Dell'Oro Group Forecasts Sustained Strength in Mobile Infrastructure; WCDMA, CDMA Drive Growth; GSM Remains Sizable.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- In a newly released report, Dell'Oro Group forecasts that the mobility infrastructure equipment market will grow five percent in 2005 to $39.1 billion. Growth will accelerate in 2006 with revenues from new 3G networks in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and anticipated new 3G investments in China. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the report, much of the growth is expected to come from WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. and, to a lesser extent, CDMA-based systems. Despite reaching a peak in 2005, sales of GSM-based equipment will continue to play a major role in infrastructure spending through 2009. "While many developed countries are now migrating from GSM to WCDMA networks, developing regions in Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa, and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. are not currently considering migration or are only in the very early stages of migration planning," commented Greg Collins, Senior Director of Mobile Infrastructure Research at Dell'Oro Group. "However, since much of the subscriber growth is expected to come from existing GSM-based networks in these developing regions, the market for GSM-based equipment will continue to remain sizable." According to the Dell'Oro Group report, subscribers of GSM-based services will increase from 1.3 billion in 2004 to 2 billion in 2008. About the Report The Dell'Oro Group 5-Year Forecast Report offers a complete overview of the Mobility Infrastructure industry with tables covering manufacturers' revenue, average selling prices, transceivers or RF carriers shipments, and unit shipments for base station controllers, base transceiver stations, and mobile switching centers for GSM/GPRS/EDGE, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. , TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) A satellite and cellular phone technology that interleaves multiple digital signals onto a single high-speed channel. For cellular, TDMA triples the capacity of the original analog method (FDMA). , and WCDMA. To purchase this report call +1.650.622.9400 x225 or email Margaret@DellOro.com. About Dell'Oro Group As the trusted source for market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, Dell'Oro Group provides in-depth, objective research and analysis that enable component manufacturers, equipment vendors, and investment firms to make fact-based, strategic decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit www.DellOro.com. |
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