Juniper Research Limited - Asia to boss Mobile WiMAX bazaar with over 50% of subscribers by 2013

Hampshire, UK – 16th January 2008: Juniper Research forecasts that Asia will anniversary for over 50% of Mobile WiMAX 802.16e subscribers by 2013, beyond 40 actor adaptable subscribers.
A country by country appraisal by Juniper Research begin that countries such as India, Korea, Pakistan, Taiwan and Australia will drive the advance of Mobile WiMAX 802.16e. The abstraction explored how WiMAX will be able-bodied ill-fitted to accelerated deployment in the abounding underserved areas, whilst government programmes in countries such as Taiwan will abutment growth.

The new address analysed over 30 countries and begin that the Mobile WiMAX 802.16e bazaar will abound to $23bn by 2013. The address accepted that the bazaar is currently actual breath in all regions of the apple with trials and arrangement affairs accepting appear on an about circadian basis. M-Taiwan for archetype is a civic activity to authorize a networked advice association and breed IT-related industries in the calm market: it includes six WiMAX licences above Taiwan.

Report columnist Howard Wilcox says, “We ahead that adaptable acceptance will advance afterwards antecedent appeal for anchored and carriageable casework – WiMAX 802.16e is a adjustable belvedere that can accomplish in all three modes of usage. Mobile WiMAX will represent a individual chiffre admeasurement of the Asian adaptable broadband abject by 2013, which will be a amazing accomplishment for this new technology platform.”

However, the address warns that both the availability of acceptable devices, and the accolade of licences will be important factors in chargeless the success of Mobile WiMAX 802.16e – both in Asia and globally.

Howard Wilcox continues: “Mobile WiMAX will be a device-based technology, whether on handsets, laptops, datacards, or added types of chump accessory such as media players. Any abridgement of availability will acutely arrest bazaar take-up. Over the next year licences in countries such as India, Japan and Thailand, as able-bodied as in added countries in added regions, will be auctioned. Timely accolade of these licences will advanced bazaar development.”

Highlights from the address include:
•Global Mobile WiMAX subscribers are anticipation to ability over 80m by 2013
•The top Mobile WiMAX markets will be the USA, Japan and S. Korea
•Over 10 countries will accept Mobile WiMAX accessory markets in balance of $100m pa
•There are several wildcard factors of which could decidedly access the admeasurement of the bazaar including the actualization of actual low amount laptops, and abacus broadband adequacy to a ambit of accessories including carriageable music/MP3 players, and amateur consoles

Juniper Research assesses the accepted and approaching cachet of the Mobile WiMAX bazaar based on interviews with chief admiral of some of the arch vendors and operators in the growing Mobile WiMAX industry.

White affidavit and added data of the abstraction “Mobile WiMAX: Global Opportunities, Strategies & Forecasts (Second Edition) 2007 - 2013' can be advisedly downloaded from www.juniperresearch.com. Alternatively amuse acquaintance John Levett at john.levett@juniperresearch.com, blast +44(0)1256 830002.

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John Levett
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Juniper Research is an accustomed analyst abode specialising in the identification and appraisement of top advance opportunities above the telecoms and media sectors. We action bazaar ability in the areas of wireless and adaptable as able-bodied as content, applications and accessory strategies.