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Visant Strategies recently released a report on Wave 2 Devices, the next generation WiMAX devices. The report says that Wave 2 Devices will allow 802.16 industries to make gains in both the fixed and mobile wireless markets.
WiMAX vendors are attracting customers to WiMAX (News - Alert) Wave 2 devices, even before certification, for the purpose of economic advantages - of using multiple-in/multiple-out (MIMO) antenna technology. The vendors are promising of proven interoperability. The certification process is expected in 2008.
Andy Fuertes of Visant Strategies, said in a statement: "Bringing Wave 2 technologies out will accelerate the WiMAX industry position in the DSL/cable modem replacement market, a segment that is currently providing the WiMAX industry with fifty percent annual growth." He also added that there will be over 20 million fixed WiMAX subscribers in 2013.
Larry Swasey of Visant Strategies, also said in a statement: "Availability of Wave 2 compliant devices will also jump start mobile opportunities since MIMO capabilities are a requirement of operators considering mobile WiMAX deployment, and now they have it."
According to the report, WiMAX subscriber device revenues in 2013 will be approximately between $2.5 billion and $4.7 billion, depending on mobile WiMAX rollouts.
The study shows findings that some chip vendors skipped Wave 1 certification to reap more from earlier sales of Wave 2. Fuertes added in a statement that, many vendors would believe that Wave 2 will yield a situation similar to that of 802.11n, in which pre-standard devices gained rapid market share.
Report says that in the next half-decade fixed/portable WiMAX opportunities are expected to grow and also for mobile use, once 802.16m enters the fray. The operators are increasingly deploying mobile WiMAX in the course of 2013.
Revenues are expected to rise in the next five years because WiMAX industries are going to be benefited by traditional fixed/portable applications in the 3.5 GHz band.
The report also provides forecasts, global and some regional, for shipments and revenues for WiMAX base stations, radios, subscribers, chipsets, network services and user devices including Wave 2, femtocells, phones and laptops. The report also includes two lines of forecasts with one assuming limited mobile WiMAX deployments.
Jayashree Adkoli is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To see more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.
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