At WiMAX Forum Congress Asia 2008, Nokia Siemens Networks will outline its vision for WiMAX and its innovative solutions that will drive that vision forward. At the event, Michael Murphy, Head of Technology, APAC, Nokia Siemens Networks will also be highlighting the factors that are driving data growth in the wireless broadband arena.

To date, several hundred broadband wireless access licenses have been issued globally to a broad mix of service providers, and WiMAX is the only solution available to those license holders today. In addition, 7 of the Top 8 telecoms infrastructure vendors are implementing WiMAX, supported by a growing number of chipset vendors. The WiMAX momentum is growing as global appetites for wireless broadband access take off.

“We believe that 5 billion people will be connected by 2015, four billion of them over broadband. This phenomenal growth will be accompanied by a 100-fold increase in traffic over the world’s networks, making innovation across the entire ecosystem a requirement for today’s operators,” states Murphy. “This is something which we at Nokia Siemens Networks are in an excellent position to deliver.”

Adds Murphy, “While WiMAX will be deployed in some greenfield situations, it will also complement other broadband technologies in others. As such, both scenarios need to be considered by leading vendors.”

Nokia Siemens Networks is committed to helping communications service providers understand the changing market dynamics and transform their business in order to secure long-term growth.

Nokia Siemens Networks at WiMAX Forum Asia Congress 2008. WiMAX is an optimal connection for Internet services. In addition to having easy and ‘always on’ access to the Internet, new types of services could be offered over WiMAX. For instance, an electronic magazine application is used to demonstrate a future application for which WiMAX serves as an optimal connection. The Electronic magazine service could be witnessed at our stand over live Flexi WiMAX Base Station and ASN Gateway.