Market Overview

Wireless technologies enable users to remain connected anywhere - from their laptops, their PDA’s, their handsets, and their game consoles.

The introduction of cellular roaming standards has led to a tremendous global rise in the use of mobile phones. Now mobile consumer devices are becoming increasingly data centric – based around new Wireless Broadband standards and capabilities. As in the cellular world, the success of these new applications depends on the ubiquity of network access and the quality of the experience. 802.11 (WiFi) and 802.16 (WiMAX) standards are fast, affordable and increasingly available on all devices.

International Carriers are hungry to access the China market in order to service over 124 million foreign travelers in 2006, especially given the current lack of 3G alternative data services and the heightened excitement leading up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The China market with its untapped potential, cost base, and skilled labor, is a tremendous launching point for a global company offering interconnectivity solutions to leading Carriers.

Why else is China an exciting market for Wireless Broadband services?

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  • No 3G offering: Market starved for data services
  • Right Time: 2008 Beijing Olympics and mobile-WiMAX launch
  • Huge domestic market: 210m Internet users, 600m mobile subscribers. 1.2b people
  • Explosive traffic potential: 124m foreign travellers in 2006, with 25% annual growth
  • Under serviced hotspots: 10,000+ existing public hotspots