LONDON -- 08/19/08 --
Despite licensing delays that slowed the progress of
WiMAX in India,
deployments are now accelerating and India remains the biggest single hope
for revenue and global influence for WiMAX, according to a report released
today by communications market research firm
Infonetics Research.
The report, WiMAX Network
Equipment and Subscribers Market Outlook: Western Europe, Central and
Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, India, Japan, South Korea,
Brazil focuses on targeted regions and countries around the world that
have strong potential for fixed and mobile WiMAX
markets, either because they have huge populations, or the broadband
demands of the population are not being met by existing technologies.
After India, Infonetics expects Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East
and Africa, and Brazil to lead in WiMAX uptake, with the number of WiMAX
subscribers in each of these regions roughly doubling to tripling each year
through at least 2011. Sales of fixed and mobile WiMAX network equipment,
such as ASN gateways, base stations, CPE, and NICs are likewise forecast to
skyrocket in these regions.
"WiMAX has gained such momentum across so many regions that it is no longer
sensible to suggest that WiMAX growth will be flattened by the emergence of
LTE in the next few years. In populous countries with poor national telecom
infrastructure, such as India, Brazil, and Africa, there is a lack of
broadband services, and even of basic voice services, which is a
significant driver for WiMAX adoption. In many developing countries, with
India being the prime example, WiMAX is showing promising signs of becoming
the primary broadband infrastructure and a prominent 3G mobile technology.
India is absolutely critical to the fortunes of WiMAX, and the level of
uptake there will help decide how prominent a position 802.16e takes in the
overall wireless landscape in the next decade," said Richard Webb, directing
analyst at Infonetics for WiMAX, WiFi, and mobile devices.
Other highlights from the report:
-- In 2007, Alcatel-Lucent and Alvarion led the mobile WiMAX network
equipment market in Western Europe; Samsung led in South Korea
-- Alvarion led the fixed WiMAX equipment market in Western Europe,
Central and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East and Africa in 2007; Telsima
led in India
-- The number of mobile WiMAX subscribers in Brazil is forecast by
Infonetics to skyrocket from fewer than a thousand in 2007 to 3.6 million
in 2011, a compound annual growth rate of 940%
-- The dearth of serviceable fixed-line networks in much of Central and
Eastern Europe qualifies it as a ripe market for WiMAX: already fixed WiMAX
is accelerating rapidly in Russia, where broadband demand far outstrips the
availability of DSL
-- Japan will be a pioneer of convergence between mobile WiMAX and LTE
technologies and is likely to have dual mobile WiMAX-LTE services by 2011
-- Due to the high penetration of fixed-line broadband and mobile,
Western Europe will only offer a niche market for WiMAX, as a technology
for SME markets and for public service applications (e.g., public safety,
intelligent transportation, digital divide)
Infonetics' WiMAX market outlook report tracks the competitive landscape,
trends, and growth areas of the WiMAX network equipment and subscriber
market in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and
Africa, India, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil.
The report includes market size, analysis, forecasts through 2011, and
select market share for mobile WiMAX (802.16e) equipment (ASN gateways,
base stations, CPE, NICs), fixed WiMAX (802.16d) equipment (base stations,
CPE), and fixed and mobile WiMAX subscribers.
Market share by region and country is provided for Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent,
Alvarion, Aperto Networks, Motorola, Nokia-Siemens, Redline Communications,
Samsung, Telsima, and others.
Infonetics also publishes a quarterly WiMAX and mesh report
tracking WiMAX equipment, devices and subscribers in North America, EMEA
(Europe, the Middle East, Africa), Asia Pacific, and Latin
America/Caribbean.
View report highlights and
more from Infonetics' online portal (log in at www.infonetics.com; see
Wireless and FMC area). For sales, contact Larry Howard, vice president, at
larry@infonetics.com or +1 (408) 583-3335.
Infonetics Research (www.infonetics.com) is an international market
research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since
1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established
technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan,
strategize, and compete more effectively.
Press Contact
Richard Webb
Directing Analyst, WiMAX, WiFi, and Mobile Devices
Infonetics Research
Email Contact
+1 408-583-3369 or +44 (0) 1689-851-618
