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Broadband and mobile access are spearheading the future development of the telecom industry. As a next generation wireless broadband access technology, WiMAX incorporates broadband, mobile, and IP to embrace the direction of future mobile networks and emerges as the focus of an increasing number of operators. 

According to current WiMAX Forum statistics, WiMAX service providers cover 430 million people globally, and this is predicted to rise to 800 million by the end of 2010. Over 135 countries and regions testify to the strong and sustained growth of the WiMAX industry by deploying 460 fixed and nomadic WiMAX networks. 

Many countries and regions in the world are still unable to widely deliver wired broadband services due to a lack of copper wire resources. An independent consulting report estimates that over 500 million homes and enterprises will demand broadband network access over the next five years, but at least 100 million of them will not be covered by wired networks. For the regions that lack wired resources, WiMAX is the only wireless access technology to enable large-scale, mature quasi-ADSL services over the next three to five years. WiMAX represents the optimum choice for these homes and enterprises to enjoy broadband access services rapidly and at a low cost. 

As a world-leading telecom solution provider, Huawei has identified WiMAX and LTE as dominant future wireless broadband trends, and has implemented a long-term investment program to stimulate WiMAX development. Huawei is an active member of both the WiMAX Forum and the Open Patent Alliance (OPA). Thanks to its 2,000-plus WiMAX R&D staff, Huawei has submitted about 5% of the total initial WiMAX patents to the OPA for standardization. 

The corporate ethos of Huawei centers on building a sustainable and cohesive business environment. In 2009, it partnered with Intel to establish its third global joint WiMAX Interoperability Testing (IOT) laboratory in Beijing, following its Shenzhen and Hong Kong labs. By Q1 2009, Huawei had deployed 37 pre-commercial networks and 41 commercial WiMAX networks designed to smoothly evolve into 4G networks. 

To rise to the challenges ahead, Huawei will utilize its extensive experience in the wireless and IP data fields to develop end-to-end wireless broadband access solutions for operators to step confidently into a new era of home and enterprise broadband access.




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