THE CHALLANGE OF 3G

Report No: 2203

In the current high-tech climate, wireless is one of the few markets exhibiting positive growth. Already, many countries have more wireless subscribers than landline ones, and the trend is unabated. We are offering this new report as the definitive in-depth study of the market and technology of the worldwide cellular infrastructure.

While the subscriber side of the wireless equation draws the most public attention the cellphones involved cannot work without the base stations and mobile switching centers that support the network. We believe that this 450-page report is the most significant study of the cellular infrastructure market available today. The report updates and expands on our earlier 270-page infrastructure report by providing significant cellphone market information and more extensive and up-to-date company profiles. And that is in addition to our extensive forecasts by air interface within each geographic area.

This report also provides rigorous original analyses of cellular traffic and base station coverage not found in any other published reports, providing you with calibration not elsewhere available. This report is intended for serious strategic technical and market planners and is profusely illustrated, with numerous original presentations. This report will become a valuable tool as you help chart your company’s future products and services. The extensive table of contents provided here presents the details, but we summarize the high points below:

TOPICS COVERED:

• Driving Forces
• Evolving Standards
• Capacity Forecasting
• Detailed Base Station Forecasts
• Detailed Subscriber Count Analyses
• 1G to 2G Evolution
• TDMA Evolution to 2.5G & 3G
• CDMA2000 Evolution to 1xEV-DO, -DV
• WCDMA Technology
• China’s TD-SCDMA
• Software Defined Radio for 3G
• Smart Antennas for 3G
• Power Amplifiers
• DSP Semiconductor Technology
• Modulation & Coding Technology for 3G
• DECT, Bluetooth & WAP considerations

MARKETS FORECASTS THROUGH 2006:
Wireless Subscriber Forecasts by air interface, by region
World Subscriber History & Forecasts

• US Subscriber Forecasts
• Cellular/PCS Infrastructure Market Forecasts
• Capacity Forecasts
• Infrastructure Electronic Equipment Forecasts
• Wireless Semiconductor Forecasts
• Wireless Internet Forecasts
• Infrastructure System Vendor Market Shares
• Infrastructure DSP Chip Vendor Market Shares

COMPANIES PROFILED:

Wireless Carriers/Operators

• Americas: 12 Operators
• Europe: 6 Operators
• Asia: 6 Operators

Network Infrastructure System/Equipment Providers

• Alcatel
• Ericsson
• Fujitsu
• Huawei
• Lucent
• Motorola
• NEC
• Nokia
• Nortel Networks
• Samsung
• Siemens

Semiconductor Suppliers

• Agere
• Altera
• Analog Devices
• Intel
• Motorola
• Philips
• Qualcomm
• Silicon Laboratories
• STMicroelectronics
• Texas Instruments
• Xilinx

Power Amplifier Suppliers

• Andrew/Celiant
• Powerwave Technologies
• Spectrian Corporation

Superconductor Technology Suppliers

• ISCO International
• Hypres
• Superconductor Technologies

Smart Antennas

• ArrayComml
• Metawave

• InterDigital Communications
• Intrinsity
• Mercury Computer
• Morpho Technologies
• Morphics Technology
• QuickSilver Technology
• RadioScape
• Repeater Technologies
• Thin Multimedia

Who will benefit from this report?

Strategic Product & Market Planners
This report provides valuable insight into the technology hurdles that must be overcome and the market dynamics forcing the transition to global 3G cellular. Understanding the basic technology and complex dynamics of this rapidly evolving market will help you better forecast your own company’s products and services.

Marketing and Sales Executives
Knowledge of the market dynamics of wireless and associated technology trends prepares you for positioning your company’s products and services in the marketplace. Moreover, understanding of your competitive position with regard to others is vital in your business planning. This report can help you in all of these areas.

Network Planners
This report provides valuable insight and guidance in cellular network planning. Details on key deployed networks for several MSAs are included, providing you with valuable comparisons with your own company’s networks. Techniques for capacity calculations are included for reference.

About the Author:
Dr. James (Jim) E. Gunn is an independent consultant and Forward Concepts Associate specializing in digital wireless communications and multimedia communication systems. He has more than 20 years of industry experience in communication, telecommunication, signal processing, and control. Functionally, Dr. Gunn has contributed as system engineer, software/firmware engineer, technical marketing specialist, and engineering management. He completed his BSEE and MSEE at Oklahoma State University and his Ph.D. at Southern Methodist University specializing in Electrical Engineering.

He served as principle investigator on a DARPA SUO project to develop advanced software radio architectures for military and commercial waveforms. Other activities have included a DSP sub-system for a software transceiver for the ARDIS wireless network and a low-cost portable DSP-based direction-finding RF receiver. He is co-author of “Communication Mediums for Intelligent Transportation Systems” (TRB/National Academy Press), which is a multi-media/multi-medium communication system design guide.

Dr. Gunn may be reached directly concerning details of this report or for his consulting services at: Tel: 972-669-9365, Fax: 972-669-9004, e-mail: <jimgunn@fwdconcepts.com>

Editor
Will, Strauss, President of Forward Concepts is the editor of this report. Mr. Strauss is an internationally recognized market analyst and is considered an authority on markets driven by digital signal processing (DSP) technology. He has an Electrical Engineering degree from Georgia Tech and a Masters degree in Business from Southern Methodist University.

Size
450 pages, 105 Figures, 87 Tables, and Glossary

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