Q1 2008 WW Total Mobile Wireless Revenue Rankings Y-Y Market Rankings Q-Q change Share Change Nokia-Siemens 1 -27.0% 10.5% Ericsson 2 -16.0% -0.8% Alcatel-Lucent 3 -27.0% -0.8% Motorola 4 -14.0% -3.8% Nortel 5 -3.0% 0.9% Huawei 6 -28.0% 8.3% Source: Synergy Research GroupIn Q1, the total market for Mobile Wireless equipment declined 19 percent sequentially but was up over 13 percent compared to Q1 2007. As a percentage of the total, the market by technology broke down as follows: cdma (18.6%), GSM (58.4%), and UMTS (18.8%).
Q1 2008 WW Mobile Softswitch (MSS) Revenue Rankings Y-Y Market Rankings Q-Q change Share Change Nokia-Siemens 1 -6.0% 9.3% Ericsson 2 -30.0% -3.8% Motorola 3 38.0% -2.0% Alcatel-Lucent 4 -4.0% 2.1% Nortel 5 2.0% 1.4% Source: Synergy Research GroupThe market for Mobile Softswitch decreased nine percent in the quarter to $2.2 billion but was up nearly 44 percent relative to Q1 2007. Mobile VoIP Media Gateway sales jumped 24 percent in the quarter and climbed 22 percent year over year.
Q1 2008 WW WiMAX & Mobile Multimedia Market Segment Growth Q-Q Change Y-Y Change WiMAX(802.16e) BTS 3.0% 22.8% WiMAX(802.16e) ASN -2.0% 17.7% GGSN/SGSN -6.0% 12.2% PDN -4.0% 25.6% IMS- CSCF -8.0% 16.3% IMS- HSS -8.0% 24.9% IMS- Application Servers -2.0% 10.0% Source: Synergy Research GroupAdditionally, it is important to mention the developing Femto Cell market. In 2008, Synergy believes growth will be stifled due to the lack of a standard, however once the 3GPP Femto Cell standard is ratified, Synergy is forecasting Femto Cell sales to accelerate to address pent up demand in the first half of 2009. About Synergy Research Group Synergy Research Group (www.srgresearch.com) is a market research leader providing quarterly market share, analysis, and forecasting services to the Telecom, Mobile, and Networking Industries. For more information about Synergy's quarterly reports and research services, log on to www.srgresearch.com or contact Heather Gallo at hgallo@srgresearch.com or 775-852-3330.
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