Abstract
“A comprehensive analysis of the most significant technology, regulatory
and market developments in the CDMA450 space in 2007 ”
The report assesses the most likely areas for CDMA450 growth in 2008 and
beyond. The research is complemented by an appendix listing all mobile and WLL
CDMA450 operators worldwide.
Key Coverage
- In-depth focus on developments in Africa, China and Latin America
- Commentary on handset models available worldwide
- Comprehensive listing of all mobile CDMA450 handsets in market.
Key Issues Addressed
- How fast is the CDMA450 market growing and what is its current size in
terms of WLL and mobile subscribers?
- What impact is the presence of millions of unlicensed CDMA450 subscribers
in China having on the market? And what is their ARPU?
- How are spectrum licensing decisions in Africa affecting the prospects for
CDMA450 growth?
- What strategy is Telmex adopting to expand CDMA450 in Latin America?
- What benefits is EV-DO Rev A offering CDMA450 operators?
Who should read this report
- Operators
- Vendors
- Financial Institutions
- Government
- Regulators
Countries / Sectors / Companies Covered
- Africa & Middle East
- Asia Pacific
- Central & Eastern Europe
- South America
- Western Europe
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1
CHAPTER 2
- CDMA450 technology developments
- Use of low frequencies affords good coverage
- Figure 2.1: Coverage comparison of an IMT-2000 system at various frequency ranges
- 1.25MHz channel scheme
- Figure 2.2: Per-carrier spectrum allocation vs contiguous spectrum allocation for 450MHz sub-band A
- 450MHz spectrum divided into different sub-bands
- Figure 2.3: CDMA450 band sub-classes
- CDMA2000 1xEV-DO and EV-DO Revision A
- Figure 2.4: CDMA450 operators offering commercial EV-DOrA, Nov 2007
- Additional options alongside and beyond EV-DOrA
CHAPTER 3
- CDMA450 devices
- Figure 3.1: The AnyData ADU-630WH
- Figure 3.2: The AnyData ASP-500 GA
- Figure 3.3: Ubiquam U520
- Figure 3.4: CDMA450 mobile devices in market, Nov 2007
CHAPTER 4
- CDMA450 deployments slow down in Africa
- Figure 4.1: Africa: CDMA networks by radio-frequency band, Sep 2007
- CDMA450 offers competitive performance
- Fixed services dominate
- Outlook: better prospects with new licensing regimes?
- Figure 4.2: Africa CDMA450 networks, October 2007
CHAPTER 5
- China is de facto accepting CDMA450 for rural telecoms
- How big is the CDMA450 market in China?
- China Telecom is slowing down investment in CDMA450 in anticipation of 3G
- Figure 5.1: China Telecom capex on wireless local access, 1H06-1H07
- Operators still waiting for 3G; China Unicom' s CDMA future remains
undecided
- Government may permit spread of CDMA450 as rural telecoms solution
- Figure 5.2: China: mobile penetration by province, Sep 2007
CHAPTER 6
- TelMex gives credibility and scale to CDMA450 in Latin America
- Mexico: TelMex acquires 80,000 subscriptions but encounters interference
problems
- Local operators pursue small-scale CDMA450 deployments
- Incumbent operators make use of CDMA450 to extend fixed telephony services
- Regulators elsewhere in the Americas still studying options for 450MHz band
CHAPTER 7
- Outlook
- Lack of spectrum acts as obstacle to growth
APPENDIX
- CDMA450 networks, October 2007
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