| 8/31/09 - Communications market research firm Infonetics Research released the second quarter (2Q09) edition of its WiMAX Equipment, Devices, and Subscribers market share forecast and research report.
"The second quarter showed signs that the WiMAX market has past through the bottom of the slowdown trough, and the outlook is cautiously optimistic for steadier growth returning to the market by the end of the year. The overall WiMAX market sequentially grew 12% to $255 million in the second quarter, driven by revenue increases in all regions, most notably in the U.S. and India," explains Richard Webb , Infonetics Research 's directing analyst for WiMAX, microwave, and mobile devices.
WiMAX Market Research Highlights
- Infonetics Research forecasts the worldwide WiMAX equipment and devices market to hit $4.9 billion in 2013, predominantly driven by developing countries
- Over one-third of the world's WiMAX equipment and device revenue comes from EMEA (mostly Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa); one-third comes from Asia Pacific
- In 2Q09, Alvarion held the overall WiMAX equipment revenue share lead, followed by Motorola, which posted a healthy jump in revenue
- With more WiMAX devices reaching the market, including embedded WiMAX laptops and netbooks arriving in 2H09, WiMAX adoption continues to accelerate despite the recession
- The number of WiMAX subscribers is expected to near 140 million worldwide in 2013
REPORT SYNOPSIS
Infonetics' WiMAX report provides market size, market share, forecasts, and analysis for fixed WiMAX (802.16d) base stations and CPE; mobile WiMAX (802.16e) equipment and devices, including macro, micro, and pico base stations; CPE, ASN gateways and Home Agents; WiMAX phones, netbooks, and external broadband cards. The report also tracks WiMAX and WiMAX VoIP subscribers.
Companies tracked include: Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent, Alvarion, Aperto Networks, Aptilo, Cisco, GreenPacket, Harris-Stratex, Huawei, Motorola, NEC, Nokia-Siemens Networks, POSDATA Flyvo, Proxim, Redline Communications, Samsung, Starent, Vecima, WiChorus, WiNetworks, ZTE, ZyXEL, and others.
Released Related Research
- WiMAX growing in India, Russia, Brazil, driven by basic broadband needs and VoIP
- Operator survey shows market reality of WiMAX services; VoIP a key component
- Alvarion consolidates lead in WiMAX equipment market
- Perception Is Everything: WiMAX Vendor Leadership Service Provider Survey
- Research note : China Set to Open Up to WiMAX
|
