A Challenging Base Station Market Will Witness Growing 3G Spending, According To ABI.Business Editors OYSTER BAY Oyster Bay, uninc. area (1990 pop. 6,687) of the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau co., SE N.Y., on N Long Island, on Long Island Sound; settled 1653. It is chiefly residential. , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 1, 2003 The market for wireless infrastructure has been under constant pressure to adapt to new markets, technologies, and changing standards. The base station plays a key role in these cellular networks, and is under extreme pricing pressure and market competitiveness. Vendors and suppliers to the wireless base station market are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. areas of growth with few strategies for relief. Continued lack of visibility haunts the players in this market as they search out the high ground. There are some areas for opportunity in this market with the changes in contracts and shifts in network timetables. The 3G equipment market represents the largest sector in terms of revenue growth over other air interface technologies. Research firm Allied Business Intelligence (ABI Abi (ā`bī) [short for Abijah], in the Bible, King Hezekiah's mother. (Application Binary Interface) A specification for a specific hardware platform combined with the operating system. ) projects a CAAG of 49% for 3G gear spending from 2002 to 2007. This growth rate is slightly down from previous projections, as the market continues to be hesitant hes·i·tant adj. Inclined or tending to hesitate. hes  i·tant·ly adv. . "This market has been difficult for the past few years, and equipment vendors are looking to make gains in the markets that count," explains Tim Shelton Shelton, city (1990 pop. 35,418), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on the Housatonic River opposite Derby; settled 1697, set off from Stratford 1789, inc. as a city 1915. Metal products, furniture, and electronic equipment are among the city's manufactures. , ABI Senior Analyst and author of the report update. "Targeting the markets that are going to grow will be key for survivors Survivors was a British television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977. It concerned the plight of a group of people who had survived an accidentally released plague that had killed nearly the entire population of the in this market." Spending for 3G base station (BTS BTS - Bug Tracking System ) equipment will continue to become a larger portion of the whole over the next several years. The percentage of 3G BTS spending in 2007 is projected to grow to greater than 78% of the total BTS market. Trends this industry will continue to experience through 2003 include: -- Lack of visibility -- Tough pricing conditions -- 3G sector, largest area for growth -- Potential for complementary technology The report, "Wireless Base Stations, Global Deployments and Revenue for 2G, 2.5G and 3G Systems," an update from ABI's 2002 report, examines the pending transition to 3G, including the various hurdles faced by operators, equipment providers and startups. A regional examination is included to give readers a view of how global networks are changing. The study is available as a standalone stand·a·lone adj. Self-contained and usually independently operating: a standalone computer terminal. report or as part of ABI's Wireless Infrastructure Subscription Service. Allied Business Intelligence Inc. is an Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based technology research think tank and consultancy founded in 1990. ABI publishes research and technology intelligence on the wireless, automotive, electronics, networking and energy industries. Details may be found at www.alliedworld.com or by calling 516-624-3113. |
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