WIMAX Strategic Capex Model for Mobile Subscribers

This advanced Excel-based Capex model is for operators. It is designed as a planning tool for strategy and planning a WiMAX Mobile network deployment. Allowing a variety of strategic input scenarios (i.e. variables for the amount of area under service, coverage footprint and type of subscribers, etc.), some of the questions that can be answered with this tool include:

• How much infrastructure (base station equipment) do you need?
• What impact does changing the coverage area have?
• What impact does penetration (uptake) of subscribers have?
• What happens when you change the maximum data rate?
• What is the impact on changing the frequency and amount of spectrum?
• What impact does the Spectrum cost-per-MHz-pop have?

The WIMAX Mobile Strategic Capex Model addresses on-street, as well as in-building Mobile subscribers. The model allows you to pick and choose Dense Urban, Urban, Suburban and/or Rural Area(s) version(s) of the model, based upon the morphology classification of the area(s) where you plan to rollout your WiMax network. Each Area is password protected and can be enabled by purchasing the relevant area.

This model allows inputs of various parameters over a 10 year cycle and includes the following inputs:

• Selectively password-enabled Dense Urban, Urban, Suburban and or Rural Areas
• Input Dense Urban, Urban, Suburban and Rural- Coverage Area
• Input how quickly each of these area(s) will be covered
• Input Dense Urban, Urban, Suburban and or Rural Areas Subscriber numbers
• Input the Uptake (Penetration) rate for the subscribers in each area
• Select Maximum Data Rate/Sub
• Input Revenue / Sub
• Input your equipment pricing
• Select frequency of operation
• Select the amount of bandwidth
• Input Spectrum cost-per-MHz-pop

The Model takes in these parameters and provides a list of equipment needed for street as well as in-building Mobile Subscribers, including:

• How much traffic is supported? Average data rate per sub?
• Additional Base stations are needed for coverage or capacity?
• How much potential revenue can be generated?
• How much funding is required for the capital equipment (Base Station, Backhaul, Bundled Network Management and Data Network and Customer Premises Equipment)?
• Cash Flow (Revenue - Funding) over the 10 year cycle. Included is the breakeven point when cash flow goes from negative (red) to positive (black) and NPV of the cash flow which can be calculated based upon various interest rates

Descriptions of the 4 Different Areas:

• Dense Urban Area is considered to the Area of the city with side by side high rise building
• Urban Area is considered to be the Area with mostly high rise buildings not necessarily side by side
• Suburban Area is considered to be the Area of the city with one or two story buildings with a mix of residential and business
• Rural Area is considered to be the Area with one or two story buildings sparsely spaced with large open areas in between

This Model is provided "as is" without any express or implied warranties of any kind, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability, non-infringement or fitness for a particular purpose. Quantum Research does not warrant or assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information, assumption, logic flow or other items contained within this Model, and you are specifically cautioned to independently validate any assumptions herein. Furthermore, you are expressly cautioned that use of or reliance upon this Model is solely at your own risk.