WiMAX
Chipset Market To Be Driven By Mobile PCs Through 2012
Other Topics:
WiMAX Distribution Agreement,
WiMAX Protocol Test System
In-Stat
January 14, 2008
Scottsdale, AZ -- The emerging WiMAX chipset market will be driven
primarily by embedded Mobile WiMAX in mobile PCs through 2012, reports
In-Stat. WiMAX Customer Premise Equipment (CPE), external clients and
dual-mode cellular/WiMAX handsets will also help drive WiMAX chipset
volumes through 2012. Major players in the user terminal chipset space
in 2007 were Sequans, Intel, Beceem, Runcom and GCT Semiconductor. |
"The total
WiMAX user terminal chipset market will reach almost $500 million in
2012, growing from $27 million in 2007," says Gemma Tedesco, In-Stat
analyst. "Furthermore, WiMAX base station semiconductor revenues are
expected to be approximately $1.4 billion in 2012, compared to $130
million in 2007."
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- A multitude of chipset
companies completely focused on the Mobile WiMAX market are expected
to commercially release products in 2008, including Altair, Amicus,
ApaceWave, Comsys, NextWave, Redpine Signals and XROnet.
- WiMAX Radio Frequency
IC (RFIC) chip vendors—Maxim, PMC-Sierra, NXP, and Analog
Devices—experienced solid wins over the course of 2007. Other WiMAX
radio chip vendors include Sierra Monolithics, Atmel, and AsicAhead.
- The WiMAX base station
semiconductor market is dominated by picoChip, TI, Freescale,
Sequans, and Runcom.
- Intel's combination
Mobile WiMAX and Wi-Fi Echo Peak module, which will launch as an
option to the company's Montevina mobile processor platform release
in 2008, is expected to drive the adoption of embedded WiMAX into
mobile PCs.
The research, "WiMAX Chipset Market 2006-2012: Faith in Mobile WiMAX
Drives Expected Volume Growth" (#IN0703847WT), covers the worldwide
market for WiMAX chipsets. It provides forecasts for user terminal
chipsets by product category, and base station semiconductor revenue
through 2012. Extensive analysis of the competitive landscape is
included. In addition to the report,
Gemma and other In-Stat analysts provide consulting services on a
variety of technical and market topics regarding the semiconductor and
electronics industries. |
