Alcatel-Lucent End-to-End IP Wireless-Broadband Solution for WiMAX 3
Meeting the fast-paced challenges
of universal broadband
WiMAX offers operators the opportunity to capture the three main pieces
of the universal broadband industry trend in a single technology, regardless
of whether they are building on an existing business and subscriber base, or
starting from scratch:
•Ubiquity – untethering the broadband experience from fixed locations,
for access anywhere
•Always on – continuous broadband availability from the moment
the end user wakes in the morning until they retire at night
•All-IP – delivery of broadband over 100 percent IP networks offering
optimizedeconomics,simplicityandperformance
However, in deploying WiMAX today, operators find themselves in unfamiliar
territory.Theradiotechnologyisnewsostandardproceduresarenotestablished,
and even for experienced mobile service providers, the IP networking aspect is
awholenewworld.Thereisanelevatedneedforassurancesofafast,ready-to-
market approach, reduced risk and reduced network complexity — both for the
initialandsubsequentstepsinthebusiness.Signicantmarketchangesmust
be anticipated, as the arrival of mobile WiMAX devices and handhelds will soon
begin to change users’ needs from more classical PC-oriented services to more
personalizedones.Therapidramp-upinsubscribersandtrafcwillalsoputpres-
sure on service providers to maintain consistent, high-quality service delivery.
Figure 1. Today’s requirements for profitable service delivery
Strategic needs
• Move up value chain
• Make services more sticky, personalized
to leverage and monetize the
broadband connection
• New revenue streams,
business models
Operational needs
Despite rapid subscriber/
traffic growth:
• Maintain high QoS/QoE
• Control costs
Business-driver needs
• Rapid rollout
• Reliability: HSI and VoIP
• Solid terminal offer
Differentiate
offer, grow
revenue
Sustainable Expansion
3 Cs: cost-effective,
coverage and capacity
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