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Infonetics Research: Mobile broadband card sales grew 55% in 2009, driven by HSPA adoptionLONDON, Apr 06, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Market research firm Infonetics Research recently published its fourth quarter (4Q09) 2G/3G and LTE Mobile Broadband Devices and Subscribers report, which tracks W-CDMA/HSPA, CDMA2000/EV-DO, TD-SCDMA, and LTE mobile broadband cards. "The effects of the recession continue to linger, with fewer than usual USB dongles and netbooks delivered at the end of 2009, making the normally seasonally-strong fourth quarter softer than expected for the mobile broadband device market. However, fundamental drivers remain strong and the market will continue to gather momentum, driven by HSPA, and we expect to see fewer growth blips in the future," notes Richard Webb, Infonetics Research's directing analyst for mobile devices. MARKET HIGHLIGHTS -- While the mobile broadband card market (including standard and embedded cards) was soft overall in 4Q09, sales are up 55% in 2009 compared to 2008, at $6.4 billion worldwide, driven in large part by increasing adoption of HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) -- The number of mobile broadband subscribers surpassed DSL subscribers for the first time in 2009, and is forecast by Infonetics Research to grow to 1.5 billion worldwide in 2014 -- Sales of Windows-based netbooks are forecast to reach $5.9 billion in 2014; Mac-based netbooks will be the second-highest selling, followed by Linux-based netbooks -- Mobile broadband PC cards, including USB modems (dongles), accounted for 74% of total mobile broadband card revenue in 2009, and embedded mobile broadband cards on PCs, netbooks, and mobile Internet devices (MIDs) made up 26% -- LTE-based mobile broadband embedded PC card sales are forecast to top US$3 billion in 2014 REPORT SYNOPSIS Infonetics' quarterly mobile broadband card report provides worldwide and regional market size, market share, analysis, and forecasts for mobile broadband cards by technology, device, and operating system (Windows, Mac, Linux, other), as well as mobile broadband subscribers. Companies tracked include Acer, Asus, D-Link, Dell, HP, Huawei, Kyocera, Lenovo, LG, Motorola, NETGEAR, Novatel, Option, Proxicast, Samsung, Sierra Wireless, SonicWALL, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, ZTE, and others. RELATED RESEARCH -- W-CDMA macro RAN equipment sales up 59% in 2009 as 3G rollouts continue -- WiMAX carriers rate Alvarion, Alcatel-Lucent, Motorola top; Cisco and Huawei close behind -- FMC and Femtocell Equipment, Phones, and Subscribers -- LTE Infrastructure and Subscribers COMING UP See Mobile and Wireless on Infonetics' service portal for details (http://www.infonetics.com/login): -- 2G/3G Mobile, LTE, and WiFi Phones and Subscribers -- 4G Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey -- Mobile Services and Subscribers: Voice, SMS/MMS, Broadband MORE INFORMATION Log on or join: http://www.infonetics.com/login From the portal, go to RESEARCH, then MOBILE AND WIRELESS. SALES -- Larry Howard, Vice President: [email protected], +1 408-583-3335 -- Scott Coyne, Senior Account Director: [email protected], +1 408-583-3395 Infonetics Research 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. Image Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=1216635 Lead Analyst: Richard Webb Directing Analyst, Mobile Devices Infonetics Research +1 408.583.3369 or +44 (0) 1689.851.618 Email Contact http://twitter.com/richardawebb SOURCE: Infonetics Research http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=9CAE144AED471DF4 http://twitter.com/richardawebb |