MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: As large enterprises in China have fewer sites connected to their wide area networks (WAN) and a smaller international presence than their counterparts in other regions, the Chinese enterprise network services market is still relatively immature. However, it does offer a number of good prospects for service providers, according to Ovum.
In a new survey, the independent telecoms analyst firm found that 65 percent of the Chinese companies surveyed had less than five sites connected to their WAN, and only 11 percent extended their WAN to sites outside the country of their corporate headquarters. This was the lowest rate among all the countries covered in Ovum's large-enterprise survey.
Jane Wang, Ovum telecoms analyst and author of the survey, commented, “These findings demonstrate that national service providers are currently well placed to serve the majority of large enterprises in China, and can hold off on their international expansion plans in the short term.”
The expectation is higher for Ethernet services, and they will provide the greatest opportunity for service providers in China. Ethernet private lines and Ethernet VPN are considered to be the main WAN technologies for future deployments as they provide good value for money and high security for enterprises.
Wang added: “This is a strong requirement for many large Chinese enterprises in specific industry verticals, such as the manufacturing and energy sectors, as 72.5 percent of large Chinese enterprises expect Ethernet private lines and Ethernet VPN to become their key WAN technologies in the next two years. As a result, service providers in China should put Ethernet at the core of their network services strategies.”
High definition (HD) video is the most important application over WAN for large enterprises in China, and is expected to drive the adoption of new network technologies and services. China has a high adoption rate of HD video over WAN as Chinese employees, especially high-level management and decision makers, prefer face-to-face meetings with stakeholders and staff in different offices.
Wang concluded: “The popularity of HD video is a result of a number of direct business and use cases. China has the lowest adoption rate of voice over IP and critical business applications over WAN. As a result, service providers will need to work hard to develop successful case studies to convince customers about the benefits of supporting these networked applications.”
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Operators increase 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ investments; 62 networks commercially launched
UK: Three new reports published by GSA, the Global mobile Suppliers Association, confirm how HSPA and HSPA+ systems are extending mobile broadband access to new markets and achieving even higher levels of performance and efficiencies. The reports are:
* HSPA Network Operator Commitments report.
* Global HSPA+ Network Commitments report.
* HSPA Devices Survey – Key findings report.
In all, 483 operators have committed to deploy HSPA systems in 181 countries and territories, which is more than 16 percent higher than one year ago. 451 HSPA networks are commercially launched in 174 countries. Every WCDMA operator has commercially launched HSPA on their networks.
HSPA+ is a mainstream mobile technology and is quickly expanding. A total of 241 operators have committed to HSPA+ network deployments, representing an increase of over 62 percent in the past year. HSPA+ networks are being deployed in 106 countries, 39 countries more than a year ago. 187 HSPA+ systems have been commercially launched in 96 countries, confirming that over 41 percent of HSPA operators have introduced HSPA+ on their networks.
Alan Hadden, president of the GSA, said, “HSPA and HSPA+ technology is fast bringing Internet and broadband access to mass markets, not only in developed regions, introduction in the emerging markets is a major trend.”
The rapid evolution of network capabilities to 42 Mbps dual cell HSPA+ technology (DC-HSPA+) is another clear trend, as operators invest in improvements to network performance, capacity and efficiencies, to maintain or enhance user experience. 62 commercial DC-HSPA+ networks have been launched i.e. 49 more than a year ago. Another 26 DC-HSPA+ networks are understood to be in deployment or planned. DC-HSPA+ systems combine 64QAM modulation and double the bandwidth by using dual carriers (2×5 MHz = 10 MHz). This capability was introduced by 3GPP in the Release 8 specifications, and enables a theoretical peak downlink data throughput capability of 42 Mbps.
40 UMTS900 networks have been commercially launched in 900 MHz spectrum, enabling HSPA or HSPA+ operators to significantly extend mobile broadband coverage, typically as a result of re-farming some of their existing spectrum which was previously used for GSM voice service. 719 UMTS900 user devices have been commercially introduced.
GSA added 440 products to its HSPA user devices database, which now comprizes 3,362 products. The database includes 1,413 mobile phones, which is more than 15 percent higher than a year ago. The number of routers including personal hotspots increased by almost a third in the same period.
245 HSPA+ devices (compared to 92 a year ago) are launched. 137 devices support 21 Mbps peak downlink speed, 14 support 28.8 Mbps, 93 support 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ (compared to 22 a year ago), and one device supports 84 Mbps. 27 HSPA+ smartphones (including carrier and frequency variants) are confirmed, including four phones, which support 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+. The number of HSPA-enabled tablets increased from 13 to 43 over the past year reflecting a growing interest in this expanding device segment.
HSPA and HSPA+ deployments status – global
* 483 HSPA operator commitments in 181 countries.
* 451 commercial HSPA operators in 174 countries, includes 187 HSPA+ networks commercially launched in 96 countries.
* Over 41 percent of HSPA operators have commercially launched HSPA+.
* 117 commercial HSPA+ networks support a peak downlink data speed of 21 Mbps.
* 8 commercial HSPA+ networks support a peak downlink data speed of 28 Mbps.
* 62 commercial networks support DC-HSPA+ for a peak downlink data speed of 42 Mbps.
* Over 43 percent of HSPA operators have commercially launched HSUPA.
* 129 HSUPA networks (66%) support at least 5.8 Mbps peak.
Breakdown of 3,362 HSPA devices by form factor
* 1,413 mobile phones, smartphones.
* 580 USB modems (dongles).
* 502 notebooks, netbooks.
* 434 wireless routers/gateways, mobile hotspots.
* 295 PC data cards (PCMCIA cards, ExpressCards, embedded modules).
* 48 PMPs, UMPCs.
* 27 femtocells.
* 12 E-book readers.
* 8 cameras.
* 43 mobile tablets.
* 245 HSPA+ user devices are launched (compared to 92 a year ago).
* 93 support 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ (compared to 22 a year ago).
* 27 HSPA+ smartphones (including carrier and frequency variants) confirmed, including 4 phones supporting 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+.
* The number of HSPA-enabled tablets increased from 13 to 43 over the past year.
* 1,288 HSUPA devices launched, 36 percent YoY growth
* 160 dual-mode HSPA-LTE user devices are launched.
* HSPA Network Operator Commitments report.
* Global HSPA+ Network Commitments report.
* HSPA Devices Survey – Key findings report.
In all, 483 operators have committed to deploy HSPA systems in 181 countries and territories, which is more than 16 percent higher than one year ago. 451 HSPA networks are commercially launched in 174 countries. Every WCDMA operator has commercially launched HSPA on their networks.
HSPA+ is a mainstream mobile technology and is quickly expanding. A total of 241 operators have committed to HSPA+ network deployments, representing an increase of over 62 percent in the past year. HSPA+ networks are being deployed in 106 countries, 39 countries more than a year ago. 187 HSPA+ systems have been commercially launched in 96 countries, confirming that over 41 percent of HSPA operators have introduced HSPA+ on their networks.
Alan Hadden, president of the GSA, said, “HSPA and HSPA+ technology is fast bringing Internet and broadband access to mass markets, not only in developed regions, introduction in the emerging markets is a major trend.”
The rapid evolution of network capabilities to 42 Mbps dual cell HSPA+ technology (DC-HSPA+) is another clear trend, as operators invest in improvements to network performance, capacity and efficiencies, to maintain or enhance user experience. 62 commercial DC-HSPA+ networks have been launched i.e. 49 more than a year ago. Another 26 DC-HSPA+ networks are understood to be in deployment or planned. DC-HSPA+ systems combine 64QAM modulation and double the bandwidth by using dual carriers (2×5 MHz = 10 MHz). This capability was introduced by 3GPP in the Release 8 specifications, and enables a theoretical peak downlink data throughput capability of 42 Mbps.
40 UMTS900 networks have been commercially launched in 900 MHz spectrum, enabling HSPA or HSPA+ operators to significantly extend mobile broadband coverage, typically as a result of re-farming some of their existing spectrum which was previously used for GSM voice service. 719 UMTS900 user devices have been commercially introduced.
GSA added 440 products to its HSPA user devices database, which now comprizes 3,362 products. The database includes 1,413 mobile phones, which is more than 15 percent higher than a year ago. The number of routers including personal hotspots increased by almost a third in the same period.
245 HSPA+ devices (compared to 92 a year ago) are launched. 137 devices support 21 Mbps peak downlink speed, 14 support 28.8 Mbps, 93 support 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ (compared to 22 a year ago), and one device supports 84 Mbps. 27 HSPA+ smartphones (including carrier and frequency variants) are confirmed, including four phones, which support 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+. The number of HSPA-enabled tablets increased from 13 to 43 over the past year reflecting a growing interest in this expanding device segment.
HSPA and HSPA+ deployments status – global
* 483 HSPA operator commitments in 181 countries.
* 451 commercial HSPA operators in 174 countries, includes 187 HSPA+ networks commercially launched in 96 countries.
* Over 41 percent of HSPA operators have commercially launched HSPA+.
* 117 commercial HSPA+ networks support a peak downlink data speed of 21 Mbps.
* 8 commercial HSPA+ networks support a peak downlink data speed of 28 Mbps.
* 62 commercial networks support DC-HSPA+ for a peak downlink data speed of 42 Mbps.
* Over 43 percent of HSPA operators have commercially launched HSUPA.
* 129 HSUPA networks (66%) support at least 5.8 Mbps peak.
Breakdown of 3,362 HSPA devices by form factor
* 1,413 mobile phones, smartphones.
* 580 USB modems (dongles).
* 502 notebooks, netbooks.
* 434 wireless routers/gateways, mobile hotspots.
* 295 PC data cards (PCMCIA cards, ExpressCards, embedded modules).
* 48 PMPs, UMPCs.
* 27 femtocells.
* 12 E-book readers.
* 8 cameras.
* 43 mobile tablets.
* 245 HSPA+ user devices are launched (compared to 92 a year ago).
* 93 support 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+ (compared to 22 a year ago).
* 27 HSPA+ smartphones (including carrier and frequency variants) confirmed, including 4 phones supporting 42 Mbps DC-HSPA+.
* The number of HSPA-enabled tablets increased from 13 to 43 over the past year.
* 1,288 HSUPA devices launched, 36 percent YoY growth
* 160 dual-mode HSPA-LTE user devices are launched.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Fibrenoire deploys Ciena for metro Ethernet services
LINTHICUM, USA: Ciena Corp. announced that Fibrenoire, a Canadian provider of fiber-optic Internet connections and private network services, has deployed Ciena’s Carrier Ethernet Solutions (CES) to deliver premium Ethernet business services to enterprise customers in Québec and Ontario.
Fibrenoire, founded in 2007, operates an IP MPLS Internet backbone with more than 3,000 km of optical fiber, covering Québec and Ontario. Fibrenoire deployed Ciena’s 3960 and 3920 Service Delivery Switches, part of its Carrier Ethernet Solutions (CES) portfolio, for the delivery of 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL), Ethernet Private Line (EPL) and Business Internet services to local enterprise customers in the IT, media, healthcare and retail industries.
By leveraging Ciena’s technology, Fibrenoire is able to offer the most reliable and cost effective services in the region, ideal for delivering voice, data, IP, VoIP, MPLS, video, and any other real-time, latency-sensitive applications over its network infrastructure. Robust management and performance monitoring features in the 3960 and 3920 ensure Fibrenoire can easily scale to accommodate fluctuating customer demand for high-speed data services while ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) for maximum uptime and competitive advantage.
Fibrenoire, founded in 2007, operates an IP MPLS Internet backbone with more than 3,000 km of optical fiber, covering Québec and Ontario. Fibrenoire deployed Ciena’s 3960 and 3920 Service Delivery Switches, part of its Carrier Ethernet Solutions (CES) portfolio, for the delivery of 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL), Ethernet Private Line (EPL) and Business Internet services to local enterprise customers in the IT, media, healthcare and retail industries.
By leveraging Ciena’s technology, Fibrenoire is able to offer the most reliable and cost effective services in the region, ideal for delivering voice, data, IP, VoIP, MPLS, video, and any other real-time, latency-sensitive applications over its network infrastructure. Robust management and performance monitoring features in the 3960 and 3920 ensure Fibrenoire can easily scale to accommodate fluctuating customer demand for high-speed data services while ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) for maximum uptime and competitive advantage.
Smartphone market hits all-time quarterly high due to seasonal strength and wider variety of offerings
FRAMINGHAM, USA: The worldwide smartphone market grew 54.7 percent year over year in the fourth quarter of 2011 (4Q11), as Apple unleashed its iPhone 4S on an eager marketplace. According to the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 157.8 million units in 4Q11 compared to 102.0 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010. The 54.7 percent year-over-year growth was higher than IDC's forecast of 40 percent for the quarter, and higher than the 49.2 percent growth in 3Q11.
On a full-year basis, total smartphone shipment volumes reached 491.4 million units in 2011, up a strong 61.3 percent from the 304.7 million units in 2010. This was higher than IDC's full year estimate of 54.7 percent for the year, but still below 2010's year-over-year growth of 75.7 percent. Although this marks a slowdown from 2010, IDC still fully expects continued double-digit growth for the foreseeable future.
Smartphones continued to be one of the hottest consumer electronics products in the market, and was helped along by the launch of key devices. "By the end of the quarter, one out of every three mobiles phones shipped worldwide was a smartphone," said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC's Mobile Phone Technology and Trends team. "The launch of Apple's iPhone 4S played a key role in smartphone growth to capture pent-up demand, and smartphone launches from other vendors also provided a broad selection to meet varying preferences and budgets."
The variety of offerings have become more nuanced as smartphone makers try to grow their respective user bases in emerging and developed markets alike.
"So-called 'hero' devices, such as Samsung's Galaxy Nexus and Apple's iPhone 4S, garner the bulk of the attention heaped on the device type," said Kevin Restivo, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker program. "But a growing number of sub-$250 device offerings, based on the Android operating system, have allowed Google's hardware partners to grow smartphone volumes and expand the market concurrently."
Source: IDC, USA.
Vendor highlights
Apple climbed back into the market leadership position with the launch of its iPhone 4S worldwide, and in the process it reached a new shipment volume record for itself and for the entire industry for a single quarter. Although the iPhone 4S disappointed some detractors by lacking 4G LTE connectivity or a different size screen, demand was high for the device. In addition, the combination of holiday seasonality, the delay in product launch from 3Q to 4Q, and the addition of multiple mobile operators helped drive volumes higher.
Samsung marked a series of milestones for the quarter: breaking the 30 million units mark for the first time, posting the largest year-over-year increase among the top vendors, and finishing 2011 as the overall smartphone market leader. Its series of Galaxy smartphones continued to expand, with attention to both the high-end (Galaxy S II, Galaxy Nexus) and mass market (Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Y), while the company updated its Omnia and Focus smartphones with Windows Phone Mango.
Nokia posted the largest year-over-year decrease among the top vendors, but its smartphone strategy took another step forward with the release of its first Windows Phone smartphones, the Lumia 710 and the Lumia 800. Company CEO Steve Elop claims that the company shipped 'well over a million units' in its debut quarter, and is using early feedback to adjust its marketing and sales strategy. At the same time, demand for its Symbian-powered smartphones appears to have waned, and smaller volumes are expected in 2012.
Research In Motion finished the quarter with a mixed bag of results. Its new BB OS 7-powered BlackBerry smartphones reached additional markets, and total volumes for the quarter staved off a fourth consecutive quarter of sequential decline. Still, overshadowing these results was the global network outage in October, followed by announcements that its first BB 10-powered smartphones will not arrive to market until late 2012. Such a delay gives the competition opportunity to attack RIM's strongholds. With new Chairperson and CEO Heins in place as of January, RIM assures that change is coming both internally and externally.
HTC maintained a strong pace of device releases during the quarter, with the launch of the Windows Phone-powered Titan and Radar models, the Beats-influenced Rezound, and the LTE-enabled Vivid in addition to multiple other Android-powered smartphones. As has been HTC's approach all year long, these device launches kept the company's product portfolio well attuned to both operator and end-user tastes. Despite the many high-profile launches during the quarter, however, the Taiwanese vendor still shipped lower volumes compared to the previous quarter.
Source: IDC, USA.
On a full-year basis, total smartphone shipment volumes reached 491.4 million units in 2011, up a strong 61.3 percent from the 304.7 million units in 2010. This was higher than IDC's full year estimate of 54.7 percent for the year, but still below 2010's year-over-year growth of 75.7 percent. Although this marks a slowdown from 2010, IDC still fully expects continued double-digit growth for the foreseeable future.
Smartphones continued to be one of the hottest consumer electronics products in the market, and was helped along by the launch of key devices. "By the end of the quarter, one out of every three mobiles phones shipped worldwide was a smartphone," said Ramon Llamas, senior research analyst with IDC's Mobile Phone Technology and Trends team. "The launch of Apple's iPhone 4S played a key role in smartphone growth to capture pent-up demand, and smartphone launches from other vendors also provided a broad selection to meet varying preferences and budgets."
The variety of offerings have become more nuanced as smartphone makers try to grow their respective user bases in emerging and developed markets alike.
"So-called 'hero' devices, such as Samsung's Galaxy Nexus and Apple's iPhone 4S, garner the bulk of the attention heaped on the device type," said Kevin Restivo, senior research analyst with IDC's Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker program. "But a growing number of sub-$250 device offerings, based on the Android operating system, have allowed Google's hardware partners to grow smartphone volumes and expand the market concurrently."
Source: IDC, USA.Vendor highlights
Apple climbed back into the market leadership position with the launch of its iPhone 4S worldwide, and in the process it reached a new shipment volume record for itself and for the entire industry for a single quarter. Although the iPhone 4S disappointed some detractors by lacking 4G LTE connectivity or a different size screen, demand was high for the device. In addition, the combination of holiday seasonality, the delay in product launch from 3Q to 4Q, and the addition of multiple mobile operators helped drive volumes higher.
Samsung marked a series of milestones for the quarter: breaking the 30 million units mark for the first time, posting the largest year-over-year increase among the top vendors, and finishing 2011 as the overall smartphone market leader. Its series of Galaxy smartphones continued to expand, with attention to both the high-end (Galaxy S II, Galaxy Nexus) and mass market (Galaxy Ace, Galaxy Y), while the company updated its Omnia and Focus smartphones with Windows Phone Mango.
Nokia posted the largest year-over-year decrease among the top vendors, but its smartphone strategy took another step forward with the release of its first Windows Phone smartphones, the Lumia 710 and the Lumia 800. Company CEO Steve Elop claims that the company shipped 'well over a million units' in its debut quarter, and is using early feedback to adjust its marketing and sales strategy. At the same time, demand for its Symbian-powered smartphones appears to have waned, and smaller volumes are expected in 2012.
Research In Motion finished the quarter with a mixed bag of results. Its new BB OS 7-powered BlackBerry smartphones reached additional markets, and total volumes for the quarter staved off a fourth consecutive quarter of sequential decline. Still, overshadowing these results was the global network outage in October, followed by announcements that its first BB 10-powered smartphones will not arrive to market until late 2012. Such a delay gives the competition opportunity to attack RIM's strongholds. With new Chairperson and CEO Heins in place as of January, RIM assures that change is coming both internally and externally.
HTC maintained a strong pace of device releases during the quarter, with the launch of the Windows Phone-powered Titan and Radar models, the Beats-influenced Rezound, and the LTE-enabled Vivid in addition to multiple other Android-powered smartphones. As has been HTC's approach all year long, these device launches kept the company's product portfolio well attuned to both operator and end-user tastes. Despite the many high-profile launches during the quarter, however, the Taiwanese vendor still shipped lower volumes compared to the previous quarter.
Source: IDC, USA.
Mobeam extends series A venture round with new funds
SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Mobeam Inc. announced that the company has added another $1.5 million on top of the $4.9 million Series A venture round announced in October 2011. The company adds new investor DFJ Athena, a Korea-focused venture fund affiliated with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, as well as new funds from existing investor and board chairman Ben DuPont. DFJ Athena’s founder and managing director, Perry Ha, also joins mobeam’s board of directors.
The new funding follows the company’s announcement in December that it is partnering with Procter & Gamble to bring the first-ever fully mobile couponing system to market. The innovation makes electronic coupons presented on a phone or other mobile device scannable, so shoppers need only their phones/handhelds, not a stack of coupons, at checkout.
Mobeam’s patented technology overcomes the technical barrier preventing mobile phones from interacting with the laser scanners used at retail locations around the world. Funds from this multimillion dollar funding round will be used to establish mobeam’s light based communications (LBC) technology as a new industry standard allowing mobile phones to interact with point of sale (POS) technology. Mobeam is also using these new funds to accelerate business development efforts with major consumer and retail brands for mobile couponing and other broad mobile commerce initiatives.
“As is demonstrated by the partnership between mobeam and the world’s largest consumer packaged goods producer, P&G, coupons are the missing link in the mobile commerce value chain,” said Perry Ha, founder and managing director of DFJ Athena. “With a global retail infrastructure already in place that utilizes a very widely accepted standard for coupon scanning – one dimensional barcodes, or UPC symbols – what is necessary is for the mobile technology to embrace that infrastructure. The most elegant way to do that is through a software solution. With many handset makers in Korea, DFJ Athena believed investing in mobeam’s software based solution was an obvious choice.”
Due to the way mobile handset screens are constructed, even the most vibrantly displayed barcode cannot be read by the commonly used laser scanners found at point of sale in most retailers. Mobeam technology affordably adapts existing mobile technology to already deployed retail POS infrastructure, opening the door to a wide range of previously impossible mobile commerce programs and services.
Mobeam’s patented light based communication technology utilizes LED technology already present on the vast majority of handsets to transform barcodes into a beam of light that every laser scanner can read. This technology makes it possible, for the first time, for a phone to present a coupon that can be easily and conveniently scanned and redeemed, without the need for retailers to upgrade their technology. Beyond mobile couponing, mobeam’s technology brings applications such as mobile ticketing and other mobile content enabled services to the next level.
The new funding follows the company’s announcement in December that it is partnering with Procter & Gamble to bring the first-ever fully mobile couponing system to market. The innovation makes electronic coupons presented on a phone or other mobile device scannable, so shoppers need only their phones/handhelds, not a stack of coupons, at checkout.
Mobeam’s patented technology overcomes the technical barrier preventing mobile phones from interacting with the laser scanners used at retail locations around the world. Funds from this multimillion dollar funding round will be used to establish mobeam’s light based communications (LBC) technology as a new industry standard allowing mobile phones to interact with point of sale (POS) technology. Mobeam is also using these new funds to accelerate business development efforts with major consumer and retail brands for mobile couponing and other broad mobile commerce initiatives.
“As is demonstrated by the partnership between mobeam and the world’s largest consumer packaged goods producer, P&G, coupons are the missing link in the mobile commerce value chain,” said Perry Ha, founder and managing director of DFJ Athena. “With a global retail infrastructure already in place that utilizes a very widely accepted standard for coupon scanning – one dimensional barcodes, or UPC symbols – what is necessary is for the mobile technology to embrace that infrastructure. The most elegant way to do that is through a software solution. With many handset makers in Korea, DFJ Athena believed investing in mobeam’s software based solution was an obvious choice.”
Due to the way mobile handset screens are constructed, even the most vibrantly displayed barcode cannot be read by the commonly used laser scanners found at point of sale in most retailers. Mobeam technology affordably adapts existing mobile technology to already deployed retail POS infrastructure, opening the door to a wide range of previously impossible mobile commerce programs and services.
Mobeam’s patented light based communication technology utilizes LED technology already present on the vast majority of handsets to transform barcodes into a beam of light that every laser scanner can read. This technology makes it possible, for the first time, for a phone to present a coupon that can be easily and conveniently scanned and redeemed, without the need for retailers to upgrade their technology. Beyond mobile couponing, mobeam’s technology brings applications such as mobile ticketing and other mobile content enabled services to the next level.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Global femtocell revenues reached $320 million in 2011
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Femtocells: Shipments, Revenue, Market Share and Growth by Vendor, Region, Technology Database: 2011 - 2015" directory to its offering.
Driven by the growing demand for in-building coverage and high speed mobile broadband access, the femtocells industry saw over 2.6 Million unit shipments in 2011, accounting for revenues for over $320 million and live deployments with over 40 operators. Q4'2011 alone saw $92 million in revenue and 0.8 million unit shipments. Airvana and Cisco/IP.Access are leading the market with a combined market share of 40 percent.
While initial femtocell deployments targeted to provide in-building voice coverage, operators are now aggressively targeting the lucrative mobile broadband segment over the next five years, driven by an ever-increasing number of HSPA and LTE deployments. By 2016, it is expected that LTE femtocells will represent as many as 10 percent of all unit shipments. Overall the industry is expected to be worth $3 billion by then, growing at a CAGR of nearly 100 percent over the next five years.
Driven by the growing demand for in-building coverage and high speed mobile broadband access, the femtocells industry saw over 2.6 Million unit shipments in 2011, accounting for revenues for over $320 million and live deployments with over 40 operators. Q4'2011 alone saw $92 million in revenue and 0.8 million unit shipments. Airvana and Cisco/IP.Access are leading the market with a combined market share of 40 percent.
While initial femtocell deployments targeted to provide in-building voice coverage, operators are now aggressively targeting the lucrative mobile broadband segment over the next five years, driven by an ever-increasing number of HSPA and LTE deployments. By 2016, it is expected that LTE femtocells will represent as many as 10 percent of all unit shipments. Overall the industry is expected to be worth $3 billion by then, growing at a CAGR of nearly 100 percent over the next five years.
LTE device shipments reach 8 million with revenues of over $2.5 billion
DUBLIN, IRELAND: Research and has announced the addition of the "LTE Devices Database: Vendor Device Launches, Shipments, Revenues & Subscriptions by Region and Country: 2011 - 2015" directory to its offering.
LTE device shipments reached 8 million units at the end of 2011. With most vendors going full swing into the LTE, the LTE devices market is set to grow at a CAGR of over 104 percent over the next five years reaching 300 million shipments by 2016. 2012 alone will see shipments increase to 32 million units.
From a regional perspective, North America will continue to lead the market in terms of shipments. However, the Asia Pacific region will take the lead in terms of overall subscriptions by 2016.
LTE device shipments reached 8 million units at the end of 2011. With most vendors going full swing into the LTE, the LTE devices market is set to grow at a CAGR of over 104 percent over the next five years reaching 300 million shipments by 2016. 2012 alone will see shipments increase to 32 million units.
From a regional perspective, North America will continue to lead the market in terms of shipments. However, the Asia Pacific region will take the lead in terms of overall subscriptions by 2016.
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