Alcatel-Lucent WiMAX Network Router User Manual


 
Alcatel-Lucent End-to-End IP Wireless-Broadband Solution for WiMAX 3
Meeting the fast-paced challenges
of universal broadband
WiMAX offers operators the opportunity to capture the three main pieces
of the universal broadband industry trend in a single technology, regardless
of whether they are building on an existing business and subscriber base, or
starting from scratch:
•Ubiquity – untethering the broadband experience from fixed locations,
for access anywhere
•Always on – continuous broadband availability from the moment
the end user wakes in the morning until they retire at night
•All-IP – delivery of broadband over 100 percent IP networks offering
optimizedeconomics,simplicityandperformance
However, in deploying WiMAX today, operators find themselves in unfamiliar
territory.Theradiotechnologyisnewsostandardproceduresarenotestablished,
and even for experienced mobile service providers, the IP networking aspect is
awholenewworld.Thereisanelevatedneedforassurancesofafast,ready-to-
market approach, reduced risk and reduced network complexity — both for the
initialandsubsequentstepsinthebusiness.Signicantmarketchangesmust
be anticipated, as the arrival of mobile WiMAX devices and handhelds will soon
begin to change users’ needs from more classical PC-oriented services to more
personalizedones.Therapidramp-upinsubscribersandtrafcwillalsoputpres-
sure on service providers to maintain consistent, high-quality service delivery.
Figure 1. Today’s requirements for profitable service delivery
Strategic needs
Move up value chain
Make services more sticky, personalized
to leverage and monetize the
broadband connection
New revenue streams,
business models
Operational needs
Despite rapid subscriber/
traffic growth:
Maintain high QoS/QoE
Control costs
Business-driver needs
Rapid rollout
Reliability: HSI and VoIP
Solid terminal offer
Differentiate
offer, grow
revenue
Sustainable Expansion
3 Cs: cost-effective,
coverage and capacity
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