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Muni Wireless Broadband: Service Oriented Mesh-ups

Published: Feb 2007 (Updated in July 2007)

Analysts:
Mareca Hatler, Danielle Phaneuf, and Mike Ritter Ph.D

Pages:106 (90 figures, 39 tables)

Includes PowerPoint Presentation

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Synopsis:

The growth of city-wide wireless broadband is driving innovations and new services to be worth billions within the next five years.  While ISPs and mobile device manufacturers are clear beneficiaries, Municipal Wireless Broadband provides technology and service companies in the public safety, transportation, and utility industries with the largest market opportunities.

"Muni Wireless Broadband: Service Oriented Mesh-ups" contains analysis and primary research data from more than 335 interviews with senior municipal employees, public safety managers, and information technology professionals in mobile industries. We also conducted dozens of interviews with OEMs, systems integrators, software developers, and service providers involved with this growing ecosystem.

Highlights of this research include the following:

Muni Wireless Broadband Infrastucture:

  • In 2011, municipals and their partners will spend $401 million on wireless broadband infrastructure.
  • In North America, the municipal wireless broadband coverage area will make up 11 percent of Urban Land in Use.

Public Access

  • By 2011, there could be 26 million users of Municipal wireless broadband services for a global total potential market worth $5.7 billion at this time.
  • A quarter of the surveyed mobile professionals would be interested in a WiFi enabled mobile phone that supports VOIP.
  • Nearly half of the interviewees were highly interested in using a cell phone with mobile VOIP and 53 percent said they would be willing to spend $31 to $50 per month. 

Public Safety

  • Nearly two-thirds of the interviewed municipalities in our survey are using or plan to use wireless broadband for public safety.
  • Sixty-one percent of public safety professionals have the highest demand for personnel safety.
  • Motorola’s lead in this market is both disruptive and sustainable which represents a threat to other equipment vendors.

Transportation

  • Fifty percent of interviewees with cities from 50K to 500K residents were highly intested in using wireless traffic solutions.
  • Nearly two thirds of the interviewees with cities that have >500K residents expressed high (21%) or very high (43%) interest in wireless solutions for parking management.
  • There are several innovative startups in this market including Sensys Networks, Streetline, Telemics, and VehicleSense.
  • In 2011, North American parking services will be worth 378 million.

Utility Networks

  • Sixty-eight percent of interviewees in cities from 50K to 500K were highly interested in using fixed wireless AMR.
  • By lowering the infrastructure cost, Municipal Wireless Broadband makes fixed automated meter reading feasible, encourages conservation, and supports energy load management solutions. 

This report includes the following:

Value System Analysis – This includes the major product segments and competitors in the Backbone network equipment, Devices, Middleware software, and Backend systems Solution Groups.

Primary Research – Our analysis is based on primary research data from three surveys with mobile professionals in vertical industries, municipalities, and public safety.

Market Drivers Evaluation – In each report section we evaluate the applications and drivers for Municipal Wireless Broadband services.

Market Size Forecasts (2006-2011):

  • Global and North American Muni Wireless Broadband coverage area
  • Global and North American Muni Wireless Broadband infastracture revenues
  • Global and North American Muni Mobile TPM users
  • Global and North American Muni Mobile TPM service revenues
  • Total potential municipal services market for Public Safety, Transportation, and Utilities
  • North American revenues for parking management services
  • North American revenues first responder personnel safety
  • North American unit forecasts on AMR enabled meters and total installed AMR meters

City Budget Analysis -- 27 US city budget expenditures are analyzed and summarized for each of the major municipal services areas

Deployment Status -- Current deployment status, equipment vendor, service providers for the largest 200 Municipal Wireless Broadband regions worldwide.

Primary Research

Our investigation for this report consisted of three separate phone surveys from May 2006 to Jan 2007 including the following:

Survey 1: City Survey

  • 115 interviews with senior information technology professionals and administrators with municipalities, many of which were known to be deploying wide area wireless broadband.

Survey 2: Mobile Professionals

  • 100 interviews with senior management and information technology professionals in industries that place a high value on mobility such as retail, hospitality, manufacturing, and healthcare.

Survey 3: Public Safety Survey

  • 120 interviews with senior officials involved with law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency medical response. 

Technology Focus:

  • Wireless broadband networking equipment (>2 Mbps) that supports or is used as part of mobile or portable access services for municipalities or their partners, primarily—but not exclusively— for wireless mesh networking. 
  • WiFi enabled mobile devices and sensing and control devices supported by Municipal Wireless Broadband.
  • Software, backend systems to authenticate, manage, bill, and monetize services that are provided through the devices above.

Companies included in this report include the following:

Accela
ACS
Alvarion
AT&T
BT
BelAir Networks
Broadware
CellNet
Cisco
Datel
Digital Payment
EarthLink
General Devices
Google
FireTide
Hopling
HP
IBM
IP Wireless
Lockheed Martin
MeshDynamics
MetroFi
Mobitix
MobilePro
Motorola
NetMotion/Padcom
Nortel
Northrop Grumman
Packethop
Pronto Networks
RoamAD
SAP
Sensys
SkyPilot
Streetline
Strix Systems
Tyco/Telemics
Tropos
VehicleSense
Ventek Int'l
Vonage
WFI


Table of Contents:

Report Overview
Executive Summary
Muni Wireless Broadband Ecosystem
Regulatory Situation
Municipal Spending Trends
Technology Forces

Early Adopting Wireless Broadband Cities
Job Focus
Information System Priorities
Wireless Broadband Adoption
Market Size Opportunity
Global Equipment Revenues
North America Equipment

Public Access

Public Access Value System
Public Access – Backbone
Public Access – Devices
Public Access – Backend Systems
Market Forces
The Promise of Affordable Mobile Data
Growth of Broadband & WLAN Households
WiFi Mobile Devices
Market Forecasts
Global Mobile Muni TPM Paying Users
Global Mobile Muni TPM Service Revenues
North America Mobile Muni TPM Paying Users
North America Mobile Muni TPM Service Revenues
Mobile VOIP – The Killer App?
Survey with Mobile Professionals
Home WiFi Adoption
Mobile VOIP Usage
Interest in WiFi-VOIP Devices
Municipal Use Mobile VOIP
WiFi-Only Mobile VOIP
WiFi + Cellular Wirless VOIP

Public Safety
Public Safety Value System
Public Safety – Backbone
Market Size Opportunity
Public Safety Survey
Incident Scene Management
Personnel Safety & Location
Innovations
Video Surveillance
Automated Vehicle Locating
Emergency Medical Telemetry
Innovations

Transportation
Transportation Value System
Market Size Opportunity
Traffic Management
Innovations
Parking Management
Parking Lot Management
Public Transit Management

Utility Networks
Automated Meter Reading
Utility Networks Value System
Market Size Opportunity
Distribution Automation

Appendices
Wireless Broadband Equipment Vendors
Current Deployments
North America (NA)
European Union (EU)
Asia Pacific (APAC)
Muni Wireless Broadband Applications

List of Figures:

Figure 1: NA Muni Wireless Broadband Deployment Status
Figure 2: Interviewee, by Job Position
Figure 3: Information System Priorities
Figure 4: Use of Outdoor Wireless Broadband
Figure 5: Number of Access Points Deployed Outdoors
Figure 6: Type of Wireless Broadband Technology Used
Figure 7: Likelihood of Adopting Wireless Technologies, by Type
Figure 8: Global Muni WB Coverage Square Miles 2006-2011
Figure 9: Global Muni WB Infrastructure Revenues 2006-2011
Figure 10: NA Muni WB Coverage Square Miles 2006-2011
Figure 11: NA Muni WB Infrastructure Revenues 2006-2011
Figure 12: Total Potential Municipal Service Revenues 2006-2011
Figure 13: Muni Wireless Broadband Public Access Value System
Figure 14: Public Access Backbone – Disruption & Sustainability
Figure 15: Public Access Backbone – Industry Presence
Figure 16: Public Access Backbone – Intellectual Property Strength
Figure 17: Public Access Backbone – Horizontal Market Strength
Figure 18: Public Access Devices – Disruption & Sustainability Analysis
Figure 19: Public Access Devices – Industry Presence
Figure 20: Public Access Devices – Intellectual Property Strength
Figure 21: Public Access Devices – Horizontal Market Strength
Figure 22: Public Access Backend Systems – Disruption & Sustainability
Figure 23: Public Access Backend Systems – Industry Presence
Figure 24: Backend Systems – Intellectual Property Strength
Figure 25: Backend Systems – Horizontal Market Strength
Figure 26: Mobile Data Revenues, by Geography
Figure 27: Global Broadband + WLAN Households 2006-2011
Figure 28: Global WiFi enabled Mobile Devices, By Segment 2006-2011
Figure 29: Global TPM Mobile Muni Users 2006-2011
Figure 30: Global TPM Mobile Muni Service Revenues 2006-2011
Figure 31: NA TPM Mobile Muni Users 2006-2011
Figure 32: NA TPM Mobile Muni Service Revenues 2006-2011
Figure 33: Global Mobile VOIP Users 2006-2011
Figure 34: Mobile professionals with a home WiFi network
Figure 35: Use of Public WiFi Hotspots
Figure 36: Use Frequency of Public Access Hotspots
Figure 37: Current Use of Mobile VOIP with Public Access/Hotspots
Figure 38: Interest in Using WiFi-VOIP without Cellular
Figure 39: Max Desired Price for WiFi-VOIP Phones
Figure 40: Interest in Roaming between Cellular and WiFi Networks
Figure 41: Maximum Flat Rate Preferred for Cell-VOIP Service
Figure 42: Have Indoor Wireless LAN
Figure 43: Currently Using Mobile VOIP
Figure 44: Type of Wireless IP phone Used
Figure 45: Number of Mobile IP Phones Used
Figure 46: Type of Mobile Phone Used Including Wireless VOIP
Figure 47: Number of Wireless VOIP Phones Used by Cities with >50K Residents
Figure 48: Number of Wireless VOIP Phones Used by Cities with <50K Residents
Figure 49: Interest in WiFi-Only VOIP Phones for City Workers
Figure 50: Maximum Willing to Spend for WiFi Only VOIP phone
Figure 51: Interest in Dual-Mode Mobile VOIP and Cellular Phone
Figure 52: Max Willing to Spend on a WiFi+Cellular Phone
Figure 53: Max Flat Rate Monthly Fee for Cellular and Wireless VOIP Service
Figure 54: Interest in Wireless Broadband for Public Safety, By City Size
Figure 55: Public Safety Value System
Figure 56: Public Safety Backbone – Disruption & Sustainability
Figure 57: Public Safety Backbone – Industry Presence
Figure 58: Public Safety Backbone – IP Strength
Figure 59: Public Safety Backbone – Horizontal Market Applicability
Figure 60: Public Safety Municipal Services Revenues 2006-2011
Figure 61: Interviewees, by Job Focus
Figure 62: Interviewees, by City Population
Figure 63: Network Technologies – All Job Functions
Figure 64: Public Safety Applications Most In Demand, All Job Functions
Figure 65: Personnel Location Safety Revenues 2007-2011
Figure 66: Sensor Solutions Most Likely to be Adopted - All Job Functions
Figure 67:
Sensor Solutions, Integration Preferences
Figure 68: Moveiv’s FIRE System
Figure 69: Interest in Using Wireless Technologies for Video Surveillance
Figure 70: Tracking & Locating – All Job Functions
Figure 71: Interest in Wireless AVL, by City Size
Figure 72: Likelihood to Adopt Triage & Vital Sign Monitoring-– All Job Functions
Figure 73: Likelihood to Adopt Triage & Vital Sign Monitoring-- EMS
Figure 74: CodeBlue Software Platform
Figure 75: Transportation Value System
Figure 76: Transportation/Public Works Municipal Services Revenues 2006-2011
Figure 77: Interest in Using Wireless for Traffic Management, by City Size
Figure 78: Interest in Using Wireless for Parking Management, by City Size
Figure 79: Total Potential NA Parking Service Revenues 2006- 2011
Figure 80: Utility Networks Value System
Figure 81: AMR/Utility Municipal Services Revenues 2006-2011
Figure 82: North America Utility AMR enabled Meters 2006-2011
Figure 83: North America Total Installed AMR Meters, by Technology 2006-2011
Figure 84: Cities Using AMR by Population Size
Figure 85: Currently Using or Planning to Use AMR
Figure 86: Type of Meters to be AMR In 18 Months
Figure 87: Networking Technology Used or Planned for AMR
Figure 88: Interest in Wireless AMR, by City Size
Figure 89: Interest in Wireless AMR for Water Meters
Figure 90: Interest in Utility Networking, by City Size

List of Tables:

Table 1: Operating Models
Table 2: US City Budget Summary 2005-2006
Table 3: Municipal Wireless Technologies
Table 4: Global Muni WB Coverage Square Miles 2006-2011
Table 5: Global Muni WB Equipment Revenues 2006-2011
Table 6: NA Muni WB Coverage Square Miles 2006-2011
Table 7: NA Muni WB Equipment Revenues 2006-2011
Table 8: Total Potential Municipal Service Revenues 2006-2011
Table 9: Pubic WiFi Access in Anaheim, CA
Table 10: Municipal Public Access Services
Table 11: Global WiFi enabled Mobile Devices, By Segment 2006-2011
Table 12: Global Muni Public Access Paying Users 2006-2011
Table 13: Global Muni Public Access Revenues/ARPUs 2006-2011
Table 14: NA Muni Public Access Users 2006-2011
Table 15: NA Muni Public Access Revenues/ARPUs 2006-2011
Table 16: Global Mobile VOIP Users 2006-2011
Table 17: Municipal Mobile VOIP in the UK
Table 18: Mobile Mesh for Public Safety in Riviera Beach, FL
Table 19: Public Safety Municipal Services Revenues 2006-2011
Table 20: Personnel Location Safety Revenues 2007-2011
Table 21: Video surveillance in Haverhill, MA
Table 22: AVL in Corpus Christi, TX
Table 23: ER-LINK in Tuczon, AZ
Table 24: Mesh WiFi transportation applications in Houston, TX
Table 25: Transportation/Public Works Municipal Services Revenues 2006-2011
Table 26: Wireless sensor parking innovations in San Francisco, CA
Table 27: Public transit management in Kowloon, Hong Kong
Table 28: Wireless Broadband for Advanced AMR
Table 29: AMR/Utility Municipal Services Revenues 2006-2011
Table 30: The Intelligent Grid
Table 31: Muni Wireless Broadband Equipment Vendors Compared
Table 32: NA Wireless Broadband Regions with >500K Residents
Table 33: NA Wireless Broadband Regions with 230K-500K Residents
Table 34: NA Wireless Broadband Regions with 130K - 229K Residents
Table 35: NA Wireless Broadband Regions with 68K - 129K Residents
Table 36: NA Wireless Broadband Regions 39K to 67K Residents
Table 37: EU Wireless Broadband Regions
Table 38: APAC Wireless Broadband Regions

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