[November 17, 2009] ABI Research: 2009 Femtocell Shipment Numbers Cut By 55% Tweet Nov 17, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- In an update to an April 2009 femtocell shipments forecast, ABI Research reported it has scaled down its estimates, reflecting the slower-than-expected adoption of femtocells by mobile operators. According to the research group, the number of shipments forecast in April for 2009 - 790,000 - has been adjusted by about 55 percent. ABI Research now believes that only about 350,000 femtocells will have shipped by the end of the year. "Even femtocell vendors are a bit surprised that the operators haven't pushed femtocells as much or as soon as expected," says practice director Aditya Kaul. "We expect that deployments in 2010 will pick up but will be slower than expected - our data suggests about a 40 percent reduction on previous estimates." All the large operators in the US have femtocell offerings including AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. Vodafone in the UK also has a femtocell service and recently China Unicom announced its femto offering. ABI Research's "Femtocell Market Data" provides a biannual update to the core forecasts included in the firm's Femtocells Research Report. This forecast mirrors the one included in that report and is designed to incorporate all changes in the market over the previous six months. ABI Research provides analysis and quantitative forecasting of trends in global connectivity and other technologies. Report Information: http://www.abiresearch.com/research/1003188 ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]