Abstract
Looking to increase the availability of Internet access, local governments
have started to take an active role. For wireless networking equipment
vendors, the local governments are an important market vertical.
This report looks at just one part of that market vertical, municipal driven
network deployments for public Internet access. In addition, it provides
important detail on the quickly developing business and service models for
this market. It also looks at recent regulatory activity and how it affects
muni-wireless deployments.
Worldwide forecasts of the number of cities deploying wireless networks for
public access and total CAPEX are also included.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Methodology
Introduction
The Network
Business Models
- Network Ownership
- Service Offerings
- Fee versus Free
Market Drivers
Market Challenges
- Network Performance
- Revenue Generation
Regulatory Issues
Market Profiles
- Equipment Vendors
- BelAir Networks
- Firetide
- Motorola
- Nortel
- RoamAD
- SkyPilot
- Strix Systems
- Tropos
- Service Providers
- AccessAnyplace
- CitySpace
- The Cloud
- EarthLink
- Google
- Kenya Data Networks (KDN)
- Kite Networks- a division of Mobilepro
- MetroFi
- SwiftTalk
- WiFLY/Q-Ware
- Municipalities
- Chaska, Minnesota
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- St. Cloud, Florida
- Washtenaw County, Michigan
Global Network Deployments
Forecasts
Conclusion
List of Tables
- Table 1. Total Worldwide Muni-Wireless Deployments for Public Access
- Table 2. Percent of Business Wi-Fi Users Who Pay for the Service
- Table 3. Forecast of US Broadband Households, 2005 through 2010
- Table 4. State Muni-Wireless Regulatory Activity
- Table 5. Firetide Mesh Router Overview
- Table 6. Asia Pacific Network Deployments
- Table 7. European Network Deployments
- Table 8. North American Network Deployments
- Table 9. ROW Network Deployments
- Table 10. Public Muni-Wireless Deployments for Public Internet Access,
2005 to 2010
- Table 11. Forecasted Muni-Wireless Public Access CAPEX, 2005 to 2010
- Table 12. Worldwide Mobile PC Shipments with Embedded Wi-Fi, 2004 to 2010
- Table 13. Worldwide External Wi-Fi Clients, 2004 to 2010
- Table 14. Forecasted Wireless LAN IP Phone Shipments, 2005 to 2010
List of Figures
- Figure 1. Mesh Network Example
- Figure 2. Percent of Forecasted Public Muni-Wireless Deployments in the US
versus Rest of the World, 2005 to 2010
- Figure 3. Percent of Forecasted Muni-Wireless Public Access CAPEX in the
US Versus Rest of the World, 2005 to 2010
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