Satellite-WiFi convergence provides new model for serving Global Broadband Market.

WiFi is transforming the worldwide access business and converged satellite-WiFi deployments now promise to carve out several niches of the access market that can not be served terrestrially. This convergent model enables high-speed telecommunications everywhere, is a solid option for bridging the digital divide, and therefore has tremendous social and economic implications. The model also opens new vertical and horizontal markets that have been ill-served by terrestrial access options.

(PRWEB) December 11, 2003 --
Research and Markets announces the addition of this report entitled "Satellite WiFi Convergence. A Developing Model for Broadband Access" to its offerings.

Broadband access is no longer considered a luxury for an emerging number of Internet users; rather, it is now a necessity. Broadband subscriber totals in all regions are ever on the rise, and analyst projections peg the global broadband market to top 125 million subscribers by 2005. Broadband links in the enterprise are considered vital to workplace productivity with most LANs and WANs operating over a high speed fiber, copper or cable connection today.

It is without question that satellites are the most efficient means for reaching rural and remote areas of the world with a high speed, ubiquitous link.Unfortunately the satellite market has largely failed in its efforts to supply low cost, broadband Internet via satellite access services to unserved or underserved users. Technology, scalability and cost limitations translate into only a few hundred thousand Internet via satellite consumer access subscribers worldwide. It is clear that the satellite market must develop new models for broadband access delivery in order to both prosper and integrate with the rest of the broadband infrastructure world.

Meanwhile, WiFi is transforming the worldwide access business and converged satellite-WiFi deployments now promise to carve out several niches of the access market that can not be served terrestrially. This convergent model enables high-speed telecommunications everywhere, is a solid option for bridging the digital divide, and therefore has tremendous social and economic implications. The model also opens new vertical and horizontal markets that have been ill-served by terrestrial access options.

This report analyses the critical issues surrounding Satellite-WiFi Convergence and the impact this may have on the Broadband market.

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