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WiMAX20/20, LLC Selected as Finalist for Best of WiMAX World
2008 Awards
Other Topics:
Wireless Video,
Carrier Grade WiMAX Base
Stations,
WiMAX Latin America
WiMAX20/20, LLC
September 15, 2008
WiROI™ is a Comprehensive WiMAX™ Business Planning Tool that Includes a
Network Model, a Traffic Model, an RF Propagation Model and a Complete
Financial Model.
Cornwall on Hudson, New York – WiMAX20/20, LLC announced today that
xchange Magazine has selected WiMAX20/20 as a finalist to receive the
Best of WiMAX World 2008 Award for their WiROI™ Business Case Tool in
the Devices/Peripherals/Application Software category, and as a finalist
to receive the Best of WiMAX World 2008 Industry Choice Award. The
annual awards recognize leaders in the development and deployment of
WiMAX technologies. Nominations were open to exhibitors, sponsors and
speakers at this year’s WiMAX World Conference World & Expo, to be held
September 30th through October 2nd in Chicago, and selected by a judging
panel of experts from the WiMAX community. |
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WiMAX20/20 is
one of three finalists for the Devices/Peripherals/Application Software
award and one of 15 finalists for the Industry Choice Awards. The awards
will be presented October 1 at a ceremony following the close of the
WiMAX World exhibition floor. All winners and their awards will be
featured in the December issue of xchange Magazine, as well as on the
WiMAX World and xchange Web sites.
“xchange
congratulates WiMAX20/20 for being a finalist in this category,” said
Mike Saxby, group publisher of xchange. “The nominees for these awards
are among the best and brightest in the field, showcasing the rapid
advancement of WiMAX technology.”
The WiROI™ Business Case Tool allows network operators to conduct
comprehensive analysis of the capital and operational expenses for
deploying WiMAX networks, and develop a complete financial analysis for
a ten-year business case. It combines a financial model, a technical
model and a services model of a WiMAX network in a single, easy-to-use
software package. The financial model includes detailed CapEx and OpEx
analysis. The technical model enables detailed equipment modeling and
includes an RF propagation model, a traffic model and a backhaul model.
The services model includes BWA data, VoIP, IPTV along with a host of
advances services. Developed through extensive industry experience, the
WiROI™ Tool has been used by over 25 network operators around the world
to build successful business cases in both developing and developed
countries.
“We are very pleased that the judges have selected our WiROI™ Tool as a
finalist for this prestigious award,” said Randall Schwartz, Principal
Consultant at WiMAX20/20. “One of the key factors accelerating the
deployment of WiMAX is the ability to develop a bankable business case.
Our WiROI™ Tool has enabled our clients to successfully understand their
business needs and acquire financing. In addition, WiMAX equipment
vendors are using the WiROI™ Tool to illustrate the benefits their
products bring to a service provider’s business case.”
The Best of WiMAX World Award winners and Industry Choice Award nominees
were selected by an independent judging panel that consisted of Craig
Mathias, principal, Farpoint Group; Will Strauss, principal analyst,
Forward Concepts; Adlane Fellah, CEO and founder, Maravedis Inc.;
Caroline Gabriel, lead research analyst, Rethink Research; Philip
Marshall, vice president of enabling technologies, Yankee Group; and
representatives from xchange and Trendsmedia.
Delegates to the WiMAX World 2008 conference will vote for the Industry
Choice Award winner.
About WiMAX20/20, LLC
WiMAX20/20 is an independent market research and consulting company
focused solely on the emerging broadband wireless market. The principals
have been engaged in the WiMAX industry since its inception and have
gained a thorough understanding of the technical, business and product
issues surrounding the development of WiMAX devices, equipments,
networks, and services. For more information please visit
www.wimax2020.com.
About xchange
Founded in 1996, xchange is an online and print publication for
facilities-based service providers offering voice, data, wireless, IP,
WiMAX and content. Its seasoned editors do more than simply report on
industry news; they dig beneath the surface to provide analysis on what
new equipment, new services, new regulatory activities and other new
developments mean to xchange readers. xchange content, including news,
articles, eBooks, webinars and industry buyer’s guide is accessible
online at www.xchangemag.com. Subscriptions to the print publication,
its digital edition and the xchange Update weekly e-mail newsletter are
also available at www.xchangemag.com.
About Trendsmedia
Trendsmedia is the events and publishing division of Yankee Group
Research Inc. Its mission is to help its clients stay ahead of the major
technology trends that are likely to impact their businesses
significantly. Trendsmedia provides their clients with independently
researched and produced media products that target emerging technology
markets in depth, including focused conferences, independently produced
online media and in-depth newsletters and market intelligence studies.
For more, see www.trendsmedia.com.
About WiMAX World Conference & Expo
WiMAX World Conference & Expo is the largest event series in the world
focused on WiMAX and mobile broadband. WiMAX World Conference & Expo is
dedicated to providing a balanced view of where WiMAX stands today and
what role it will play in the future of one of the fastest-growing
market segments in the world — wireless and mobile broadband. WiMAX
World incorporates all of today’s converging and diverging issues
surrounding WiMAX and mobile broadband. WiMAX World provides a
comprehensive view of all the related technologies, as well as
regulatory and spectrum challenges, and the business opportunities and
risks as they relate to all the key constituencies involved in this
critical marketplace. In 2008, WiMAX World is being produced in Asia,
Europe and the United States. For more information, visit
www.wimaxworld.com.
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