IDC's Wireless and Mobile Infrastructure service analyzes emerging opportunities and threats facing network equipment vendors selling to service providers offering mobile and wireless services, including WiMAX and WiFi mesh. The service focuses on infrastructure products and solutions that support current and next-generation wireless voice, data, and multimedia services in wide area network environments. This includes core network products for NGN architectures as well as wireless transport network technologies for backhaul. Research includes quantitative and qualitative market assessments as well as forecasts of market trends, technology requirements, and deployment strategies. The service also involves the evaluation of the competitive dynamics within the wireless and mobile professional services marketplace, including a detailed analysis of the opportunities across the services life cycle in the mobile operator segment.

This service covers the worldwide cellular (2G, 2.5G, 3G, and 4G), WiMAX (802.16), and public WiFi (802.11) infrastructure markets:

• Radio access network (RAN) equipment for current and next-generation cellular, WiMAX, and WiFi networks
• Core network equipment for current and next-generation cellular, WiMAX, and WiFi networks
• Mobile softswitches, SGSNs, GGSNs, and PDSNs
• 802.11 and 802.16 access points, NICs, and switches for enterprises and service providers
• Wireless backhaul equipment, including millimeter-wave, free-space optics, as well as backhaul optimization products
• Next-generation wireless network infrastructure design, implementation, and other services
• Wireless network product support services
• Mobile design and integration best practices and ongoing support

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Market drivers and challenges to deployment
• Technical, regulatory, economic, and social issues affecting network evolution and technology selection
• Vendor strategies and structural change
• Network migration strategies of network operators
• Key applications driving demand for wireless networks
• Wireless backhaul strategies
• Core network migration to IMS architectures

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. What is the market for current and next-generation cellular infrastructure by segment and region?
2. What is the market for WiMAX by segment and region?
3. What is the market for WiFi systems by segment and region?
4. How will operator strategies for 3G and 4G migration differ?
5. How will WiFi and WiMAX impact cellular networks?
6. Which equipment vendors are positioned to gain share?
7. What is the market opportunity for wireless backhaul?

IDC's Wireless and Mobile Infrastructure service examines how network infrastructure vendors are positioning themselves to compete in the mobile and WiFi hotspot infrastructure market. This service reviews the strategies, market positioning, and future direction of several providers in the market, including:

ADC, Agere, Airvana, Alcatel/Lucent, Alvarion, Andrew, Aperto, Aruba, Avaya, BelAir, BellSouth, Boingo, Cisco, CMG, Colubris Networks, Comverse, Ericsson/Marconi, Freescale Semiconductors, Fujitsu, GoRemote, HP, Huawei, IBM, Inner Wireless, Intel, InterWave, IP Wireless, iPASS, Juniper, LG Electronics, Mitsubishi, Motorola, NEC, Nokia/Siemens, Nortel, Powerwave, Proxim, QUALCOMM, Qwest, Samsung, SBC, SkyPilot, Starent, Strix, Sun, Symbol, Tellabs, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, Tropos, UTStarcom, Wavelink, Wayport, WiChorus, Xtreme Spectrum, ZTE, and ZyXEL. The service also tracks network deployment and migration strategies of major mobile network operators in various regions of the world, including Airtel, America Movil, AT&T Wireless, BSNL, China Mobile, China Unicom, KDDI, Nextel, NTT DoCoMo, Orange, Reliance, Rogers Wireless, SK Telecom, Sprint/Nextel, Tata Teleservices, Telefonica, TIM, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Vodafone.

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

Cellular Infrastructure Forecast This study provides an overview and forecast of current and next-generation mobile network infrastructure spending by network operator, technology standard, and geographic region.

WiMAX Infrastructure Forecast This study provides an overview and forecast of WiMAX-related network infrastructure spending by mobile and fixed-line network operator, technology standard, and geographic region.

Mobile Core Networks This study provides a five-year forecast of the key core network elements (GGSNs, PDSNs, and softswitches) and analyzes the competitive positioning of vendors in the core mobility space.

Emerging Technologies, Emerging Players

This study reviews emerging technologies and their potential disruptive effect on existing business models.

WiFi Infrastructure Forecast This study identifies the opportunities and changing cost structures of the rapidly evolving market for WiFi mesh network infrastructure.

Wireless Infrastructure Services: A Competitive Segmentation This study profiles the leading wireless infrastructure and application services vendors and discusses how each vendor compares in terms of depth and breadth of capabilities.

Wireless Infrastructure and Applications Services Forecast This study examines the wireless infrastructure services marketplace and guides forward-looking services organizations and independent services vendors through the mobility movement.

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