Small Cell Base Stations Vital To 4G Deployments
In the first phases of 4G deployment, operators are installing LTE and WiMAX base stations in existing 3G locations because it's a quick easy and relatively inexpensive strategy that will let them get broad coverage quickly, reports In-Stat. Small cell base stations—femtocells, picocells, and microcells—are going to have a large role in this deployment strategy. For more information, visit http://www.in-stat.com
"A new class of base station, the compact base station, will enable pico and micro base stations to be smaller, cheaper and more power-efficient than ever before," says Allen Nogee, In-Stat analyst. "Compact devices, such as indoor picocells and microcells, have been around for years, but are findin different roles. Others, like enterprise femtocells and outdoor metropolitan picocells, are a new class of base station only possible in the last year because of developing semiconductors from companies like Freescale, Qualcomm, Percello, Design Art Networks, and picoChip."
Recent research by In-Stat found the following:
- Annual Femtocell Shipments will reach 31.8 million by 2014
- Worldwide Annual Femtocell Revenue CAGR will be 83.6% from 2009-2014.
- Worldwide Metropolitan Picocell (Carrier Installed) Unit Forecast CAGR is projected at 378% from 2009 to 2014
- Microcell Base stations will also increase but at a slower CAGR of 14.2% over the same five year period
- By 2014, several million metropolitan picocells will be shipped to operators worldwide.
The research, "Small Cells Will Play a Very Large Part in 4G: Worldwide Femto, Pico, and Microcell Market Analysis" (#IN1004712GW), covers the worldwide market for femtocells, picocells, and microcells. It includes:
- Examination of femtocell, enterprise femtocell, indoor picocell, outdoor metropolitan picocell and microcell markets including drivers and barriers.
- Forecasts of worldwide annual femtocell, picocell, and microcell unit shipments and revenue from 2008–2013.
- Vendor profiles: 2Wire, ADC, Airvana, AirWalk Communications, Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, ip.access, Mindspeed, Motorola, Nokia-Siemens Networks, OnAir, picoChip, Samsung, Sprint, Wilson Electronics, and Ubiquisys.
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SOURCE: In-Stat