If analysts at In-Stat are right, and the WiMAX chipset market is driven primarily by embedded Mobile WiMAX chips in mobile PCs through 2012, we might conclude that some suppliers are betting WiMAX will be about mobile and tethered PCs, much more than dual-mode cellular/WiMAX handsets, at least for the foreseeable future.
In that view, WiMAX is, at least initially, a replacement service for cable modems, DSL and 3G data cards, rather than a platform for newer services. There's nothing wrong with approaching a possibly-new market by snagging revenues for legacy applications. What will be interesting is to see whether WiMAX can develop into something more than a 3G network with more bandwidth.
To be sure, there are several potential "disruptions" here. There is the "open networks" challenge, the possibility of disruptively-lower prices, opening up Web connections for whole new classes of devices as well as the potential creation of a mobile-Web-optmized network for the first time.
“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.”
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
A Tip on WiMAX Direction
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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