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Mobile Broadband Card Sales Up to $1.55 Billion in 1Q10, Driven by HSPA Adoption
Revenue from mobile broadband cards (standard PC cards and embedded cards) grew 6% in 1Q10 over 4Q09 to $1.55 billion worldwide, according to a report from Infonetics Research. In addition, revenue from mobile broadband cards grew 6% in 1Q10 over 4Q09 to $1.55 billion worldwide.
Huawei, Sony Ericsson and ZTE were the top 3 mobile broadband card revenue market share leaders in 1Q10.
"Embedded mobile devices now account for a third of the mobile broadband devices market; the trend for mobile broadband connectivity embedded within consumer devices will continue apace, moving beyond PC-based devices to multiple new form factors," notes Richard Webb, Infonetics Research's directing analyst for mobile devices.
Strong growth is expected in mobile broadband card revenue and unit shipments in 2010, driven in large part by increasing adoption of HSPA, while LTE-based mobile broadband embedded PC card sales are forecast to top US$3.8 billion in 2014.
Shipments of mobile routers jumped 59% in 1Q10 over 4Q09 as mobile operators see them as a means of offloading mobile data traffic onto Wi-Fi and are actively promoting them. While this market is somewhat uncertain, it may continue to grow now that that these mobile (or 'hotspot') routers are smaller and more easily portable for vacations, work-related travel, in-vehicles, etc., appealing to a broader audience.
Finally, the number of mobile broadband subscribers surpassed DSL subscribers for the first time in 2009, and is forecast by Infonetics Research to grow to 1.8 billion worldwide in 2014.
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