Mobile RAN survey

According to Infonetics Research, if demand for radio access network equipment increased in unit by 8% in 2006, related revenues were down 2% to $41.6bn, due to a 14% drop in the massive GSM equipment market in 2006, and competitive pressure on prices. Worldwide W-CDMA equipment revenue was up 41% and CDMA/CDMA2000 equipment revenue was up 7% in 2006. APAC accounts for 38% of worldwide RAN equipment revenue in 2006, EMEA 29%, North America 17%, and CALA 16%. Top 3 vendors are Ericsson, ALU and Nokia-Siemens and they account for over 70% of the worldwide RAN equipment market in 2006.