It outlines the key strategic issues operators face when considering the deployment of WLL solutions in developing regions. We invite you to pick up on any of the issues raised and send in a contribution or opinion. The number of wireless users is exploding globally at growth rates of 30-50 percent per year, mostly on cellular and personal communication networks. This growth is a direct result of liberalisation in the mobile wireless markets. Prices of mobile telephony are tumbling, while pre-pay options have helped to reduce the entry price at the lower end of the market.
Coverage is also increasingly available in areas where the fixed telephone infrastructures are poor.
Intelecon provides here a brief overview of fixed WLL technologies and markets, and outlines the key strategic issues operators in developing regions should consider when deploying WLL solutions.