manufacturers, with embedded Intel

WiMAX/WiFi Link 5050 series modules.

• Mobile Phones: The HTC MAX* 4G is the world’s first

dual-mode GSM* and Mobile WiMAX handset.

• USB Modems: The 4G Samsung USB Dongle provides

simple access to the 4G Internet from a PC or laptop.

• IAD: The ASUS Mobile WiMAX Wi-Fi Center offers

fast wireless Internet, Voice over IP (VoIP), and local

networks for home and office.

• Express Cards: The Samsung Express Card 4G offers a

compact 4G Internet for people on the go.

EMERGING MARKETS: Eurasia

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Axtel, Mexico: Rapid Deployment and Aggressive Expansion

Axtel is the largest Mobile WiMAX service provider in

Mexico. It began rolling out its Mobile WiMAX network with

Motorola in January 2008 and commercially launched its

WiMAX services in that same year. Axtel now provides over

60,000 broadband and voice customers with WiMAX service

in over 40 cities across Mexico, with about 60 percent of its

customer base residential and the remainder business.

Axtel is optimistic about 2009, especially since, unlike

its competitors, its technology and infrastructure have

always been wireless. It already has over 500 base

stations in its network—and expects to reach 1,000 base

stations by the end of the year.

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Embratel, a subsidiary of Mexico’s Telmex, operates

long-distance telephone and broadband services in Brazil

and launched its commercial WiMAX network in March

2008 using 802.16e-2005 equipment from Motorola. The

first phase of the deployment was completed in March

2009 and covers 12 cities, including Rio de Janeiro and

São Paulo, and is already delivering wireless broadband

to tens of thousands of customers. Embratel has publicly

stated its intentions to invest hundreds of millions of

dollars to extend its coverage to 61 cities in three years

and 200 cities by the project’s end in five years.

For Small/Medium Businesses (SMBs), Embratel offers,

using WiMAX, a unique carrier-class dual-play offer.

Embratel packages broadband and voice, which

integrates with not only modern VoIP services, but also

legacy PBX systems. The company complements this

offer with long distance and a very flexible contract to

provide a one-stop solution for SMBs.

EMERGING MARKETS: Central and South America

Wateen and Mobilink, Pakistan: two GSM* operators Go WiMAX

Wateen Telecom has successfully deployed one of the largest nationwide WiMAX networks—with 842 four-

sector base station sites in 22 cities, covering over 20 percent of Pakistan’s 164 million inhabitants. Over the

next six months, Wateen will deploy approximately 1,300 base stations, and longer term, WiMAX coverage

will be extended to an additional 70 cities, with expectations of reaching 1.5 million broadband customers in

five years. Wateen has also entered into agreements with cell phone operators to reuse existing GSM sites to

greatly reduce capital investment requirements.

Mobilink Infinity is a wireless broadband and telephony service for residential and enterprise consumers, based

on the Mobile WiMAX standard. It is offered by Mobilink GSM, a subsidiary of the Orascom Telecom Group,

Pakistan’s leading cellular service provider. In a country where many regions have either no or very poor quality

landlines, the need to quickly fulfill demand for high-speed Internet access was the driving factor behind

Mobilink’s decision to use WiMAX. Because WiMAX is available today, Orascom can quickly and cost effectively

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Kenya Data Networks (KDN), a full-service data

communications carrier, considers WiMAX to be the best

economic choice for the unique needs of the growing

East African market. The carrier is continuing to extend its

network in Nairobi and 40 towns across Kenya to support

seamless WiMAX connectivity with mobile devices

and Internet services, including enterprise inter-branch

services, as well as connecting bank branches, ATMs,

schools, cyber cafés, and businesses.

WiMAX technology is enabling quicker service

deployment and access to more markets, giving KDN

a fast ROI, increased revenues, and growth. KDN also

plans to use the capabilities of its WiMAX network to

offer personal broadband services, realizing the vision of

seamless mobile device connectivity.

“ Adapting WiMAX technology is helping us create awareness and educate the market toward adopting the Internet as a way of life.”

Mr. Vincent Wang’ombe, Marketing Manager

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WbS, South Africa: DSl Speeds in a Mobile Environment

WBS’s WiMAX network already consists of 120 base stations

deployed in Gauteng, Cape Town, and KwaZulu-Natal,

providing fixed broadband services with plans to commission

another 80 WiMAX base stations in the near future.

iBurst, a wholly owned subsidiary of WBS, launched

WiMAX products and services for both the consumer

and corporate markets in early 2009. Once the

embedded devices become available, the end user will

essentially have access to wireless ADSL-type services

on notebooks and netbooks.

WiMAX is flourishing in other parts of the Americas as well. With WiMAX, Digicel captured 25 percent of

the market segment share in the Cayman Islands in just 180 days and penetrated 80 percent of corporate

accounts in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands within 12 months. In fact, Digicel customers can buy the

product, bring it home, plug it in, and be online in three minutes or less. Digicel’s subscriber package in the

Cayman Islands includes broadband services bundled with GSM voice services at a 20 to 30 percent discount,

and data speeds up to 4 Mbps.6

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“ WBS and iBurst are committed to increasing Internet penetration and improving Internet services in this country. We are confident that bundling hardware and access technologies, such as WiMAX, is the way to get more South Africans online.”

Alan Knott-Craig, Managing Director, iBurst

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WiMAX Forum:8 Expanding the Ecosystem WorldwideThe WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and

interoperability of broadband wireless products based on WiMAX standards. With a robust and flourishing ecosystem in place,

WiMAX technology can offer global economies of scale and thus help to lower costs compared to other wireless technologies.

Similar to the way that the first cellular networks were gradually built until they ultimately could provide ubiquitous coverage,

the WiMAX rollout will continue. So if WiMAX is not yet available in your area, it could be there soon.

Certification labs

Certification lies at the core of the WiMAX Forum mission. And the availability of WiMAX Forum Certified* equipment will

continue to accelerate the adoption rate of WiMAX technology by enabling a broad selection of interoperable devices from

many vendors at affordable prices.

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• China (China Academy of Telecommunications

Research in Beijing)

• Korea (Telecommunications Technology Association)

• Spain (AT4 wireless in Malaga)

• Taiwan (Advance Data Technology Corporation

and TTC/CCS in Taipei)

• United States (AT4 wireless in Virginia)

• Additional labs in India, Malaysia, and Brazil are scheduled

to open in 2009

the ecosystem and cost models are already in place for 4G success.

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More Devices Are Driving Users to WiMAX

beyond Voice: the 4G WiMAX Vision—not Just for notebooks Anymore

Operators are offering a variety of WiMAX devices beyond what has been enabled on voice-

centric networks. The demand for data is exploding—and 4G is all about data. WiMAX chips

can be embedded into consumer electronics and games, digital cameras, home entertainment

systems, utility meters, appliances, MIDs, and netbooks, so users can connect, entertain, stay

informed, and be productive wherever they go. These devices need the kind of speed that

WiMAX offers.

WiMAX iPR Advantages

Members of the WiMAX industry, including Acer, Alcatel-

Lucent, Alvarion, Cisco, Clearwire, Huawei Technologies,

Intel Corporation, and Samsung Electronics, have

formed the Open Patent Alliance (OPA) to provide an

Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) solution that supports

the development and adoption of WiMAX worldwide.

The OPA expects to develop a WiMAX Patent Pool to

deliver upon the goals of lower cost, transparency, and

predictability in IPR, which in turn will drive the adoption

of WiMAX to enable more 4G OEMs and Original Device

Manufacturers to enter this market segment.

As of May 2009, more than 50 notebook models were available with

embedded Intel® WiMAX/WiFi Link 5050 series modules. At that rate, by

the end of 2009, there could be 100 certified models available. Sixteen PC

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are offering or have announced

plans for notebooks with Intel’s embedded WiMAX solution, including

Acer, ASUS, Clarion, Dell, Epson, Fujitsu, Lenovo, MSI, NEC, Onkyo,

Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.

When these devices team up with breakthrough WiMAX technology,

the possibilities may be limitless.

Low IPR Costs Keep Device Costs Down

An integral part of the WiMAX strategy has been to keep the intellectual property licensing costs low for devices. This keeps the overall cost of WiMAX-enabled devices low, which encourages vendors to add WiMAX capability to their devices. When prices are low, that reduces the risk factor for consumers and encourages them to try it. In Baltimore, users can get a WiMAX USB modem for USD 59.99 without signing a service contract.10

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i industrial technology Research institute, taiwan: WiMAX Device Forecast to triple in next two Years

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) was

founded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan as

a non-profit, research and development organization for

applied research and technical service. When the Taiwan

government selected WiMAX to execute a national

program to realize the country’s broadband coverage

vision and national goals, ITRI and the WiMAX Forum

established the holistic Mobile Taiwan (M-Taiwan) WiMAX

Application Lab to test and develop innovative Mobile

WiMAX applications in a complete ecosystem. A non-

commercial, proof-of-concept lab with a real-deployed

WiMAX network, this lab will also assist Taiwanese

operators in conducting interoperability and roaming tests

to prepare for upcoming commercial launches this year.

More than 30 companies in Taiwan are producing WiMAX

devices, including AWB, AboCom, Acer, Alpha Networks,

ASUSTek, Cameo, CyberTAN, D-Link, DNI, Gemtek, GIL,

IAC, Inventec, JStream, Liteon, Loop, MiTAC, MTI, Qisda,

Quanta/QMI, Ruby Tech, Spectec Computer, TECOM,

USI, WNC, and ZyXEL. Devices currently in market include

standalone broadband and VoIP modems (Customer

Premise Equipment (CPE)), PC interface devices (USB

dongles, PCI Express* cards), Wi-Fi/WiMAX gateways,

MIDs, smartphones and notebooks with built-in WiMAX.

According to Dr. Hsieh, Taiwan Regional Director,

WiMAX Forum, the market forecast for WiMAX devices

is extremely promising: although the economic crisis

has affected the global WiMAX market, Taiwanese

manufacturers still delivered about 1 million units of CPE in

2008, mostly fixed products, and started shipping mobile

products in October 2008. In fact, ITRI forecasts the yearly

growth in shipments to triple for the next two years, with

major growth expected for emerging markets in Asia

Pacific, the Middle East, Brazil, and Russia.

With WiMAX mobile internet, users may have one, two, or even more devices connected to the same high-speed, mobile broadband service.

Mobile internet Devices (MiDs)

The high speeds of Mobile WiMAX make streaming videos, downloading music, or browsing the Internet on MIDs more enjoyable.

Dongles

For notebooks without embedded WiMAX, dongles provide a super-compact, easy-to-carry way to connect to the Internet while at home or on the go.

Customer Premise Equipment (CPE)

The main staple of fixed and portable WiMAX services, CPE is designed to deliver superior indoor coverage and can be moved between different locations.

Smartphones

Operators today are offering both multi-mode GSM + WiMAX and 3G + WiMAX smartphones for the best of both worlds in one device.

notebooks

Just open up your notebook and get connected with embedded WiMAX. No dongle needed.

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WiMAX Delivers in Both Mature and Emerging Markets

WiMAX delivers mobile broadband services in both mature and emerging markets on a wide array of devices and, as these snapshots from around the world have shown, also offers numerous benefits.

H IGHLIGHTS

• More than 500 WiMAX Forum members globally, including operators and component and equipment manufacturers11

• More than 480 Fixed and Mobile WiMAX trials and commercial deployments in 141 countries12

• Globally, 430 million people covered by WiMAX service providers13

• Affordably priced 4G broadband data

• Multi-megabit broadband speeds

• Savings in capital and operational expenditures

• High customer satisfaction

• Greener deployments leveraging GSM cellular sites

• More than 125 WiMAX Forum Certified products14

• Over 50 notebook models available with embedded Intel WiMAX/WiFi Link 5050 series modules and 100 forecast by the end of 200915

Around the world, WiMAX is deployed and delivering in both mature and emerging markets. These snapshots prove it.

To view a map of global WiMAX deployments, go to: www.wimaxmaps.org

Visit the WiMAX Forum Web site at: www.wimaxforum.org

According to the WiMAX

Forum, WiMAX service

providers now cover 430 million

people globally and are on

a path to almost double that

number by the end of 2010,

with more than 800 million

people covered by next-

generation WiMAX networks.

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*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

Copyright © 2009 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.

1 “U.S. 3G Networks Deliver Less Than Expected,” Phillip Redman, Gartner Research, 22 January 2009. 2 “Testing WiMAX performance in the CLEAR network in Portland,” Senza Fili Consulting, January 2009. 3 “Pioneering 4G Business Models: UQ Communications (Japan),” ABI Research, 6 August 2008. 4 Snapshot taken from “Worldmax Success Story,” Alcatel-Lucent, 2008. 5 Snapshot taken from “Mobilink Infinity Success Story,” Alcatel-Lucent, 2008. 6 Snapshot taken from “Digicel Customer Story,” Alvarion, 2008. 7 Snapshot and quotation taken from “Kenya Data Networks Ltd., Customer Story,” Alvarion, 2008. 8 Copyright 2009 WiMAX Forum. All rights reserved. “WiMAX,” “Mobile WiMAX,” “Fixed WiMAX,” “WiMAX Forum,” “WiMAX Forum Certified,” and the WiMAX Forum and

WiMAX Forum Certified logos are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. 9 Per WiMAX Forum.10 Darryl Schoolar, GigaOM, April 25, 2009.11 Per WiMAX Forum.12 Per WiMAX Forum.13 Per WiMAX Forum.14 Per WiMAX Forum.15 Per Intel. i Per Scartel.

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