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Articles tagged with: Wimax, and Backhaul
Mobile backhaul equipment market growing fast, with no letup in sight
Mobile backhaul equipment investments jumped a healthy 19% in 2008 to $4.6 billion worldwide, and revenue is set to explode over the next 5 years and beyond, reports Infonetics Research. The report also said that the most quickly changing technologies between 2008 and 2013 are Ethernet microwave and Ethernet copper and fiber. In all the major world regions, operators will gradually shift to Ethernet backhaul, although it will be a slower shift in Asia Pacific and Central/Latin America, as a higher proportion of overall mobile traffic remains voice for a longer period. more
Related Tags: ethernet, microwave, hspa+, mobile-video, mp3, bandwidth
Microwave equipment market hits $4.9 billion in 2008, led by Ericsson and NEC
Market research firm Infonetics Research is reporting that worldwide microwave equipment sales hit $4.9 billion in 2008, up 23% from the previous year. Despite a tough macroeconomic climate, mobile operators continue to invest in mobile backhaul to accommodate rapidly rising mobile broadband traffic -- the primary driver behind strong microwave equipment market growth. more
Related Tags: infonetics-research, ericsson, nec, microwave, ethernet, 4g, bandwidth
Upper Millimeter Microwave Radio Poised to Take Off
Advances in semiconductor technology, favorable spectrum policy and demand for gigabit throughput capabilities have created an opportunity for millimeter wave radio technology to prosper. Applications in the mobile backhaul and consumer electronics markets in particular will drive the creation of an over $1.5 billion dollar market for upper millimeter-based technology in 2014, up from nearly $50 million in sales today, according to a new Visant Strategies report. more
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Next-Generation Mobile Broadband Technologies to Close the Gap With Fixed Broadband
Mobile operators are expected to fully maximise their high-speed packet access (HSPA) deployments before eventually deploying 3G long-term evolution (LTE). Many operators will leapfrog from HSPA to 3G LTE, as the window of opportunity for HSPA Evolved is insignificant when compared to 3G LTE. more
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Ericsson, NEC lead fast growing microwave equipment market
Worldwide sales of wireless radio equipment using microwave signals, or microwave equipment, topped $3.9 billion in 2007 and are forecast by Infonetics Research to grow 83% between 2008 and 2011. more
Related Tags: ethernet, wimax, ericsson, mobile-broadband, nec, microwave, bandwidth
Mobile Backhaul Market Set to Skyrocket
Mobile operators and backhaul transport providers spent $3.7 billion worldwide on mobile backhaul equipment in 2007, and are expected to increase their spending in the high double-digit percents from 2009 to at least 2011, according to Infonetics Research's latest report. more
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Bermuda Operator Backhauls GSM and WiMAX Traffic on Single Platform
DragonWave has announced that Bermuda based M3 Wireless is converging its WiMAX data and GSM voice services for business and residential customers on a DragonWave IP backhaul solution. DragonWave's AirPair product interlinks 27 sites across M3's meshed Ethernet network spanning Bermuda. more
Related Tags: ethernet, d-link, dragonwave, Bermuda
Femtocell access point market: great potential, tough hurdles
Many factors are converging to create a market ripe for femtocell technology, says a new report from analyst firm Infonetics Research. Chief among these factors:
- Mounting numbers of mobile subscribers, forecast by Infonetics to hit 4.4 billion worldwide in 2011
- A booming broadband market, driven by demand for faster Internet connection speeds and applications like social networking, online gaming, and multimedia
- Mobile operators seeking to boost revenue by enticing customers to pay for new data services to offset escalating mobile backhaul costs and voice revenue losses
Related Tags: social-networking, samsung, rcom, hsupa, driving, femtocell, sprint, femtocells, hsdpa
TECH TALES: WiMAX is Still a Risky Investment
SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- The next-generation wireless technology, known as wimax, is full of potential to drive cheaper, high-speed wireless data, voice and video communications, or a dismal failure, depending on who you talk to. more
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