Articles tagged with: CDMA and In Stat
Handset Shipments Expected to Drop 20% in 2009
Although cellphone shipments and subscription numbers have held up relatively well during the global recession thus far, the outlook is more tumultuous for the mobile industry, reports In-Stat. Both handset sales and subscriptions will take a hit, but In-Stat expects that subscriptions will weather the financial crisis better than handset shipments. more
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Huawei delivers China Unicom' s first 3G network in Zhengzhou
Huawei says that it has deployed China' s first Wcdma commercial network for China Unicom in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China. In China Unicom' s Phase One UMTS tender, Huawei was awarded the largest market share of over 30 percent based on number of transceiver to be deployed. more
Related Tags: china-unicom, wcdma, huawei, mts, hspa, iden, shanghai, umts, unicom, China
3G-4G to Account for 30% of Global Wireless Subscriptions by 2013
At the end of 2008, only 11% of worldwide wireless subscriptions were 3G. By the end of 2013, the percentage of 3G and 4G subscriptions will reach 30%, reports In-Stat. This trend is reflected in fourth quarter 2008 wireless infrastructure contract awards. more
Related Tags: 3g, mobile-data, samsung, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, wcdma, cisco, huawei, clearwire, lte, zte, alcatel-lucent, hspa, 802.16e, wimax,, ev-do, 4g
China Unicom Confirms in Talks with Apple of iPhone Sales
China Unicom's chairman Chang Xiaobing has confirmed that the company is in talks with Apple over an option to sell the iPhone handset in the country. He did not elaborate on the talks, citing confidentiality agreements. more
Related Tags: 3g, iphone, china-unicom, wcdma, apple, china-mobile, td-scdma, gsm, unicom, China
EDGE Continues to Dominate New Base Station Deployments in 2009
EDGE will dominate new base station deployments in 2009 with over 40% of new base station deployments, reports In-Stat. The slowdown in the global economy is having an effect on EDGE base station deployments as operators push out deployments. There will be a slight decline in new EDGE base station deployments from 2008 to 2009, resulting in 2008 being the zenith of EDGE deployments. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, 3g, base-station, eu, edge, td-scdma, hsupa, sharp, base-stations, gsm
WiMAX Has Early Lead Over LTE in Wireless 4G Race
Mobile WiMAX will outpace LTE over the next few years due to its head start on deployments, says research firm, In-Stat. Mobile WiMAX already has commercial deployments, while LTE won't be commercially available until late 2009. However In-Stat believes WiMAX and LTE will take very different paths. more
Related Tags: wimax, mobile-wimax, wcdma, lte, hspa, verizon, 802.16e
Cellular Base Station Chip Makers Face Declining Demand
For those making base station equipment and the semiconductors used in them, the next few years may be difficult ones, reports In-Stat. Base station semiconductor revenue will decline an average of 12.3% per year from 2008-2012, the high-tech market research firm says. There are several reasons for this. more
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