2Q10 WiMAX/LTE Contracts, Deployments, Infrastructure, and Subscriptions Database
This report provides an in-depth look at WiMAX and LTE being deployed around the world. It provides summary data by bandwidth, technology, and region in pivot tables for quick analysis of trends using a combination of subscriptions, contract awards, deployments, and base station data. Furthermore, detailed data on contract awards for upcoming networks and new network deployments are provided in pivot tables for targeted views by country, service provider, and infrastructure vendor for in-depth analysis.
This report includes: -Five-year subscriptions forecasts for LTE and WiMAX by region -Five-year base station forecasts for WiMAX base station sectors, stations, and revenue -Contract awards and deployments for LTE and WiMAX by region, country, service provider, infrastructure vendor, date, availability, and value.
Global WiMAX Subscribers, Base Stations, and Revenues
As 2010 progresses, several market variables warrant predictions that WiMAX will take off, but there are gating factors as well. In WiMAX’s nascent stages, there were dramatic price reductions in the cost of WiMAX chipsets. Infrastructure equipment has been built to smaller form factors and base stations have been designed to use less energy. The largest WiMAX operators Clearwire, Yota, and UQ Communications offer unlimited data plans at reasonable monthly rates.
Unfortunately, several events have collectively stalled the momentum. The global recession remains a factor, and there has been little investment in new WiMAX deployments. India put off their 4G spectrum auctions until May 2010, and other global regulators have been slow to free up spectrum. Nokia Siemens and Cisco have announced their plans to abandon developing in the WiMAX space. Even successful carriers like Clearwire and Yota have expressed interest in using LTE in future deployments.
On the bright side, in early 2010, there was significant development in WiMAX devices. Personal mobile hotspots are now the rage. In the summer of 2010, Sprint is offering a HTC smartphone that will use a 3G carrier for voice services and WiMAX for data and Internet access.
In the report, In-Stat discusses the WiMAX ecosystem, provides forecasts of WiMAX subscribers and revenues. Base station shipments and revenues to BTS equipment manufacturers are forecast as well, by region and through 2014.
1Q10 WiMAX/LTE Contracts, Deployments, Infrastructure, and Subscriptions Database
This report provides an in-depth look at WiMAX and LTE being deployed around the world. It provides summary data by bandwidth, technology, and region in pivot tables for quick analysis of trends using a combination of subscriptions, contract awards, deployments, and base station data. Furthermore, detailed data on contract awards for upcoming networks and new network deployments are provided in pivot tables for targeted views by country, service provider, and infrastructure vendor for in-depth analysis.
This report includes: -Five-year subscriptions forecasts for LTE and WiMAX by region -Five-year base station forecasts for WiMAX base station sectors, stations, and revenue -Contract awards and deployments for LTE and WiMAX by region, country, service provider, infrastructure vendor, date, availability, and value.
The challenges in LTE silicon are many, and many of the complications in LTE deployment are revealed in the benefits. As LTE platforms are expected to support many different airlinks, so too will the end-use devices. Mobile phones will be expected to seamlessly transition from 3G networks to the LTE platform and vice-versa.
This report starts with an overview of LTE chipset architecture and the LTE ecosystem. The report then reviews the LTE chipset vendors including Altair Semiconductor, BitWave Semiconductor, ComSys Mobile, Qualcomm, and Samsung. Then, by defining the protocols, understanding the LTE ecosystem, and reviewing what we know about the LTE chipset manufacturers at this moment, we can anticipate which devices will enter the market. The last section of the report reviews the integration of LTE chipsets into mobile handsets.
The report includes market estimates and forecasts of LTE USB dongles and external clients, total portable devices, handset regional shipments, silicon BOM, and silicon revenue. Also included are the estimates for LTE MAC software and IP royalties.
The Road to LTE Worldwide: Is WiMAX Really the Enemy?
The biggest impediment to LTE growth is the success of 3G and HSPA and HSPA+ networks. Mobile operators will leverage their existing infrastructures for as long as they possibly can.
The competing technology WiMAX can either be seen as a detriment to LTE growth or a driver of LTE growth. While WiMAX appears successful, it is apparent that LTE will emerge as the wireless broadband standard of the future. LTE benefits from WiMAX because many companies can repurpose their WiMAX intellectual property to compete in the LTE market.
The report takes an in-depth look at LTE and competing technologies on the road to the roll-outs of LTE. It begins by examining the move from 3G UMTS to LTE-Advanced and the relative growth drivers and inhibitors of the transition including usage patterns, net neutrality, spectrum and radio issues, backhaul, devices, and other important factors. It then addresses WiMAX and the effect that WiMAX has on LTE. Finally, it provides the LTE subscriber forecast and forecast for portable devices, mobile handsets, residential devices, and M2M devices with LTE.
The WiMAX chipset market continues to gain steady momentum. Mobile WiMAX has all but displaced fixed WiMAX in new deployment. Actual WiMAX networks, planned networks, and networks in development increase monthly. New devices drive the market as USB dongles and mobile PCs with embedded are available today, with WiMAX-enabled cellular handsets just around the corner.
WiMAX chipset technology has already moved beyond multiple chips, each with one specific function, i.e., a baseband processor chip and a separate RFIC, to a market where integrated single-chip solutions and modules are the vendor and manufacturer preference. A small group of semiconductor manufacturers have emerged as the WiMAX chipset leaders, changing the market landscape with innovative single-chip solutions.
WiMAX Chipsets: "e" Is the New Black looks at the WiMAX chipset market and provides: -An overview of the state of the WiMAX market including deployments, regional updates, frequencies and spectrums, and emerging WiMAX applications -WiMAX standards and technology update -WiMAX chipset landscape -WiMAX chipset architecture -Key WiMAX IC vendor landscape -WiMAX chipset unit shipments, revenue, and ASPs
4Q09 WiMAX/LTE Contracts, Deployments, Infrastructure, and Subscriptions Database
This report provides an in-depth look at WiMAX and LTE being deployed around the world. It provides summary data by bandwidth, technology, and region in pivot tables for quick analysis of trends using a combination of subscriptions, contract awards, deployments, and base station data. Furthermore, detailed data on contract awards for upcoming networks and new network deployments are provided in pivot tables for targeted views by country, service provider, and infrastructure vendor for in-depth analysis.
This report includes: -Five-year subscriptions forecasts for LTE and WiMAX by region -Five-year base station forecasts for WiMAX base station sectors, stations, and revenue -Contract awards and deployments for LTE and WiMAX by region, country, service provider, infrastructure vendor, date, availability, and value.
Wi-Fi Hotspots: Cellular Handsets and Portable Devices Drive a Market Renaissance
The hotspot market is entering into a revival period marked by renewed interest from communication providers and increased usage among both business and leisure users. This report examines the source behind this renaissance and the potential for future growth, including: -Mobile operator strategies and Wi-Fi as a medium of 3G data traffic offload -Cable provider strategies and hotspots as a medium of delivering content, specifically Internet video content, to consumers -The revision of business strategies shifting to free and bundled access -New application potential including mobile video and location-based services -As LTE and WiMAX networks develop further in 2010 and 2011, what the impact will be on hotspots
The report includes: -Venue and usage forecast by venue category and region -In-Stat TAP survey results on hotspot usage and perceptions -Trends in hotspots access devices and widescale adoption of Wi-Fi enabled handsets -Classification of venue types and related usage trends -Analysis of market structure and key player competitive positioning -Discussion of various trends in deployment strategies, such as branded, geographically isolated, and venue specific deployments
3Q09 WiMAX/LTE Contracts, Deployments, Infrastructures, and Subscriptions Database
This report provides an in-depth look at WiMAX and LTE deployments around the world. It provides summary data by bandwidth, technology, and region in pivot-tables for quick analysis of trends using a combination of subscriptions, contract awards, deployments, and base station data. Furthermore, detailed data on contract awards for upcoming networks and new network deployments are provided in pivot-tables for targeted views by country, service provider, and infrastructure vendor for in-depth analysis.
This report includes: -Five-year subscription forecasts for LTE and WiMAX by region -Five-year base station forecasts for WiMAX base station sectors, stations, and revenue -Contract awards and deployments for LTE and WiMAX by region, country, service provider, infrastructure vendor, date, availability, and value.
This report provides an update to In-Stat's annual 802.16e, mobile WiMAX, device forecast. Due to the rapidly changing nature of the market in terms of vendor and service provider support for the technology, In-Stat will start updating the forecast twice a year. Some changes since the last device forecast, published December of 2008, are: -Alcatel-Lucent’s repositioning its WiMAX infrastructure as an “enhanced DSL” service versus a true mobile technology -Deployment schedule for India and the US -Increased momentum for LTE -Nokia cancelled production of its N810 WiMAX-embedded mobile Internet device (MID).
This report provides global 802.16e device forecasts (as well as the total device forecasts) for the following: -Consumer premises equipment -Laptop cards and USB modems -Embedded mobile PCs -MIDs and UMPCs -Handsets -Personal media players
2Q09 WiMAX/LTE Contract, Deployment, Infrastructure, and Subscriptions Database
This report provides an in-depth look at WiMAX and LTE being deployed around the world. It provides summary data by bandwidth, technology, and region in pivot-tables for quick analysis of trends using a combination of subscriptions, contract awards, deployments, and base station data. Furthermore, detailed data on contract awards for upcoming networks and new network deployments are provided in pivot-tables for targeted views by country, service provider, and infrastructure vendor for in-depth analysis.
This report includes: -Five-year subscriptions forecasts for LTE and WiMAX by region -Five-year base station forecasts for WiMAX base station sectors, stations, and revenue -Contract awards and deployments for LTE and WiMAX by region, country, service provider, infrastructure vendor, date, availability, and value.
Delayed Departure: Will In-Flight Broadband Take Off?
In-flight broadband, since the days of Connexion by Boeing, has struggled to take off. Recently, the market has received new impetus, with a new generation of in-flight broadband providers, including Aircell, Row44, and Panasonic. While these providers have encountered barriers in introducing in-flight broadband over the past year, it appears that many of these have been overcome and now these providers are ready to begin large scale deployments. Several US airlines have committed to full fleet deployments, including American, Delta, and Southwest. While the economy continues to place pressure on the market, airlines appear to be planning beyond the current environment in making investments for in-flight communication technologies, such as in-flight broadband. This service will also have to compete with other emerging in-flight entertainment and communication services, such as DBS video offerings and GSM-based voice and data services (in international markets).
This report includes: -Forecasts of broadband and DBS video, including installments, equipment revenues, usage, and usage revenues, with segmentation regarding the length of the flights. -Expectations of in-flight IPTV introduction and ensuing revenue. -Detailed comparisons of principal players, in terms of technologies, business models, and market share. -Correlations with the hotspot market and strategies learned from terrestrial Wi-Fi services that can be applied to the in-flight market.
4G, whatever that might actually be, tends to suck all the air out of the room when people are talking about mobile broadband. This overlooks today's mobile broadband networks, generically called 3G, and the fact that there remains a lot of life left in 3G. For at least the next half-decade, more people will experience mobile broadband via a 3G network than they will from either of the two technologies (LTE, WiMAX) commonly referred to as 4G. Of two of the most populace countries of the world, one of them, China, has just started deploying 3G, and the other, India, hasn't even licensed spectrum to operators. Even in the US, T-Mobile just launched its 3G network last year. The advent of the next wireless technology generation hardly means the end of the previous. Included in this report are the following:
-All base station forecasts segmented by GSM, CDMA2000, CDMA EV-DO, WCDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA, and LTE -Base station forecasts for both total deployed, and yearly shipments -Handset forecasts by GSM, CDMA, WCDMA/HSPA+, LTE, and TD-SCDMA -Data revenue forecasts broken down by 2 & 3G, across six global regions -2 & 3G data ARPU across six global regions -3G network deployments by region and infrastructure vendor -Vendor profiles
Mobile WiMAX—Global Review of Infrastructure and Services
The market for 802.16e, or mobile WiMAX, infrastructure remains strong. Broadband communications have become a crucial communications tool, so the demand remains even in the face of a waning economy. Unfortunately for many vendors, however, success in sales of WiMAX infrastructure will not be reflected in their overall earnings. WiMAX revenues are still dwarfed by sales of traditional cellular infrastructure.
This report includes the following:
- Analysis of key market events from 2008. - Deployment data by region, spectrum, and infrastructure vendor. - Analysis of what selected vendors are doing in the market. - Five year regional forecast of WiMAX service subscriptions. The regions covered are Asia/Pacific, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, North America, Middle East/Africa, and Caribbean/Latin America. - Separate subscription forecasts for United States, South Korea, Japan, and India. - Service revenue forecasts. - Five year infrastructure forecast for base station sectors and total base stations. Shipments segmented between micro/pico base stations and macro base stations. - Revenue forecasts for base station shipments. - Vendors discussed in the report are Alcatel-Lucent, Airspan, Alvarion, Cisco, Motorola, Samsung, and Huawei.
Shifting to Embedded: 2008 Worldwide Cellular Modem Market
2007 and 2008 have been banner years for the cellular modem market, as many operators worldwide have aggressively beefed up their 3G data service offerings, and consequently cellular modem manufacturers have offered a wide variety of 3G cellular modems. 2007 shipments reached 12.6 million, with 2008 shipments expected to reach over 20 million. Although In-Stat expects the economic downturn to affect cellular modem purchases negatively in 4Q08, the 1H08 and the third quarter 2008 were still quite strong in terms of shipment growth.
This report provides the following: - End-user data on cellular laptop data usage - Profiles of key vendors in the cellular modem market - Shipment forecasts for external and embedded cellular modems - Forecast breakout between USB modems and PC cards - Revenue forecasts for external and embedded cellular modems
Devices Take Center Stage: The Global Outlook for WiMAX Devices
The certification of WiMAX devices mark a significant moment in the maturation of the technology. Devices are moving from being tradeshow mock-ups to actual production-quality devices. This report examines this emerging market.
Topics covered in this report are as follows: - Operator control of device - Device classification - Key players for mobile devices - Device certification - Service provider device offerings - Future device trends - Market challenges - Service subscription forecasts - Device forecasts by category: mobile PCs, MIDs, UMPCs, handsets, CPE, personal media players, and hand-held gaming consoles
The Road to 4G: LTE and WiMAX Lead the Way Worldwide
4G technologies are formally those that will meet the ITU's IMT-Advanced requirements. The two technologies that are expected to meet these requirements include LTE Advanced and 802.16m WiMAX. 4G technologies are extensions of what we are just beginning to see today in mobile WiMAX and in LTE.
With 802.16e WiMAX deployments already launched worldwide, LTE proponents have jumped up their efforts to speed up development, so they are not left behind. Overall, In-Stat expects that mobile WiMAX will ultimately outpace LTE over the forecast period, due to timing of network roll-outs. Mobile WiMAX effectively came on the scene in 2006 with South Korea's WiBro. Comparatively, the earliest commercial LTE deployment will be 2009. Japan's NTT DoCoMo is expected to begin its commercial services in the late 2009/2010 timeframe.
In-Stat expects that mobile WiMAX and LTE subscriptions will represent only a miniscule portion of the total 2G/3G/4G subscriptions over the next five years. Even in 2013, In-Stat expects that GSM/GPRS/EDGE will account for nearly 2.8 billion subscriptions, representing more than 55 percent of the total 4.8 billion 2G/3G/4G subscriptions expected in 2013.
2008 Global Hotspot Market—A Time of Change and Growth
Wi-Fi and hotspots have become commonplace; however, resistance to paying for access remains high. Over the last 12 months hotspot operators have gone through some profound changes to survive in a market where demand increases while willingness to pay for the service decreases.
In-Stat's 2008 hotspot market includes the following: End-user data on how and where the service is used. End-user data around willingness to pay for hotspot services. Supply-side analysis on how operators are changing their business strategies. Global forecasts for hotspot venues and access revenues.
Waiting for WiMAX—US Consumers Want More From Wireless Broadband
Mobile wireless broadband will give operators a way to grow revenues as voice revenue growth starts to slow. The secret to successfully selling wireless broadband will require operators to put together the proper mix of service features with the right pricing. Based on the survey data collected by In-Stat, WiMAX provides the right mix of features and pricing to appeal to consumers.
Report data comes from two surveys, one of mass-market consumers and the other of business users. Data in the report includes the following:
- Likes and dislikes of 3G cellular and Wi-Fi - Service selection criteria - Measure of respondents interest in 3G cellular, Wi-Fi, and WiMAX services - Data on what service providers need to do to market WiMAX services - Willingness to switch from current fixed broadband provider for WiMAX
NOTE: Survey was based on laptop data services, not phone handsets.
The new Sprint Clearwire announcement to combine WiMAX operations appears to have increased the chances of WiMAX's success in the US. However, it might also signal the beginning of the end for Sprint.
Sprint should have used the CTIA show as a launching pad for its Xohm service, but instead presented more of the same old stuff around WiMAX. Sprint continues to delay making a solid announcement about the service, while continuing to claim that it is a major priority.
Devices can make or break mobile broadband and related services. Operators price their services and build applications based on available devices. Devices attract users to new services. Having the right device can make a service a success, such as the iPhone, while the wrong device can kill a service, such as those available to the now defunct Cellular Digital Packet Data.
Cellular operators are looking at dual-mode phones and femtos, which are devices that could change how services are offered. For WiMAX, just getting working devices on the market is needed to get the technology going. Wi-Fi is popping up all over the place, and this has forced Business IT to deal with all sorts of new issues.
This report includes: -Data on mobile devices across 3G, WiMAX, and Wi-Fi -The ways in which devices have impacted the growth of WiBro in South Korea -The three categories of WiMAX devices and how those different categories will employ different services -The ways in which business IT has been impacted by the increasing number of mobile data devices—especially Wi-Fi -Coverage on topics like: femtocells, dual-mode handsets, Wi-Fi/cellular, UMA, WiMAX, WiBro, Wi-Fi access points, Wi-Fi consumer electronics.
Complement or Threat—WiMAX Strategies for Mobile Operators
Since the inception of WiMAX, mobile operators have wondered what it means for their existing mobile broadband services. This report looks at how 802.16e fits into the world of mobile operators. This report:
1. Discusses the impact of IMT-2000 acceptance of 802.16e as a 3G technology 2. Examines three mobile operators' strategies for WiMAX 3. Provides device forecasts for both 802.16e and 3G 4. Shows where 802.16e complements and threatens 3G
