Future Mobile Broadband: HSPA, EV-DO, WiMAX & LTE

Dec. 31, 2007 - PRLog -- Key Coverage
Clarifies the current worldwide mobile broadband market through both high-level analysis and detailed case studies of the performance of existing mobile broadband operators and suppliers
Quantifies the potential of the mobile broadband market through detailed forecasts of key market segments for 2006-11, including mobile broadband subscribers, devices (handsets, notebooks & PC cards) and devices components, and with full segmentation by region and technology including HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO Rev. A and EV-DO Rev. B.
Details the role Mobile WiMAX will play in the emerging mobile broadband market, and analyses how Mobile WiMAX will impact 3.5G systems such as HSPA and EV-DOrA/B
Provides unique comparative analysis of all key mobile broadband systems including HSDPA, HSUPA, 3G LTE, EV-DO, EV-DOr0/A/B/C, WiMAX, TD-CDMA, TD-SCDMA, Flash-OFDM, 802.20, DVB-H and MediaFLO
Pinpoints the key strengths and weaknesses in the emerging mobile broadband market through detailed analysis of key value chain segments including services, devices, device components and infrastructure
Market Data
Future Mobile Broadband: HSPA, EV-DO, WiMAX & LTE analyses and quantifies the mobile broadband market opportunity for 2006 through 2011. This Strategic Report provides a detailed competitive analysis of key current and future mobile broadband systems including HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO, EV-DO Rev. A, EV-DO Rev. B, WiMAX and 3G Long-Term Evolution.

Forecasts

Worldwide forecasts for 2006-11 are provided for the following:
WCDMA and EV-DO subscribers by region, 2006-11
HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO Rev. A and EV-DO Rev. B subscribers by region, 2006-11
HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO Rev. A and EV-DO Rev. B notebook & PC card unit sales by region, 2006-11
HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO Rev. A and EV-DO Rev. B handset unit sales by region, 2006-11
Handset forecasts are supported by handset component forecasts, including:

HSDPA, HSUPA and EV-DO Rev. A average handset hardware requirements, 2006-11

HSDPA, HSUPA and EV-DO Rev. A handset bill of materials and average selling price, 2006-11
Additional baseline forecasts include:

Total mobile subscribers by region & technology, 2004-11

Mobile ARPU - voice versus data, 2004-10

Total mobile voice and data revenues by region, 2004-10

Fixed broadband subscribers by region, 2005-11
Key Issues Addressed

What are the key opportunities & challenges facing the mobile broadband market?

How quickly will HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DO Rev. A and EV-DO Rev. B services gain subscribers in 2006-11, and in what regions?

How will the WiMAX market develop, and how will it impact HSDPA, HSUPA and EV-DOr0/A/B?

How will the mobile broadband device market develop? When will handsets arrive for each technology, and how quickly will shipments increase in 2006-11?

How will the average selling price and bill of materials develop for 3.5G handsets in 2006-11?

Which system will win the battle for the notebook-HSPA, EV-DO or WiMAX?

What’s the business case for mobile broadband via EV-DO, HSDPA and other systems, and how will it impact operator data revenues & ARPU?

What are the real-world challenges of rolling out mobile broadband systems and services?

How will the rise of mobile broadband change the strategies of operators and device, infrastructure and chipset suppliers?

Why are some vendors betting on HSDPA/HSUPA, and others on EV-DOr0/A/B or Mobile WiMAX?

Which operators and vendors are likely to win in the transition to mobile broadband, and which will lose?

Can mobile operators expand fixed-mobile substitution from voice to broadband data?

How will fixed broadband operators respond as mobile operators move into broadband?

How will mobile broadcast systems including DVB-H and MediaFLO impact HSPA and EV-DO?
Who should read this report
Mobile and fixed broadband operators and service providers:

Understand the challenges, costs and benefits associated with the new technologies

Analyse partnership opportunities with equipment suppliers

Examine major competitor strategies
Infrastructure vendors and equipment suppliers:
Assess operator demand

Identify new markets for expansion

Understand competitors' positioning and product differentiation

Device Manufacturers: handset, chipset, broadband PC card and notebook vendors:

Assess the potential for industry demand for competing /complementary technologies

Understand operators' migration strategies
Mobile software & operating system providers:

Assess market opportunity and discover in which direction to head development
Consultants, analysts and the financial industry:

Comprehensive analysis to support sensible recommendations, investments and business decisions.

Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary

2. Market Overview
2.1. Industry deploys mobile broadband to ignite growth
2.2. Forecast: Mobile voice & data revenues, 2005-10
2.3. Mobile data & applications outlook
2.4. Forecast: Operator revenue by type of application, 2005-10
2.5. Mobile & fixed broadband convergence
2.6. Forecast: Mobile & fixed broadband subscribers, 2005-10

3. Mobile network evolution
3.1. Mobile generations: 1G, 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 3.5G, 3.9G LTE, 4G
3.2. Forecasts: Subscribers by mobile generation, 2005-10
3.3. 3.5G mobile broadband: HSDPA, HSUPA, EV-DOrA, EV-DOrB
3.4. TD-CDMA & TD-SCDMA
3.5. 3G LTE, EV-DOrC and IPR
3.6. Competing systems: DVB-H, MediaFLO, Flash-OFDM, 802.20, iBurst

4. WiMAX evolution & impact on 3G/3.5G mobile
4.1. WiMAX overview
4.2. Standards, certification & spectrum
4.3. Value chain & addressable market
4.4. Infrastructure, devices & end-users
4.5. WiMAX status, outlook & impact on 3G/3.5G
4.6. 3G/3.5G versus BFW subscribers, 2005 & 2010
4.7. 3G/3.5G versus WiMAX equipment revenues, 2005 & 2010

5. Infrastructure market & vendor case studies
5.1. 3G drives infrastructure growth
5.2. Forecast: Mobile infrastructure revenues by technology, 2005-10
5.3. Market share & consolidation
5.4. Figures: WCDMA & EV-DO market shares by vendor
5.5. Major 3G/3.5G contracts in Japan, US, China
5.6. Vendor 3G/3.5G position helps define WiMAX strategy
5.7. Infrastructure evolution: HSPDA, EV-DOr0/A/B, WiMAX
5.8. Vendor case studies: Alcatel, Ericsson, Lucent, Nokia, Nortel, Siemens

6. Handset components & hardware technology
6.1. Handset component market overview
6.2. Digital & analogue baseband, RF transceiver
6.3. Power consumption challenges of 3.5G, WiMAX
6.4. DSP & applications processors
6.5. Mobile chipsets, integration versus modular approach
6.6. Chipset & wireless module market
6.7. Case studies: Qualcomm, Ericsson, Freescale, Texas Instruments, Agere, Icera
6.8. Mobile broadband handsets BOM & ASP
6.9. Forecast: Handset hardware requirements by technology, 2006-11
6.10. Forecast: Handset average selling price by technology, 2006-11

7. Devices forecasts & market outlook
7.1. 3.5G notebook market overview: PC cards & embedded modules
7.2. Figure: EV-DO, HSDPA, EV-DOrA notebook devices
7.3. Forecasts: 3.5G notebook & PC card unit sales by technology & region, 2006-11
7.4. 3.5G notebook & PC card forecast analysis by technology & region
7.5. 3.5G handsets market overview
7.6. Forecast: 3.5G handsets by technology & region, 2006-11
7.7. 3.5G handset forecast analysis by technology & region
7.8. Forecast: Total handset sales by generation (2G, 2.5G, 3G, 2.5G), 2004-11

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