In-Stat Forecasts over 2 Billion Mobile Devices to Be Integrated with Baseband Modem by 2014

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The road to advance 4G wireless technologies is challenged by multiple wireless standards, limited availability of spectrum, constricting business models, as well as a host of other market and industry issues. In-Stat (www.in-stat.com) reports that the new generation of data-centric mobile devices, such as smartphones, netbooks, and tablets, is already straining existing 3G networks, and despite these market and technical hurdles baseband modem integration into mobile devices will reach 2 billion by 2014. In-Stat also projects the following:

• The transition to 4G communication standards has begun, albeit slowly, with 3.6% of mobile devices with baseband connectivity expected to be using 4G standards in 2014.
• Despite the early lead of WiMAX, LTE is expected to account for over 60% of 4G-enabled mobile devices in 2014.
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• Integration of baseband solutions is expected to increase, resulting in an 11.0% CAGR of broadband-enabled mobile devices.
• Smartphones and computing devices are the only devices expected to transition to 4G technologies over the next five years.

Recent In-Stat Research, New Baseband Solutions Fuel Mobile Broadband Devices, examines technical and market dynamics surrounding the integration of baseband modems in mobile devices and provides an overview of some of the key merchant market semiconductor vendors. The report also includes:

• A summary of In-Stat's forecast for all mobile devices.
• A forecast of baseband integration and enablement for each mobile device category.
• A forecast by major 2G/3G and 4G wireless standards by device.
• A breakout of external modules by form factor for each wireless technology.
• A rollup of all mobile baseband modem shipments by 2G/3G and 4G wireless standards.

For a free sample of the report and more information contact Elaine Potter: [e-mail] or [phone].

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