Articles by Maravedis

Two thirds of small cell base stations will be deployed in bands above 2.2 GHz by 2016, compared to fewer than 40 percent in 2013, according to the latest research report by Maravedis-Rethink entitled, "Transforming the Mobile Data Network: Operator Strategies for Profitable Small Cell Networks 2012-2016," based on a global survey of mobile operators.

Quarter over quarter subscriber increase for LTE and WiMAX was 250 percent and 12 percent, respectively, at the end of October 2011, according to the 16th issue of the 4GCounts Quarterly Report from Maravedis . At the end of Q3 2011, 35 operators had commercially launched FDD LTE. "LTE...

The microwave backhaul equipment market is expected to surpass $12 B by 2016, according to the second edition of Maravedis' "Wireless Backhaul Market from an All-IP Perspective" report. During 2010 the PtP microwave backhaul market reached $4.74 B, representing an 18.9 percent decrease year-over-year. During the next five years...

4.73 million active BWA/WiMAX subscribers were reached by the end of Q3 2009, and for the first time, the number of mobile WiMAX (802.16e-2005) subscribers surpassed the number of fixed WiMAX (802.16-2004) subscribers worldwide, according to the 10th issue of the 4GCounts Quarterly Report from Maravedis. WiMAX embedded devices...

According to Brazil Wireless Broadband and WiMAX Market Analysis , the latest report from Maravedis, 2010 could be the year for the Brazilian 4G market, with auctions expected for the 3.5 GHz, 2.5 GHz, 450 MHz bands and the remaining 3G spectrum. Drawing on in-depth interviews with Brazilian operators...

The top 22 operators worldwide will contribute nearly 2.5 million subscribers by the end of 2009 – up from 1.24 million today – and close to 4 million by the end of 2010 according to the latest research report from Maravedis entitled “The Top 22: Operators Who Will Make...

Whatever your perspective, be that from the position of a small operator who hopes to gain a market advantage, or of a large incumbent supplier or network operator, the fundamental question about WiMAX is whether it can ramp to volumes that enable it to compete in a world ruled...