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2006 may have been a turning point in the adoption of WiMAX in the Asia-Pacific region, as a solid foundation was laid by the joint efforts of market regulators, operators and eager equipment vendors, reported market research firm In-Stat .
From a base of 0.27 million in 2006, total WiMAX subscribers in 16 Asia/Pacific countries are expected to reach 31.43 million by 2012, the firm said in a report titled “WiMAX (News - Alert) in Asia/Pacific: A Well Laid Foundation for Prominent Future Growth.”
“In emerging countries where current household broadband penetration rates are extremely low, governments have quickly built a pro-WiMAX regulatory framework,” said Victor Liu, In-Stat (News - Alert) analyst. “One temporary setback, though, was WiMAX subscriber growth developing more slowly than expected in South Korea due to limited network coverage and lack of user devices.”
The report projects Asia/Pacific WiMAX sales to hit $8 billion in 2012. Carrier spending of WiMAX and WiMAX-backhauled WiFi network equipment will escalate from $394.9 million in 2006 to $2.9 billion in 2012.
In addition, the firm noted that the South Korean version of mobile WiMAX, Wibro services, was commercialized in June.
According to an In-Stat report in March, WiMAX will be set up as both a fixed wireless and mobile access solution in Asia that will compete with 3G.
In-Stat’s report on WiMAX adoption in Asia is available on the website.
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