| This report examines the expanding deployments and evolving business models in the Wi-Fi and wireless ISP sectors, and the competitive significance of these sectors in the wider broadband market.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I. INTRODUCTION
II. THE WI-FI HOT SPOT MARKET
A. The Wi-Fi Value Chain
B. Leading Players in the Wi-Fi Market
1. T-Mobile USA
2. Wayport
3. Boingo Wireless
4. SBC Communications
5. Sprint Corp.
C. Hot Spot Density by Region and State
D. Evolving Hot Spot Business Models
1. Boingo a pioneer in roaming services
2. Pricing pressures threaten usage-based roaming
3. Wayport unveils Wi-Fi World
4. Wi-Fi as part of the broadband bundle
5. Hitting the home run
III. WISPs NOT YET A MAJOR COMPETITIVE FORCE
IV. WIDE AREA WI-FI AND WIMAX: A NEW THREAT?
A. Big savings on CPE and installation
B. The role of local governments
C. A quick payback?
D. Pioneering deployments
E. Hot Zones and public safety Wi-Fi networks
F. Restricting muni-telecom
G. WiMAX: The Next Wireless Wave?
H. McCaw to enter the fray?
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Mitchell Shapiro
Mitchell Shapiro, a Senior Consultant for BAS, has been analyzing media and telecom markets for more than 17 years. He has authored numerous in-depth reports for Pike & Fischer on competitive dynamics, vendor shares and market growth in the broadband industry, including studies on the high-speed Internet pricing, the market for municipal broadband services and strategies for deploying fiber-optic networks. He also regularly tracks the financial performance and broadband initiatives of the regional Bell operating companies.
Mitch previously served as senior vice president at Probe Research, where he was responsible for the company's tracking and forecasts of broadband network, service and CPE markets. He has also served as a senior consultant with Pangrac & Associates, a broadband engineering and strategic consulting firm, and as an analyst with Paul Kagan Associates, where he tracked technology trends and equipment markets in the cable and cellular industries. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan and an M.A. in Telecommunications from Michigan State University.
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