Close to 10 Million Shipped Femtocell Units Expected by 2013

The global Femtocell market is expected to generate € 875 million in revenues for Service Providers by 2013 for 9.7 million shipped units, reports iDate - a French research firm. iDate says that the market is not as promising as expected since the added value a Femtocell solution offers is too low in the eyes of endusers.

"Our market forecasts are quite cautious", says Mathieu Limousi, Project Leader of the report, "because Femtocell mass market adoption conditions are not fulfilled yet and we also have to take into account big regional discrepancies"

In total, integrated and mobile service providers will spend over € 734 million by 2013 for femtocell equipment. Integrated service providers are best positioned to offer Femtocell solutions as in addition to extending mobile network to the household, Femtocell is a fully convergent solution. The most dynamic market will be the USA as it will account for about 50 % of CPE shipped at the end of 2013. Asian operators will hold 26% of the market while the 23% remaining will be shared among some of the Western Europe service providers.

Regional disparities are due to different expectations associated with Femtocell. North American users see strong value in the indoor coverage capabilities of the solution. But consumers in Asia and Western Europe expect more than just a better quality network: for them, the added value of Femtocell is in its convergence features.

Posted to the site on 14th June 2009