Alvarion, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola top WiMAX players

NEW YORK, USA: Mobile WiMAX service providers gave highest ratings to Alvarion, Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola based on various criteria, such as WiMAX technology, pricing and service and support, although no one vendor was rated strong across the board.

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This is according to Infonetics Research's survey, 'Mobile WiMAX Infrastructure Vendor Ratings: Global Service Provider'.

Richard Webb, directing analyst, WiMAX, Microwave, and Mobile Devices, Infonetics Research, said: "Cisco and Huawei also have good ratings, suggesting they are capable of closing ground on the top three. As the WiMAX market consolidates to a remaining handful of vendors and becomes more competitive, the perception of different aspects of the business will come under increasing scrutiny."

Survey Highlights

Cost effectiveness out-rates pricing as a criterion for selecting a WiMAX vendor.

On the survey vendor scorecard, for which service providers rated WiMAX equipment vendors:

Cisco achieved the highest ratings for four of the eight criteria, including WiMAX technology

Huawei achieved the best ratings for WiMAX equipment pricing.