More Wireless Modems Shipped Last Year Than Ever Before, Study Finds
January 27, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Press, Services
Thanks to providers offering more 3G-based services to its customers, sales of wireless modems breached the 20 million mark in 2008, according to analyst firm In-Stat:
The market is experience two major trends, said In-Stat. Modem form factors are increasingly moving away from PC Cards toward USB modems, and embedded modems are becoming more popular. The firm predicts embedded modem shipments will exceed external modem shipments by 2011, following a peak year in 2010 when external modems will generate $2.6 billion in revenues.
This trend seems to be a rewarding one for those who invested in 3G services and infrastructure, as …read more
