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Infonetics Research: Motorola takes the lead in fast-rebounding WiMAX equipment and device market(Market Wire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) LONDON -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/08/09 -- Infonetics Research (http://twitter.com/infonetics) released its third quarter (3Q09) WiMAX Equipment, Devices, and Subscribers market share and forecast report. "The WiMAX equipment and device market is on the upswing, posting its second quarterly double-digit percent increase in a row in the third quarter, driven by revenue growth in all regions. We expect steady growth in the market over the next four quarters as the WiMAX ecosystem continues to take shape and more devices hit the market, driving adoption through the recession," explains Richard Webb, Infonetics Research's directing analyst for WiMAX. "Operators such as Yota in Russia and P1 in Malaysia are producing notable successes, and Clearwire posted encouraging results recently, so WiMAX has solid operator proof-points to demonstrate its viability." MARKET HIGHLIGHTS -- The worldwide WiMAX equipment and device market topped $290 million in 3Q09, up 11% sequentially -- Based on a huge uptick in 802.16e device revenue, Motorola more than doubled its worldwide WiMAX equipment and device revenue market share over the past two quarters, taking the lead from Alvarion in 3Q09 -- Huawei and Proxim also had a strong quarter -- The EMEA region -- led by Russia, the Middle East, and Africa -- and Asia Pacific are the hotbeds of WiMAX activity, although 3G licensing delays in India are slowing development in APAC -- Infonetics forecasts the WiMAX equipment and devices market to hit $4.97 billion in 2013, driven by developing countries -- The number of WiMAX subscribers is expected to hit 3.9 million worldwide in 2009 REPORT SYNOPSIS Infonetics' WiMAX report provides market size, market share, forecasts, and analysis for 802.16d and 802.16e network equipment, devices, and subscribers, including macro, micro, and pico base stations; CPE; ASN gateways; home agents; phones; netbooks; external broadband cards; and WiMAX and WiMAX VoIP subscribers. Companies tracked: Airspan, Alcatel-Lucent, Alvarion, Aperto, Aptilo, Cisco, GreenPacket, Harris-Stratex, HTC, Huawei, Motorola, NEC, Nokia Siemens, POSDATA, Proxim, Redline, Samsung, Starent, Vecima, WiChorus, WiNetworks, ZTE, ZyXEL, and others. The report features a Service Provider WiMAX Deployment tracker following more than 300 service providers with live WiMAX services, network rollouts in progress, and trials underway, tracked by region, country, network, subscribers, and announced vendors. 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 RELATED RESEARCH -- Infonetics Research publishes 4G strategy service provider survey -- WiMAX growing in India, Russia, Brazil, driven by basic broadband needs and VoIP -- Operator survey shows market reality of WiMAX services; VoIP a key component -- Carriers name Motorola, Alcatel-Lucent, Alvarion, Huawei top mobile WiMAX vendors 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=1132435 Lead Analyst: Richard Webb Directing Analyst, WiMAX Infonetics Research +1 408-583-3369 Email Contact http://twitter.com/richardawebb |