Good question Sam, up here it's all NextNet so it sounds to me, more journalism that is erroneous.
-Dee Alaska Wireless Systems 1(907)240-2183 Cell 1(907)349-2226 Fax 1(907)349-4308 Office www.akwireless.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Sam Tetherow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WISPA General List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:27:28 -0800 Subject: Re: [WISPA] Wimax > Can anyone confirm 232,000 WiMAX customers for Clearwire? I could > believe total customers, but I would think that the majority of those > would be using NextNet equipment and not WiMax. > > Sam Tetherow > Sandhills Wireless > > Felix A. Lopez wrote: > > Carl, Regarding your question, my understanding is a > > few of us wireless practioneers blog on various wimax > > sites in relation to WISP and enterprise. My subject > > matter expertise relates to utility applicaitons and > > munis. Many of these sectors are evaluating WiMax and > > WiFi for certain mobile and connectivity appilcations > > - mobile workforce, utility metering, SCADA, IP > > enabled utility services. But for For genral > > information on installations, take a look at the > > following study provided by Maravedis at www.wimax.com > > Please note my quotation marks in respect to the > > author of the report: Adelane Fellah, CEO and founder > > of Maravedis: > > > > "By the end of Q1 2007, the 110 operators in our > > (Maravedis) industry-leading WiMAXCounts Â-- theWiMAX > > Operators Tracking Service Â-- accounted for nearly 1 > > million WiMAX subscribers. A total of 150,000 > > subscribers were added over the first quarter of 2007, > > for 17.5% quarterly growth. The year-over-year growth > > in Q1 2007 was 85%. > > > > The United States, Spain, and Australia are the top > > three countries in number of subscribers. In Q1 2007 > > they had 0.5 million WiMAX subscribers. The operators > > with the most WiMAX subscribers within a single region > > in Q1 2007 are Clearwire (US), with a customer base of > > 232,000; Unwired Australia, with more than 63,500; > > Iberbanda (Spain), with over 40,000; and MVS Mexico > > (ClearwireÂ's partner in Mexico), with 35,000 (this > > last figure is from Q4 2006). > > > > http://www.wimax.com/commentary/blog/blog-2007/a-paranoid-industry > > > > Felix Lopez > > Wireless Practioneer > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Would you like to see your advertisement here? Let the WISPA Board know your feelings about allowing advertisements on the free WISPA lists. The current Board is taking this under consideration at this time. We want to know your thoughts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
