Excellent post
Many tnx,
Len
From yahoo thread:
"The continued growth of wireless users worldwide and the increasing integration of GPS applications into every day life
will raise the value of the antenna market substantially over the next five years, according to a new report from Allied
Business Intelligence. "Antennas 2000, Global Technologies and Strategies for Cellular/PCS, GPS and Smart Base Station
Antennas," covers the antenna markets in detail for both the US and Rest of World.
Smart antennas, which will help satisfy a wireless operator's capacity crunch, will be one of the largest growth areas for
antennas. Smart antenna technology will become especially important as actual and truncated Internet access, and other
data applications, continue to be deployed on mobile wireless systems worldwide. "Interference limits the amount of data
that can be transmitted over a wireless system, so many wireless operators are turning to smart antenna systems to reduce
interference, and squeeze more capacity out of existing networks," said ABI Analyst Frank Viquez, the author of the
report. Smart antenna manufacturers are boasting capacity gains from 50% to 100% in digital networks, depending on the
air interface. Shipments for smart antenna base station shipments will rise at a compound average annual growth (CAAG)
rate of 44% from 2000 to 2005."
- Allied Business Intelligence, 5/24/00 |
