Global Base Station Unit Shipment Topped 1 Million Units in 2007

(Business News & Technology News, 2 Jun 2008)

The global base station market grew by 58.5 percent in units in 2007, according to the latest report "Global Base Station Market Analysis and Forecast, 2007-2012, 4th Edition" from market research firm EJL Wireless Research. "The GSM/EDGE base station market again outpaced our projections from a year ago while WCDMA shipments finally hit mainstream with 114.4 percent growth," says Earl Lum, Founder and President.

The report provides a unique perspective on the global shipments and demand for mobile base station equipment, covering all BTS equipment suppliers including Alcatel-Lucent, Datang, Ericsson, Huawei Technologies, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel Networks, Potevio, TD Tech, and ZTE. The report also covers the following air interface standards and their associated frequency allocations: GSM/EDGE, CDMA 2000, WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, LTE and iDEN.

"Nokia Siemens Networks was the number one ranked OEM globally and for WCDMA while Ericsson was the largest GSM supplier. ZTE and Alcatel-Lucent were co-leaders for the CDMA market," says Lum. "We expect LTE BTS shipments to begin in 2010 with simultaneous launches in the United States, Japan and Western Europe regions. Asia Pacific remains the driving force for global shipments as China, India, Pakistan and other countries continue to aggressively deploy networks."

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