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The five leading competitors are:
1. Alvarion
2. Adaptix
3. Airspan Networks
4. Aperto Networks
5. Proxim Wireless (WiMAX - a Market update, 2006)

Alvarion Networks
Alvarion is the world’s leading provider of innovative wireless broadband network solutions with more than 3 million units deployed in 150 countries. It is also the leader in providing WiMAX solutions with the most extensive deployments. Alvarion’s products enable the delivery of personal mobile broadband, business and residential broadband access, corporate VPNs, toll quality telephony, mobile base station feeding, hotspot coverage extension, community interconnection, public safety communications, and mobile voice and video.
(Alvarion 2007).
Financial News:
Alvarion (NASDAQ: ALVR) announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007. In the second quarter of 2007, the revenue reached a new record of $57.5 million, an increase of 11% from $52.1 million in the first quarter of 2007. The highlights of this financial year are:
• Record revenue of $57.5 million, 31% increase when compared to the financial year 2006
• Positive operating cash flow of $2.6 million
• Gross margin of 51%.
(Financial News 2007)
As a wireless broadband pioneer, Alvarion has been driving and delivering innovations for over 10 years. Alvarion have a good experience in deploying OFDM-based systems,

the Company’s prominent work in the WiMAX Forum is focused on increasing the widespread adoption of standards-based products in the wireless broadband market.

Alvarion’s BreezeMax:
BreezeMax is an Isreal based Alvarion company located in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast. It has been selected by Telecom Namibia which is the official Telecom provider and is completely owned by the Government of the Republic of Namibia. BreezeMax will provide next Generation wireless broadband services to the local population. This news has been released by Alvarion a few days ago. BreezeMax has reached a new record in attaining revenue of 27.9 million.
(Syed, Omer T, 2007).
Alvarion Facts:
• Alvarion is the leading wireless market holding 60 %+ market share in WiMAX.
• Both licensed and unlicensed system sales with widest range of frequency bands 900MHz to 28 GHz.
• Alvarion is the largest installer of base stations worldwide and it has deployed more than 2 million units.
• Technology leadership in designing, developing and producing all areas of wireless access systems: Microwave technology, OFDM, radio modems, air protocols, point-to-multipoint system design, and overall system integration.
(Alvarion Facts 2007).

Adaptix Corporation
Adaptix founded in 2004 is another leader in wireless broadband services. It provides services to municipalities and other organizations to attain the demand for converged voice, video and other data applications. It mainly working in providing Wireless solution to the mobile phones. Adaptix worked from 1990 to develop a significant technology that could meet the future requirements. Adaptix inc. offers the first Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) technology in a mobile broadband wireless system. Adaptix's standard based OFDMA/WiMAX solutions give service providers the highest level of spectral and resource flexibility as well as the efficiency to deploy rich media applications quickly and cost effectively
WiMAX‘s Future-OFDMA Technology:
Adaptix is a pioneer in OFDMA technology which is the key element in mobile WiMAX. The company’s Software Defined Ratio (SDR) base station technique provides a complete solution that could be upgraded in future standards and devices. Adaptix is building an impressive IP portfolio of OFDMA and next generation technology. Fierce Broadband Wireless named Adaptix as one of their “Fierce 15” Broadband Wireless companies in 2007. (Johnson, 2007)
Adaptix on August 7, 2007 announced their eight new patents that governs the governing patents in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Adaptix believes that strength of their company is based on intellectual property. The growing Adaptix IP portfolio clearly reflects the involvement in OFDMA development and it doesn’t want any third parties interference in their core technology. (Johnson, 2007)

Airspan Networks
Airspan is a worldwide leader in broadband wireless with over 400 customers in more than 100 countries. Airspan is also concentrating on mobile WiMAX which will be the future technology of mobile phone.
Airspan offers one of the most comprehensive portfolios of products and solutions in the wireless industry today. It provides different range of WiMAX products such as HiperMAX, MacroMAX and MicroMAX Base Stations. In addition to this Airspan is providing VoiceMAX, a unique and powerful solution for VoIP services. The products designed in Airspan have been developed with the future in mind. The base Stations like HiperMAX can support both Mobile WiMAX and Fixed WiMAX on the same platform.
(Welcome to Airspan - World leaders in WiMAX 2007)
Financial News:
Airspan inc., (NASDAQ: AIRN) has released their second quarter Financial Statement for the year 2007. The Second Quarter total revenue for the year 2007 is $22,073. The innovative products such as MiMAX will definitely increase the total Revenue in the coming years. The total Market value of Airspan Network is $ 101,733,930. (Info Quotes. NASDAQ, 2007)
Products and Future Technology of Airspan:
Airspan Networks came up with a new product called “MiMAX”, a revolutionary USB device that turns any laptop into a mobile WiMAX client. MiMAX USB is the first product in the MIMO mobile WiMAX devices. A product like this will increase the market potentials of the company in future. Recently on Monday, October 29, 2007 Airspan’s MicroMAX Wireless broadband Access solution was accepted by the Rural Utility Service.
Aperto Networks
Aperto Networks is the technology leader in the most challenging segment of WiMAX equipment market. Aperto leverages its exceptional broadband wireless techniques and builds the world’s most advanced WiMAX Base Stations. In 2002 Aperto Networks established its position as the WiMAX leader with the introduction of PacketWave. PacketWave is the family product of Aperto now serving thousands of end-users with Wireless technologies.
Aperto has been selected by Skytelecom Co., LTD (a leading Wireless service provider in Southeast Asia.) for first commercial WiMAX deployment in Indochina in September 26, 2007. The license-exempt was a crucial factor in this collaboration and availability of license with Aperto worked in its favor.
Aperto Networks was listed in “Fierce 15” Broadband Wireless Companies by Fierce Broadband Wireless publications for its innovative products and advanced WiMAX technologies. Aperto Networks in future hopes to concentrate more on base station equipments and solutions to WiMAX technology. ( Aperto Selected by Skytelecom, 2007)
Financial status of Aperto Networks:
The company has raised $120 million in private equity financing from alliance ventures, Canaan Partners, and other strategic private investors. Aperto offers profitable services to their customers which differentiate with their competitors especially in deployment of base Station business. ( Aperto Solutions ,2007)

Proxim Wireless:
Proxim Wireless Corporation is the leading solution provider for municipal wireless networks. It enables the various wireless applications including security and surveillance systems. There are more than 200,000 customers whom are getting technology support from them. Proxim successfully shipped more than 1.5 million Wireless devices across the world.
Demand for Municipal Network is increasing day by day. A research conducted by MuniWireless.com showed that U.S municipalities spent $3 Billion in four years. Proxim concentrating mainly on Municipal networks has installed and deployed more than 235,000 Wireless systems across Europe, America, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. (Proxim Corporate Overview, 2007)

Corporate History – to avoid confusion of the investors:
Proxim Wireless was acquired by Terabeam Inc, originally called YDI Wireless Inc., YDI acquired the operations of Proxim Corporation when the company suffered bankruptcy. On September 10, 2007 Terabeam Inc., changed its corporate name to “Proxim Wireless Corporation”, the current name of the largest unit. In connection with the name change, the company also changed its ticker symbol from “TRBM” to “PRXM”

Financial Position:
Market value of Proxim Wireless is $31,541,880. The second quarter of the financial year 2007 shows 16% growth when compared to the first quarter of the year 2007. Proxim completed their equity share placement in July of about $7.5 million. This transaction is closed after the second quarter; therefore it has no impact in second quarter
2007 financial statements. Proxim started their new Engineering operations in Hyderabad, India to increase research and development activities.
Proxim is a ISO-9001 certified company. It is ranked 390th among the fastest growing company in North America. Rankings were based on percentage of revenue growth over a period of five years from 2001-2005. During this period Proxim grew to about 312% percent. (Press Releases, 2007)

Products and Market influence:
Proxim’s new product delivers the highest performance, most affordable wireless solution in licensed 3.5 GHz band. This cutting-edge technology enables the delivery of compelling new services for service providers

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3. Financial News (2007). Alvarion Reports Record Revenues for Second Quarter 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2007, from Alvarion Web site: http://www.alvarion.com/investors/news/133803/

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