Articles tagged with: Wimax, and Infonetics Research
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: ericsson, nec, microwave, ethernet, backhaul, 4g, bandwidth
Smartphone sales buck the recession
A report by Infonetics Research is forecasting an 8% drop in the total number of mobile phones sold in 2009, to 1.1 billion worldwide (down from 1.2 billion in 2008), in line with predictions from Nokia, among others. Smartphones were the best-performing segment of the mobile phones market in 2008 and the only segment to show unit and revenue growth in the second half of the year as the world economy entered recession. more
Related Tags: android, nokia, iphone, smartphone, samsung, wimax, motorola, eu, w-cdma, ict, smartphones, tim, cdma, hspa, ericsson, lg, symbian, open-source, gsm, operating-system
Recession isn't holding back mobile broadband subscribers
Market research firm Infonetics Research released the fourth quarter (4Q08) edition of its Mobile Broadband Cards, Routers, Services, and Subscribers report last week. The report found that worldwide, the number of mobile broadband subscribers (including W- CDMA/HSPA and CDMA2000/EV-DO) jumped 125% in 2008 over 2007, hitting 210.5 million, and are expected to top 1 billion by 2013. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, wimax, huawei, cdma, hspa, ericsson, mobile-broadband, sony, ev-do
Mobile WiMAX market up 5% in 4Q08; Cisco, Huawei begin challenging market leaders
Communications market research firm Infonetics Research released the fourth quarter edition of its WiMAX report this week, noting that the overall WiMAX equipment and device market held steady in 4Q08 over 3Q08 at $275 million, as the 802.16e mobile WiMAX segment increased 5% to counter a slight dip in the 802.16d fixed WiMAX segment. more
Related Tags: samsung, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, cisco, cisco, edge, huawei, lte, alcatel-lucent, nortel, 802.16e, alvarion, cpe
Alvarion overtakes ALU, MOTO in mobile WiMAX
Worldwide sales of fixed and mobile WiMAX equipment and phones/Ultra Mobile PCs dropped 21% to $245 million in 3Q08 from 2Q08, and are expected to continue sliding through 2009 as the economic recession puts the squeeze on this early market, says Infonetics Research in a new report. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, samsung, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, clearwire, alcatel-lucent, personal, 3, alvarion
Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola runaway leaders in mobile WiMAX market
As of the second quarter of 2008, Alcatel-Lucent and Motorola together account for over two-thirds of worldwide mobile WiMAX equipment revenue, reports communications market research firm Infonetics Research in a new report. Just one quarter ago, the two market leaders captured roughly half the worldwide market. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, base-station, wimax, mobile-wimax, motorola, alcatel-lucent, alvarion
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
Related Tags: ethernet, mobile-data, telecom-italia, swisscom, 3, backhaul
Mobile data card sales nearly quadrupling by 2011
Sales of mobile data cards, which enable broadband access in laptops via a service provider's mobile data network, are forecast by Infonetics Research to nearly quadruple between 2007 and 2011, when they will reach $2.9 billion. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, smartphones, arpu, samsung, hotspot, hsdpa
WiMAX equipment market revenue up 6% in 3Q
The WiMAX market is heating up quickly, with worldwide sales of fixed and mobile WiMAX equipment up 6% in 3Q07 to $206 million following a 14% jump in 2Q07, says Infonetics Research in its latest report. Worldwide unit shipments of fixed and mobile WiMAX equipment are up 16% in 3Q07, driven by continued rollout of new fixed and mobile WiMAX networks, and further expansion of those already in operation, the report shows. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, mesh-network, mobile-wimax, w-cdma, cisco, itu, cdma2000, 1xev-do
WiMAX equipment market revenue up 6% in 3Q07
The WiMAX market is heating up quickly, with worldwide sales of fixed and mobile WiMAX equipment up 6% in 3Q07 to $206 million following a 14% jump in 2Q07, says Infonetics Research in its latest report. more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, mesh-network, mobile-wimax, w-cdma, cisco, itu, cdma2000, 1xev-do

