North American Hotspots: A Rapidly Growing Ecosystem

Published: April 2004

Analysts: Colin Carroll & Ben Piper

Pages: 145
Figures: 134
Tables: 43

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Report Synopsis:

"North American Hotspots: A Rapidly Growing Ecosystem,"will demonstrate how the acceleration of hotspot deployments has made Wi-F technology a disruptive force in North America and how the rapid growth of hotspots presents an opportunity for many stakeholders.

Market Sizing:

  • Global market size projections by hotspot, user and revenues 2003-2009
  • Projections for Wi-Fi equipment for the world and North America 2003-2009
  • Projections for Wi-Fi enabled laptops, PDAs and mobile phones for the world and North America 2003-2009
  • Global and North American market size projections for five different venue types 2003-2009

Analysis/Statistics:

  • Network operator and situational analysis for each of the top North American Cities
  • Analysis and tables to compare mobile phone and broadband penetration, population, hotspots and leading hotspot network operators
  • Analysis on the market and technology drivers
  • Leading network operators and venue owners by venue type in the top metropolitan regions with tables to compare pricing, business models and alliances
  • Business model analysis on the four major hotspot service provider types and insight on developer opportunities and potential threats
  • Venue analysis on: 1. cafes, restaurants, bars, 2. hotels, 3. retail (non-food oriented), 4. transportation and 5. other venues such as buildings, sports arenas, health clubs, parks etc.
  • Charts to reflect leading network operators' venue coverage in specific metropolitan areas.
  • In-depth coverage of the leading startups and established companies that are leading the emerging hotspot ecosystem, including network operators, backend software developers, hotspot access providers and a few of the new architecuture providers (mesh networking) and personal wireless broadband (mobile hotspots) solutions.

Table of Contents:

Current Market Situation & Analysis

Hotspot Eco-System Builders
Rapid Growth of Wi-Fi in the home and enterprise
Wi-Fi enabled Laptops
Wi-Fi enabled Laptops
Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Phones

Hotspot Business Models

Four Major Hotspots Business Models
Fee-Based Access: 'Captive Audience' Market Opportunities
Fee and Free Access: 'The telco's grab the lead'
Fee-Based Access: 'The Mobile Operator's Grab the Ring
Bundled Value-Added Services
Venue Advertising
Remote Management and Monitoring Services
Roaming: "The hotspot network operators raging river"
Unified Billing

Hotspot Market Size Projections
Global Hotspots
North America Hotspots
User Projections, Global & North America
Geographical Distribution
Venue HotSpot Projections
Today's Three Major HotSpot User Types
Tech Savvy Congregators

Hotspot Network Operators by Country
United States

Canada

Venue Analysis
Hotels
Cafes, Restaurants & Bars
Commercial bldgs, parks, conference centers, sports arenas, etc.
Retail Stores
Transportation
Top 20 North American Hotspot Cities

Competitive Landscape

HotSpot Access Providers & Network Managers
AirPath
Euphoria Wireless
FatPort
IKANO Communications
NetNearU
Nomadix

Billing & Roaming Software Innovators
Bonsai Networks
Bridgeport Networks
HereUare Communications
Kineto Wireless
Megisto
PCTEL
Portal Software

Hotspot Network Operators
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
Cometa Networks
GRIC Communications
iPass
STSN, Inc.
T-Mobile USA

New Architectures
ArrayComm
IP Wireless
Mesh Networks
Sputnik

List of Tables:

Table 1: Global Wi-Fi Equipment Units 2003 -2008
Table 2: Global Wireless LAN Revenues 2003-2008
Table 3: Global Wi-Fi Enabled Laptops 2003-2009
Table 4: North America Wi-Fi Enabled Laptops 2003-2009
Table 5: Global Wi-Fi Enabled PDAs 2003-2009
Table 6: North America Wi-Fi Enabled PDAs
2003-2009
Table 7: Global Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Phones 2003-2009
Table 8: North America Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Phones 2003-2009
Table 9: Four Major Hotspot Business Models

Table 10: Today's Confusing and Widely Varying Pricing Models
Table 11: Global Hotspots 2003-2009
Table 12: North American Hotspots 2003-2009
Table 13: Global Users 2003 -2009
Table 14: North America Users 2003-2009
Table 15: Global Hotspot Revenues 2003-2009
Table 16: North American Hotspot Revenues 2003-2009
Table 17: Global Hotspots, by Region 2003-2009
Table 18: Global Hotspots, by Venue Type 2003-2009
Table 19: North American Hotspots, by Venue Type 2003-2009
Table 20: United States at a glance
Table 21: Canada at a glance

Table 22: San Francisco Bay Area - By Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 23: New York, NY - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 24: Chicago, Illinois - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 25: Phoenix, Arizona - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 26: Los Angeles, CA - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 27: Dallas, Texas - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 28: Seattle, WA - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 29: Austin, Texas - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 30: Boston, MA - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 31: Denver, CO - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 32: San Diego, CA - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 33: Atlanta, Georgia - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 34: Minneapolis, Minnesota - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 35: Orlando, Florida - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 36: Vancouver, B.C., Canada - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 37: Portland, Oregon - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 38: Toronto, Ontario - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 39: Washington, D.C. - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 40: Las Vegas, Nevada - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 41: New Orleans, Louisiana - Hotspot Providers & Venues
Table 42: Network Access & Managers Compared
Table 43: Billing & Roaming Innovators Compared

List of Figures:

Figure 1: Global Wi-Fi Equipment Units 2003-2008
Figure 2: Global Wi-Fi Equipment Revenues 2003-2008
Figure 3: Global Wi-Fi Enabled Laptops 2003-2008
Figure 4: North America Wi-Fi Enabled Laptops 2003-2009
Figure 5: Global Wi-Fi Enabled PDAs 2003-2009
Figure 6: North America Wi-Fi Enabled PDAs
2003-2009
Figure 7: Global Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Phones 2003-2009
Figure 8: North America Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Phones 2003-2009
Figure 9: The Hotspot Business Model Mix
Figure 10: Hotspot OSS- System Architecture
Figure 11: Roaming Ecosystem Diagram
Figure 12: Global Hotspots 2003-2009
Figure 13: North America Hotspots 2003-2009
Figure 14: Global Users 2003 -2009
Figure 15: Global Hotspot Revenues 2003-2009
Figure 16: Global Hotspots, by Geographical Region 2003-2009
Figure 17: Global Users by Geographical Region 2003-2009
Figure 18: Global HotSpots by Venue Type 2003-2009
Figure 19: North American Hotspots, by Venue Type 2003-2009
Figure 20: European Hotspots, by Venue Type 2003-2009
Figure 21: Asia Pacific Hotspots, by Venue Type 2003-2009
Figure 22: Rest of World Hotspots, by Venue Type 2003-2009
Figure 23: San Francisco Bay Area, CA - Hotels
Figure 24: New York, NY - Hotels
Figure 25: Chicago, IL - Hotels
Figure 26: Phoenix, AZ - Hotels
Figure 27: Los Angeles, CA - Hotels
Figure 28: Dallas, TX - Hotels
Figure 29: Seattle, WA - Hotels
Figure 30: Austin, Texas - Hotels
Figure 31: Boston, MA - Hotels
Figure 32: San Diego, CA - Hotels
Figure 33: Atlanta, Georgia - Hotels
Figure 34: Minneapolis, MI - Hotels
Figure 35: Orlando, FL - Hotels
Figure 36: Vancouver, B.C. - Hotels
Figure 37: Portland, OR - Hotels
Figure 38: Toronto, Ontario - Hotels
Figure 39: Washington, D.C. - Hotels
Figure 40: New Orleans, LA - Hotels
Figure 41: New York, NY - Cafes
Figure 42: Chicago, IL - Cafes
Figure 43: Phoenix, AZ - Cafes
Figure 44: Los Angeles, CA - Cafes
Figure 45: Dallas, TX - Cafes
Figure 46: Seattle, WA - Cafes
Figure 47: Austin, TX - Cafes
Figure 48: Denver, CO - Cafes
Figure 49: Boston, MA - Cafes
Figure 50: San Diego, CA - Cafes
Figure 51: Atlanta, Georgia - Cafes
Figure 52: Minneapolis, MI - Cafes
Figure 53: Orlando, FL - Cafes
Figure 54: Vancouver, B.C. - Cafes
Figure 55: Portland, OR - Cafes
Figure 56: Toronto, Ontario - Cafes
Figure 57: Washington, D.C. - Cafes
Figure 58: Las Vegas, NV - Cafes
Figure 59: New Orleans, LA - Cafes
Figure 60: San Francisco Bay Area, CA - Other
Figure 61: New York, NY - Other
Figure 62: Chicago, IL - Other
Figure 63: Phoenix, AZ - Other
Figure 64: Los Angeles - Other
Figure 65: Dallas, Texas - Other
Figure 66: Seattle, WA - Other
Figure 67: Austin, Texas - Other
Figure 68: Boston, MA - Other
Figure 69: San Diego, CA - Other
Figure 70: Denver, CO - Other
Figure 71: Orlando, FL - Other
Figure 72: Portland, OR - Other
Figure 73: Toronto, Ontario - Other
Figure 74: Vancouver, B.C. - Other
Figure 75: Washington, D.C. - Other
Figure 76: Minneapolis, MI - Other
Figure 77: Las Vegas, NV - Other
Figure 78: New Orleans, LA - Other
Figure 79: San Francisco Bay Area, CA - Retail
Figure 80: New York, NY - Retail
Figure 81: Chicago, IL - Retail
Figure 82: Phoenix, AZ - Retail
Figure 83: Los Angeles, CA - Retail
Figure 84: Dallas, Texas - Retail
Figure 85: Seattle, WA - Retail
Figure 86: Austin, Texas - Retail
Figure 87: Portland, OR - Retail
Figure 88: Denver, CO - Retail
Figure 89: Boston, MA - Retail
Figure 90: San Diego, CA - Retail
Figure 91: Atlanta, Georgia - Retail
Figure 92: Orlando, FL - Retail
Figure 93: Vancouver, B.C. - Retail
Figure 94: Minneapolis, MI - Retail
Figure 95: Washington, D.C. - Retail
Figure 96: Las Vegas, NV - Retail
Figure 97: San Francisco Bay Area, CA - Transportation
Figure 98: New York, NY - Transportation
Figure 99: Chicago, IL - Transportation
Figure 100: Los Angeles, CA - Transportation
Figure 101: Dallas, TX - Transportation
Figure 102: Austin, TX - Transportation
Figure 103: Seattle, WA Transportation
Figure 104: Boston, MA - Transportation
Figure 105: San Diego, CA - Transportation
Figure 106: Atlanta, Georgia - Transportation
Figure 107: Vancouver, B.C. - Transportation
Figure 108: Denver, CO - Transportation
Figure 109: Minneapolis, MI - Transportation
Figure 110: Toronto, Ontario - Transportation
Figure 111: Washington, D.C. - Transportation
Figure 112: San Francisco Bay Area - by HotSpot Provider
Figure 113: New York City by HotSpot Provider
Figure 114: Chicago, Illinois by HotSpot Provider
F
igure 115: Phoenix, AZ by HotSpot Provider
Figure 116: Los Angeles, CA by HotSpot Provider
Figure 117: Dallas, Texas by HotSpot Provider
Figure 118: Seattle, WA by HotSpot Provider
Figure 119: Austin, Texas by HotSpot Provider
Figure 120: Boston, MA by HotSpot Provider
Figure 121: Denver, Colorado by Hotspot Provider
Figure 122: San Diego, CA by HotSpot Provider
Figure 123: Atlanta, Georgia by HotSpot Provider
Figure 124: Minneapolis, Minnesota by HotSpot Provider
Figure 125: Orlando, Florida by HotSpot Provider
Figure 125: Orlando, Florida by HotSpot Provider
Figure 126: Vancouver, BC Canada by HotSpot Provider
Figure 127: Portland, Oregon by HotSpot Provider
Figure 128: Toronto, Ontario, Canada by HotSpot Provider
Figure 129: Washington, D.C. by HotSpot Provider
Figure 130: Las Vegas, Nevada by HotSpot Provider
Figure 131: New Orleans, Louisiana by HotSpot Provider

Appendix
Geographical Analysis: A Primer for Global Hotspot Adventurers



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