Market researches - 02/06/06

A few set of market information released this week:

·          According to In-Stat, more than 289m UWB chipsets should be shipped in 2010. UWB chipset shipments will start in late 2006.

·          Idate forecasts 250m VOIP lines in the world in 2011, from current 25m lines. Today, ranks first with just below 11m, followed by the with 4.5m and by .

·          Infonetics found that the CMTS worldwide market grew 30% to $257m in 1Q06.

·          Gartner has increased by 18% its 2006 handset sales forecasts to 960m units, as a result of strong growth in 1Q06 (24% to 224m units). Nokia and Motorola account for 54% of 1Q06 sales.

·          According to Pew Internet & American Life Project, 48m Americans have already published online, using blogs, personal web sites, or comments on both, photos or video sharing.