While news continuously covered with variety of rumors that Intel is fading out of WiMAX field and LTE market gained a big momentum, let some market analysts think WiMAX has lost the battle in the developing of new wireless broadband communication technology.

Mr. J T Wang, chairman of Taipei Computer Association (TCA) pointed out that the in fact the future of WiMAX is not so pessimistic, WiMAX presently leads over LTE for 3~5 years. If this one can be used to develop various kinds of innovative products and applications, through more affordable handy products, WiMAX still shows favorable conditions to the consumers itself.

Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC) estimates that the global WiMAX carriers' overall investments in WiMAX network deployment will reach around US$36.5 billion in the period 2005-2013. WiMAX saw rapid development in 2009 thanks to the continuous increase of investments worldwide. Looking at the development of separate countries, the United States, India, Korea, Brazil, Russia, and Japan have all planned to inject over US$1 billion into their respective WiMAX projects. In Taiwan, Tatung Telecom led off WiMAX service in Penghu County in April 2009, while FarEasTone Telecommunications, Global Mobile, and VMAX Telecom rolled out their services either at the end of 2009 or in early 2010. Taiwan's WiMAX development is also among the most vibrant worldwide, with the overall amount of investments projected to reach US$3.09 billion in 2013.

According to statistics of the WiMAX Forum, there were a total 523 WiMAX networks in 147 countries around the world by the end of 2009. In 2009, 115 new networks were added, representing a growth rate of 28.2% and highlighting the aggressive network deployment of global WiMAX carriers in 2009. Africa had the highest number of networks, accounting for 21.4% of the total. The Asia-Pacific region led the world in terms of network coverage, with 205 million people covered by WiMAX networks.

Taiwan Making Significant Gains in WiMAX Development in 2009. Following the establishment of IOT (Interoperability Testing) labs by major global WiMAX vendors NEC, Alcatel-Lucent, and Motorola in Taiwan, there has been significant progress in the development of WiMAX in Taiwan.

Canada has a long and storied history as an innovator and early adopter in the development of information and communication technologies, particularly  in the field of telecommunications. As a result Canada is one of the most digitally advanced economies in the world!