Qualcomm and Teleepoch
Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October
6, 2007
MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband
Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6,
2007
Brazilian government to
publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007
KTF 3G service suffers
from technical problems, October 6, 2007
Argentina’s Personal
lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007
Russia has it's first 3G
network, October 6, 2007
AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent
as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007
Enea Extends License Agreement
with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007
LG to unveil premium handsets
in Brazil, October 2, 2007
KTF 3G subscribers doubled
in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007
3G policy in India will
be non-uniform, October 2, 2007
- previous news
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Research Firm ABI Updates 3G Base Station Projections
November 17, 2003
Technology market research firm ABI recently revised their forecasts
for wireless infrastructure. Demand for 3G, UMTS (universal mobile telecommunications
system) base stations will actually outpace the earlier, conservative
estimates the firm issued. Total UMTS deployments for 2003 will reach
just about 35,000 units, versus earlier estimates of about 32,500.
Further analysis of contract wins shows that awards dipped in August
and September of this year, but continued on the upward trend established
earlier this year. Just over a third of all contracts were awarded in
the Asia-Pacific region, with about one quarter awarded in the Americas.
Europe captured slightly less than a quarter of the wins, with the Middle
East and Africa taking 15% of all contract wins.
Though contract wins are on the rise, the overall market will not reach
its previous highs any time soon. With the market peak exceeding $20 billion
a few years ago, it is now well off those highs, with overall industry
revenue set to reach about $17 billion in 2003. While growth in the overall
market will be hard to find, ABI projects UMTS equipment revenue growth
of nearly 40% from 2003 to 2004.
"Due to increasing pricing pressure, revenue growth will lag unit growth
as deployments accelerate," states Edward A. Rerisi, ABI's Director of
Research. "The key to this market is examining operators' deployment timelines,
as they continually shift." Part of ABI's analysis of this market segment
includes a thorough examination of over 100 operators deploying UMTS or
considering this upgrade path.
Details on UMTS deployments and operator contract awards can be found
as part of ABI's Wireless Infrastructure Quarterly Service and ABI's Wireless
Operator Quarterly Service. Both services analyze the global market for
UMTS and other 3G technologies, including CDMA2000.
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