20 January 2006
WIMAX Market Set To Boom
The WIMAX market is surging ahead and the WIMAX equipment market could top $3 billion by 2010, according to a report.
WiMAX has an excellent opportunity to expand the market for fixed, portable and mobile broadband access, according to market
research company In-Stat .WiMAX's advantages in cost, flexibility and portability will also allow its providers to take market
share from operators using proprietary wireless or wireline technologies , In-Stat forecasts.
"Our aggressive forecast for pre-WiMAX-Certified 802.16-2004 equipment –– subscriber units and base stations –– is $42 million
in 2005, growing to $3.2 billion in 2010," says Norm Bogen, In-Stat analyst. "The conservative forecast is $19 million and
$2.1 billion, respectively."
The market, however, isn’t without its challenges. The biggest challenge being worldwide harmonisation of spectrum sufficient
to allow manufacturers to mass-produce equipment at ever lower prices, the report said.
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