近年來由於第三代行動通信(3G) 與IP網路語音傳遞(VoIP)的技術發展，使得行動通信、網際網路及電信服務有一個整合的趨勢，而WiMAX是繼第三代行動通信之後，相當被看好的新一代網路技術，可說是全球產業相當重視的無線寬頻通訊技術。各先進國家無不積極投入人力及經費，期能在產業發展中取得領先地位。我國為資訊通訊設備製造大國，但在國際產業分工中，長期扮演技術跟隨者的角色，以代工大量製造，產業價值無法提升。本研究即以WiMAX產業發展趨勢為分析重點，探討產業發展現況，內、外部環境及產業的發展趨勢，並透過訪談及SWOT分析，分析整理出WiMAX產業的內部優、劣勢以及外部環境的機會與威脅，最後歸納整理出產業發展的關鍵成功因素及發展趨勢。
研究結果指出影音寬頻化、內容數位化等多項產業趨勢及政府產業政策等為相關關鍵成功因素。在此WiMAX產業尚未商業化及普及化的時刻，我國如能善加掌握產業趨勢，並參考關鍵成功因素轉化為產業發展與競爭的策略，相信必能承接過去多年來發展數據網路產業、無線通訊產業及行動通信產業的成功經驗，擺脫長期以來高科技產業代工，附加價值低落的困境，搶佔全球通訊產業的領導地位。

Due to the development of the technology in 3G and VoIP, the trend of integrating mobile communications, the Internet, and telephony services is rising. Following this trend, WiMAX is a new wireless broadband communication technology which is considered potential and greatly valued. Many funds and labors are devoted into this industry in many advanced countries hoping to take leading roles. Though an important manufacturer of information and communication facilities in the world, our country plays mostly the role of a technology follower by contract manufacturing, which causes the failure of promoting industry values. The researcher aims to analyze the industry trend and discuss about the existing inner and outer conditions of the industry. Through interviewing and SWOT analysis, the researcher organizes the superiority, weaknesses, opportunities and threatens of WiMAX industry and finds out the key success factors and trend.
Some industry trends such as broadbandizing audio and video and digitizing the contents, and the government’s industry policies are the key success factors. If our country can grasp the industry trends and transform into appropriate official policies for industry development and competitions, it is believed that based on the former successful experiences in data networking industry, wireless communication industry and mobile communication industry, we are surely to get rid of the existing hi-tech contract manufacturing and the difficulty in promoting industry value added and to take one of the leading roles in global communication industry.

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