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By: Mobile WiMAX to have 8% market share by 2012 | blackberry phone reviews

Mobile WiMAX to have 8% market share by 2012 | blackberry phone reviews — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:29:21 +0000

[...] 9, 2012 by admin Perceptive readers of BlackBerry Cool will notice that we’ve been all aboard the WiMAX train lately, even though BlackBerry Wi-Fi is still very nascent. That’s why [...]

By: Sprint posts 77% drop in Q3 profits | BlackBerry Cool

Sprint posts 77% drop in Q3 profits | BlackBerry Cool — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:45:36 +0000

[...] $279 million last year), but they also withdrew their optimistic forecast for 2008. WiMax is still on Sprint’s plate, but they were saying that in August, and didn’t do so hot that quarter either. Of course the [...]

By: Vodafone joins WiMAX Forum | BlackBerry Cool

Vodafone joins WiMAX Forum | BlackBerry Cool — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:04:09 +0000

[...] papers not too long ago were calling for growth in mobile WiMAX, and between Sprint’s involvement in WiMAX and Vodafone’s recent membership in the WiMAX forum, it’s hard to argue. We’re [...]

By: Sprint's 2007 Q2 results are in | BlackBerry Cool

Sprint's 2007 Q2 results are in | BlackBerry Cool — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:54:14 +0000

[...] but they’ve still got a strong subscriber base that you can’t argue with. Maybe their WiMAX efforts will pay off, but some think that Sprint will have to seriously kick it up a notch to compete with [...]

By: BlackBerry Cool » Wi-Fi to be 20% of total chipset market by 2009

BlackBerry Cool » Wi-Fi to be 20% of total chipset market by 2009 — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:27:31 +0000

[...] Our keen investigation of Wi-Fi’s growth in wireless industry continues today, with news from In-Stat stating that the global Wi-Fi chipset market is coming along nicely due partially to dual-mode handset growth. Although dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handsets represented only 3% of total shipments in 2006, In-Stat indicates they will reach 20% of the total chipset market by 2009. Not a bad slice of the pie, by any means. “Dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handsets are pushing hard into the market in 2007, with handset vendors Nokia and HTC really leveraging Wi-Fi as an alternative high-speed broadband connectivity option,” says Gemma Tedesco, In-Stat analyst. “Wi-Fi for voice is expected to pick up this year, with T-Mobile’s nationwide FMC roll-out in the US.” [...]

By: BlackBerryCool » Mobile WiMAX to have 8% market share by 2012

BlackBerryCool » Mobile WiMAX to have 8% market share by 2012 — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:11:11 +0000

[...] Perceptive readers of BlackBerry Cool will notice that we’ve been all aboard the WiMAX train lately, even though BlackBerry Wi-Fi is still very nascent. That’s why we’re excited by news coming from Parks Associates, who have forecasted that Mobile WiMAX will connect 8% of the world’s 1.1 billion mobile broadband subscribers by 2012. That’s about 88 million subscribers worldwide, for the folks keeping score at home. Parks Associates also reported that 52% of these subscribers will derive from Asia, with the Americas accounting for another 28%. “Today, most existing WiMAX deployments are the province of aspiring start-up service providers or incumbent telecom carriers looking to fill coverage gaps,” said Yuanzhe (Michael) Cai, Director of Broadband and Gaming, Parks Associates. “The imminent availability of commercial products and increasing availability of spectrum around the world will change the market for mobile WiMAX and make it viable among major service providers. Taiwan alone will have eight million mobile WiMAX subscribers by 2012.” [...]