Microwave transmission market in H1'11 (by Infonetics)

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Infonetics has publushed the report about microwave backhaul market in H1'11

HIGHLIGHTS OF REPORT:

The overall microwave equipment market edged up 2.4% in 2Q11 over 1Q11, to $1.3 billion worldwide, as price erosion across most microwave market segments ate into revenue gains in Ethernet and hybrid TDM/Ethernet microwave gear

As carriers seek to accommodate traffic growth on their 3G networks and prepare for 4G/LTE service launches, the need for enhanced mobile backhaul bandwidth will continue to drive the Ethernet microwave equipment market

In preparation for the expected need for denser on-the-street cell topologies in 4G networks, small cell backhaul solutions are already coming to the microwave equipment market, sporting all-outdoor 'zero footprint' lower power form factors

Microwave equipment vendors are emphasizing new higher-capacity products, with several vendors now claiming 1G+ capacity links

Between 2011 and 2012, global shipments of Ethernet microwave radio equipment are forecast to double, while TDM microwave gear will continue its inexorable decline, and the decline of hybrid TDM/Ethernet microwave gear will accelerate

Revenue from Ethernet microwave equipment surpassed that of TDM microwave in 2010, and is expected to overtake hybrid TDM/Ethernet microwave equipment by 2014
The sharpest growth in microwave equipment spending will come from North America between 2011 and 2015

Equipment in the spectrum clusters 4-7.99GHz, 8-11.99GHz, and 12-17.99GHz accounted for 82% of microwave equipment revenue in CY10

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