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Small Cells and Wi-Fi Offloading - 2nd Edition - The Installed Base of Small Cell Cellular Base Stations Will Reach 14 Million Units in 2016
[February 20, 2013]

Small Cells and Wi-Fi Offloading - 2nd Edition - The Installed Base of Small Cell Cellular Base Stations Will Reach 14 Million Units in 2016


Feb 20, 2013 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Research and Markets announces this strategic research report in the NGT Research Series from Berg Insight provides you with 140 pages of unique business intelligence, including 5-year industry forecasts and expert commentary on which to base your business decisions.



According to the report Small Cells and Wi-Fi Offloading - 2nd Edition by Berg Insight, the installed base of small cell cellular base stations increased to about 2.2 million units in 2011. Growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44.8 percent, the installed base is forecasted to reach 14 million units in 2016. Small cells encompass a range of low power cellular base stations including femtocells, picocells and microcells with gradually higher output power and capacity in terms of simultaneous users. Small cells are designed to complement the base stations forming the cellular macro network by providing enhancements in coverage and capacity in locations such as homes, offices and public venues. Mobile operators are experiencing fast growth in mobile data and signalling traffic as customers increasingly use mobile computing devices. Adoption of smartphones is rising and more subscribers use multiple connected devices such as PCs and tablets. Total mobile data traffic in cellular networks have more than doubled every year since 2007 and is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 60 percent from 2011 until 2016, says André Malm, Senior Analyst, Berg Insight.

HetNets, small cells and Wi-Fi offloading - the solution to operators' coverage and capacity challenges Berg Insight forecasts that annual shipments of small cells will grow from 0.9 million units in 2011 to 4.4 million units worldwide in 2016. Get up to date with the small cell strategies of the leading mobile operators and vendors and future market and technology trends with the second edition of this 140 page report in Berg Insight's NGT Research Series.


Companies Mentioned Acme Packet ADB Group Alpha Networks Alvarion AT&T Birdstep Boingo Wireless China Unicom Cisco Systems Deutsche Telekom Ericsson Freescale Semiconductor Fujitsu Greenpacket Hitachi Hutchison 3G Ip.access iPass KPN KT Corporation MegaFon Mobile TeleSystems NEC Nokia Siemens Networks Notava NTT DoCoMo Optimus Orange Group Samsung Electronics TeliaSonera Texas Instruments Ubiquiti Networks Verizon Wireless Vodafone WeFi Source: Berg Insight AB Research and Markets Laura Wood, Senior Manager.

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