WiMAX Set to Explode

March 27, 2006 - W iMAX related programme activities have exploded in the past two years, more and more from 18.7 million US dollars in 2004 not to 142.3 million US dollars last year.

This is according to a new study from market watchers Infonetics, which said that only a taste of what to. From 2005 to 2009, market observers WiMAX projects related to the outbreak of income to 1.6 billion US dollars.

This makes a five-year compound annual growth rate of 139 percent, if you count.

Outdoor wireless mesh access nodes - a growing number of provinces and municipalities is tapping to provide broadband Internet access - up from just 1 0 million US dollars In 2004 the income of over 110 million US dollars last year. This is a 1,114 percent improvement, according to Infonetics. "If thirsty, broadband is the driving for more bandwidth, and enterprise connectivity more sites and services provider More POPs, WiFi hot spots, more and more, 3G base stations, " said that the company Infonetics analyst Richard Webb said in a statement. "They need to do this cheaper and wired solutions are not always available or cost-effectiveness. WiMAX This makes a great future, as it provides a viable wireless solution growing broadband connectivity and backhaul requirements " .

From the fourth quarter of 2005, WiMAX income of 46 million US dollars, and units reach 33000. This performance has greatly increased due to certified WiMax products Later this year, Infonetics said. In the fourth quarter, 47, of the total income from the sales of WiMAX base stations, and 53 per cent were from CPE the. Not surprisingly, North America - I nfonetics company said it has taken the initiative WiMAX deployment - is the biggest overall market to 4.2 percent share in 2005, followed by Europe, Middle East and Africa (30%) and the Asia Pacific region (24%).

- Stephen swoyer