Recession not holding back mobile broadband subscribers, says Infonetics Research
The number of mobile broadband subscribers (including W-CDMA/HSPA and CDMA2000/EV-DO) worldwide jumped 125% in 2008 over 2007, hitting 210.5 million, and are expected to top 1 billion by 2013, according to Infonetics Research. Sales of mobile broadband PC cards and embedded mobile broadband cards topped US$4.1 billion worldwide in 2008, and are expected to continue gathering momentum in 2009.
"With HSPA going live around many parts of the world, mobile broadband adoption accelerated in 2008, as mobile networks finally started to deliver on the promise of high speed mobile access. This, combined with better devices, gave the market tremendous impetus over the past year. Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers hit triple-digit percents in all the major world regions in 2008, indicating a booming market," said Richard Webb, directing analyst of WiMAX, microwave and mobile devices at Infonetics.
In terms of manufacturers, worldwide mobile broadband router manufacturer revenues grew 114% in 2008 over 2007, although sales slowed in the second half of the year. Huawei and Sony Ericsson tied for lead market share in mobile broadband cards by revenues in 2008, with Sony Ericsson's strength based on W-CDMA/HSPA cards and dongles, and Huawei's based on both HSPA and EV-DO and a broader mix of PC card and embedded card formats. Several other major players, including Sierra, Novatel, and Option, also achieved market share in the mobile broadband cards segment.
Service provider revenues from mobile broadband services grew 45% in 2008 to hit US$49.8 billion worldwide, and, though the global recession is hampering growth, mobile broadband service revenues are expected to grow in healthy double-digit percents over the next five years
Companies tracked by Infonetics Research include D-Link, Huawei, Kyocera, Motorola, NETGEAR, Novatel, Option, Proxicast, Sierra Wireless, SonicWALL, Sony Ericsson, ZTE, and others.
"With HSPA going live around many parts of the world, mobile broadband adoption accelerated in 2008, as mobile networks finally started to deliver on the promise of high speed mobile access. This, combined with better devices, gave the market tremendous impetus over the past year. Growth in the number of mobile broadband subscribers hit triple-digit percents in all the major world regions in 2008, indicating a booming market," said Richard Webb, directing analyst of WiMAX, microwave and mobile devices at Infonetics.
In terms of manufacturers, worldwide mobile broadband router manufacturer revenues grew 114% in 2008 over 2007, although sales slowed in the second half of the year. Huawei and Sony Ericsson tied for lead market share in mobile broadband cards by revenues in 2008, with Sony Ericsson's strength based on W-CDMA/HSPA cards and dongles, and Huawei's based on both HSPA and EV-DO and a broader mix of PC card and embedded card formats. Several other major players, including Sierra, Novatel, and Option, also achieved market share in the mobile broadband cards segment.
Service provider revenues from mobile broadband services grew 45% in 2008 to hit US$49.8 billion worldwide, and, though the global recession is hampering growth, mobile broadband service revenues are expected to grow in healthy double-digit percents over the next five years
Companies tracked by Infonetics Research include D-Link, Huawei, Kyocera, Motorola, NETGEAR, Novatel, Option, Proxicast, Sierra Wireless, SonicWALL, Sony Ericsson, ZTE, and others.
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