WiMAX subscribers increase 75% on year in 1Q, says Maravedis
Approximately 400,000 BWA/WiMAX subscribers and 50 million new active 3G subscribers were added in the first quarter of 2009, according to market research firm Maravedis.
The average BWA/WiMAX subscriber growth rate was 13% over the fourth quarter of 2008, and there was a 75% on year growth. "Global service revenue growth is tapering off as WiMAX operators experience ARPU stagnation and subscriber growth slow down," noted Maravedis CEO and founder, Adlane Fellah.
"2008 was a difficult year for WiMAX and during the first quarter 2009, the slowdown continued as operators watched their wallets closely in order to survive the downturn," noted Maravedis' Cintia Garza.
Clearwire USA continues to be the top BWA/WIMAX operator in terms of the number of subscribers. The operator had 500,000 subscribers at the end of the first quarter, an increase of 5% compared with 475,000 in the fourth quarter 2008.
The average BWA/WiMAX subscriber growth rate was 13% over the fourth quarter of 2008, and there was a 75% on year growth. "Global service revenue growth is tapering off as WiMAX operators experience ARPU stagnation and subscriber growth slow down," noted Maravedis CEO and founder, Adlane Fellah.
"2008 was a difficult year for WiMAX and during the first quarter 2009, the slowdown continued as operators watched their wallets closely in order to survive the downturn," noted Maravedis' Cintia Garza.
Clearwire USA continues to be the top BWA/WIMAX operator in terms of the number of subscribers. The operator had 500,000 subscribers at the end of the first quarter, an increase of 5% compared with 475,000 in the fourth quarter 2008.
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