Wireless Market Growth Expanding at Rapid Pace, According to ABI
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PRNewswire
OYSTER BAY, N.Y., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Penetration of wireless
forms of communications continues into the everyday life of business persons and consumers around the globe. Some are obvious, like the cellular phones sprouting from drivers' ears, and some are concealed in networks of data which influence those same everyday lives.
In a report published by Allied Business Intelligence, Inc., an Oyster Bay, NY research firm, key wireless communications technologies are examined by assessing current market status, market potential, and competitive pressures.
The report, Wireless 99, considers the market positions of the following systems groups and where they might be in 2005 and beyond - - Cellular/PCS, Wireless Local Loop, Wireless LAN, VSAT, GPS, Satellite TV, Satellite Broadband, LMDS, MMDS, HALO (HALE), SMR, and
Microwave Radio.
Over the next 5 years, the expansion of connectivity will accelerate as wireless communications moves toward non-telco media that incorporate video, telephony, and data. Enhanced information services and e-commerce will make today's information environment seem primitive by comparison. In many parts of the world, wireline technologies will yield to cheaper and more quickly implemented wireless solutions.
World communications revenue for products and services is approaching the trillion dollar mark and is growing at a rate of 5 to 6 percent per year. Much of that growth is derived from fixed and mobile wireless communications and is on the order of $25 to $30 billion annually, with the likelihood that it will continue increasing through 2005 and beyond.
Of course, leading the charge is Cellular/PCS telephony whose 80 million subscribers in the US are generating revenues of close to $35 billion per year.
On a greater scale, LMDS will provide a broadband pipe for corporate and business users across the US.
Next generation cellular, or "3G," is discussed along with the likelihood of its implementation around the globe.
Allied Business Intelligence, Inc. is an Oyster Bay, NY-based technology
research think-tank specializing in communications and emerging technology markets. ABI publishes strategic research on the broadband, wireless, electronics, automation, energy and transportation industries. Details of these studies can be found at alliedworld.com. Or call 516-624-3113 for more info. SOURCE Allied Business Intelligence, Inc.
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