Monday, June 1, 2009

Maravedis predicts accumulated 75 million BWA/WiMAX subscribers by 2014

JUNE 1, 2009

Leading telecommunications market research and analysis firm Maravedis announced the publication of its report “WiMAX and Broadband Wireless Access Equipment Market Analysis, Trends and Forecasts, 2009-2014.” Maravedis forecasts an accumulated 75 million WiMAX subscribers by the end of 2014. “Market forecasts have been revised to reflect the economic slowdown and the progress made by the LTE camp, ” said Adlane Fellah, Maravedis CEO and Founder and co-author of the report.

“Facing a strong challenge from LTE, WiMAX is leveraging its existing foothold. Our research shows its healthy ecosystem is key for its survival. More than 22 vendors shipped a total of 2.2 million WiMAX CPEs in 2008,” noted Bilel Bouraoui, Senior Analyst and co-author of the report...