WiMax 20|20 Intros WiROI

CORNWALL ON HUDSON, N.Y. -- WiMAX 20|20, LLC (http://www.wimax2020.com), a leader in WiMAX broadband wireless consulting, today announced availability of its new WiROI Business Case Tool, offering network operators and equipment manufacturers a comprehensive analysis of the capital and operational expenses for deploying a WiMAX network. Developed through extensive industry experience with actual network deployments, the WiROI Tool has the flexibility to model a variety of deployment plans and service models. The new WiROI tool is currently in use by Southam Chile and Sun Microsystems, among others.

The WiROI Business Case Tool has been designed specifically for WiMAX operators and allows them to customize a business case analysis for their target market. The tool accepts a wide range of market data, technical parameters, and financial and service planning inputs that can be tailored to a particular geography. The WiROI Tool can simulate a WiMAX network deployment and operation using a variety of service plans and produces a detailed 10 year income statement, financial output graphs, and key financial metrics. In addition, WiROI includes an easy-to-use, interactive, dashboard-style Graphical User Interface (GUI) to enable the user to perform Sensitivity Analyses in real-time and view the results in an animated format instantly.

“As an equipment vendor, we used WiROI to highlight the benefits that our network consolidation technology brings to a WiMAX Network,” said Peter Ewens, VP OEM Business at Sun Microsystems. “WiMAX 20|20 was able to model a Sun based core network and compare it with a traditional implementation. The tool has allowed us to clearly articulate the benefits of our technology not only to our customers, but also to WiMAX operators.”

“We believe that many licensees and new wireless broadband operators need an objective network and business modeling tool to develop and evaluate their business case.” explained Berge Ayvazian, Chief Strategy Officer of the Yankee Group. “The WiROI tool which offers the ability to model a WiMAX network and visualize the financial impact of a variety of parameters should be an invaluable tool to anyone deploying or designing a WiMAX network.”

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