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Research and Markets has announced the addition of “WiMAX Emerging Technology Report” to its offering. This market report analyzes and forecasts the market for WiMAX “Wireless Triple Play” technologies. The report includes a thorough evaluation of emerging fixed and mobile WiMAX technologies. Analysis includes an assessment of the market, regulatory, and governmental drivers on a global scale, including an analysis of the WiMAX Forum activities.

The report includes global and regional market trends and forecasts, regulatory issues, standards development, economic effects, and strategic developments.

New research finds growing market opportunity for emerging wireless technologies in mobile communications applications.

Devices are converging in terms of functionality and this convergence is enabling mobile communications products to cross into the consumer electronics sector in terms of function and interoperability.

Key to this convergence is the integration of emerging wireless technologies that allow for new ways of connecting and communicating.

Despite the plethora of emerging wireless standards, each has its own niche of dominance without much overlap or competition between them. WiMAX has found a strong niche in the backhaul network. Companies like TowerStream are finding profitable business for WiMAX. HSPA is making strong progress in handsets and offers a highly competitive service offering for carriers.

Bluetooth has expanded the functionality of a handset with the incorporation of WiBree into the SIG. Products based on WiBree will almost certainly enter the market this year. Finally, the DLNA with its convergence strategy has developed a mechanism for providing interoperable consumer electronics and mobile communications devices using only existing networking standards. As a result DLNA compliance affords devices added functionality not available previously.