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SUMMARY
Constantly Evolving Technology Standards Challenge Wireless Test Equipment
Vendors
Constantly evolving technology standards are both a driver and a challenge to
the test equipment industry. On the one hand, these changing standards create
a need for new test equipment and on the other, they compel vendors to keep
pace with them as well as decide which ones to support. Vendors face the
difficult task of developing test equipment while keeping in mind the money,
time, risk and manpower involved in adopting a particular standard. Changing
standards also create complexity in the networks that operators are not
experienced enough to handle. This increasing network complexity offers a
great opportunity for test equipment vendors to offer various voice and data
services over different protocols. However, they would first have to
understand these protocols before offering relevant test solutions.
This Frost & Sullivan research service provides an in-depth analysis of the
European wireless communication test equipment market, segmented as follows:
test equipment for global system for communications (GSM) standards 2G-3G; for
code division multiplex access (CDMA) standards 2G-3G; and for wireless local
area network (WLAN)/Bluetooth. It focuses on the most critical challenges
facing the market as well as the key drivers driving its growth. It also
includes detailed forecasts in terms of revenue and percentage for the various
equipment types from 2001-2011.
Increasing Focus on HSDPA Boosts Market Growth
Release 5 specifications of third-generation partnership project (3GPP)
standards focus on high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA), which yields
very high data speeds and is similar to asymmetrical digital subscriber line
(ADSL). With HSDPA, achieving data speeds of up to 10 Mbps is possible, which
is high enough to support packet-based multimedia services.
"This factor is likely to have a medium impact in the short term and a medium
to high impact in the medium and long terms," remarks the analyst of this
research service. "However, although this technology is likely to be
integrated in personal computers (PCs) in a year's time, high-speed uplink
packet access (HSUPA) is expected to eventually overtake HSDPA."
Increased W-CDMA Testing Contributes to Wireless Communication Test Equipment
Market Growth
Apart from the growing focus on HSDPA, there is also an increasing emphasis on
test equipment that offer capabilities for multiple standards and
technologies, including testing for wide-band code division multiple access
(W-CDMA), CDMA2000, WLAN or Bluetooth. Moreover, there is a rising demand for
easy-to-use test equipment that suit the skills of different end users.
Catering to this need brings with it a host of product development challenges
for vendors, especially since end users are increasingly likely to adopt
standards based on the functionality they offer.
"The deployment of W-CDMA is expected to help resolve interoperability issues,
one of the most critical challenges facing the wireless industry today," says
the analyst. "With the 3G rollout, there is expected to be consistent checking
of WCDMA equipment, thereby contributing to market growth."
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1. Executive Summary
- 2. Total European Wireless Communication Test Equipment Market
- 1. Market Overview and Definitions
- 1. Market Overview
- 2. Market Engineering Measurement Analysis
- 3. Challenges Facing the Wireless Communication Test Equipment Market
- 4. Market Drivers
- a. Changing Technology Standards Generate Need for New Test Equipment
- b. Testing in WCDMA Boosts Market Growth
- c. UMTS Deployment Generates Market Growth
- d. Data Traffic Increases Sales of Wireless Test Equipment
- e. Complexity of Hand Sets Impacts Market Growth
- 5. Market Restraints
- a. End-user Spending Slows Down the Demand for Wireless
Communication Test Equipment Market
- b. Need to Update Old Test Equipment Affects the Market for New Test
Equipment
- c. Integrated Solutions Affect the Market for Individual Test
Equipment
- 2. Forecasts and Trends
- 1. Revenue Forecasts
- 2. Demand Analysis
- 3. Competitive Analysis
- 4. Analysis by Geography
- 5. Frost & Sullivan Awards
- 1. 2005 Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award
- 2. 2005 Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Leadership Award
- 3. 2005 Frost & Sullivan Growth Strategy Leadership Award
- 3. Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards 2G-3G
- 1. Market Overview
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Market Engineering Measurement Analysis
- 3. Market Drivers
- a. Changing Technology Standards Generate Need for New Test
Equipment and/or Upgrades
- b. Increase in HSDPA Boosts Market Growth
- c. UMTS Deployment Generates Market Growth
- d. Testing in WCDMA Boosts Market Growth
- e. Data Traffic Increases Sales of Wireless Test Equipment
- f. Complexity of Handsets Impacts Market Growth
- 4. Market Restraints
- a. End-user Spending Slows Down the Demand for Wireless Test
Equipment
- b. Emergence of WLAN is Perceived as a Threat to 2.5G and 3G Services
- c. Integrated Solutions Affect the Market for Individual Test
Equipment
- d. Need to Update Old Test Equipment Affects the Market for New
Equipment
- 5. Revenue Forecasts
- 2. Analysis by Standard
- 1. Introduction
- 2. 2G -- GSM
- 3. 2.5G - GPRS and EDGE
- 4. 3G - UMTS W-CDMA
- 3. Analysis by Application
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Research and Development
- 3. Manufacturing
- 4. Installation and Maintenance
- 4. Analysis by Product Type
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Base Station and Air Interface Test Equipment Market
- 3. Mobile Station Test Equipment Market
- 4. Electronic Metres and Other Test Equipment Markets
- 5. Analysis by End User
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Network Equipment Manufacturers
- 3. Mobile Equipment Manufacturers
- 4. Mobile Communication Service Providers
- 5. Others
- 6. Competitive Analysis
- 4. Test Equipment Market For CDMA Standards 2G-3G
- 1. Market Overview
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Market Engineering Measurement Analysis
- 3. Market Drivers
- a. Changing Technology Standards Generate Need for New Test
Equipment and/or Upgrades
- b. Increase in HSDPA Boosts Market Growth
- c. UMTS Deployment Generates Market Growth
- d. Technological Merits Offer Greater Opportunity for CDMA Growth
- e. Testing in WCDMA Boosts Market Growth
- f. Data Traffic Increases Sales of Wireless Test Equipment
- g. Complexity of Handsets Impacts Market Growth
- 4. Market Restraints
- a. End-user Spending Slows Down the Demand for Wireless Test
Equipment
- b. Emergence of WLAN Perceived as a Threat to 2.5G and 3G Services
- c. Lower Market Reach of CDMA Technologies Restricts Growth for Test
- d. Need to Update Old Test Equipment Affects the Market for New
Equipment
- 5. Revenue Forecasts
- 2. Analysis by Standard
- 1. Introduction
- 2. 2G CDMA one IS 95-A
- 3. 2.5G-- CDMAOne IS 95-B and CDMA2000 1x RTT
- 4. 3G- CDMA2000 1xEVDO/DV
- 3. Analysis by Application
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Research and Development
- 3. Manufacturing
- 4. Installation and Maintenance
- 4. Analysis by Product Type
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Base Station and Air Interface Test Equipment
- 3. Mobile Station Test Equipment
- 4. Electronic Metres and Counters Test Equuipment
- 5. Analysis by End-user
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Network Equipment Manufacturers
- 3. Mobile Equipment Manufacturers
- 4. Mobile Communication Service Providers
- 5. Others
- 6. Competitive Analysis
- 5. Test Equipment Market for WLAN and Bluetooth
- 1. Market Overview
- 1. Introduction
- 2. WLAN
- 3. Bluetooth
- 4. Market Engineering Measurement Analysis
- 5. Market Drivers
- a. Changing Technology Standards Generate Need for New Test
Equipment and/or Upgrades
- b. Convergence Between Wireless Technologies Offers Potential for
Test Equipment
- c. Growing Deployment of Bluetooth and WLAN in Domestic Applications
Impacts Market Growth
- d. Increasing Use of Bluetooth Chipsets in Wireless Mobiles Offers
Test Opportunities
- e. Complexity of Handsets Impacts Market Growth
- 6. Market Restraints
- a. End-user Spending Slows Down the Demand for Wireless Test
Equipment Market
- b. Inherent Shortcomings of Bluetooth and WLAN Impact Demand for
Testing
- c. Need to Update Old Test Equipment Affects the Market for New
Equipment
- 7. Revenue Forecasts
- 2. Analysis by Application
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Research and Development
- 3. Manufacturing
- 4. Installation and Maintenance
- 3. Analysis by End-user
- 6. Appendix
- 1. Supporting Data- DSD Tables
- 1. Decision Support Database for the Country Share in Total Mobile
Handset Sales
- 2. Decision Support Database for the Country Wise Mobile Handset
Installed Base
- 3. Decision Support Database for the Country Share in Mobile Work Force
- 4. Decision Support Database for Country Share in Total Mobile Handset
Production
- 5. Decision Support Database for Country Share in Mobile penetration
List Of Figures
Chapter 2
- European Wireless Communication Test Equipment Market: Impact of Industry
Challenges (EUROPE), 2005-2011
- European Wireless Communication Test Equipment Market: Market Drivers
Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe), 2005-2011
- European Wireless Communication Test Equipment Market: Market Restraints
Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe), 2005-2011
- European Wireless Communication Test Equipment Market: Revenue Forecasts
(Europe), 2001-2011
- European Wireless Communications Test Equipment Market: Company Market
Share by Revenues (World), 2004
Chapter 3
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Market Drivers Ranked in Order of
Impact (Europe), 2005-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Market Restraints Ranked in Order
of Impact (Europe), 2005-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts (Europe),
2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM standards: Percent of Revenues by Standards
(Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by 2G
Standards-GSM (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by 2.5G
Standards-GPRS and EDGE (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by 3G
Standards-WCDMA and UMTS (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM standards: Percent of Revenues by
Application (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts
Application-Research and Development (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts
Application-Manufacturing (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts
Application-Installation and Maintenance (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Percent of Revenues by Product
type (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by Product
types --Base Station and Air Interface Test Equipment (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by Product
types -- Mobile Station Test Equipment (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by Product
types -- Electronic Meters and Other Test Equipment (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Percent of Revenues by End-Users
(Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by
End-Users-Network Equipment Manufacturers (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by
End-Users-Mobile Equipment Manufacturers (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by End-Users-
Mobile Communication Service Providers (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Revenue Forecasts by End-Users-
Others (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for GSM Standards: Company Market Share by Revenues
(Europe), 2004
Chapter 4
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Market Drivers Ranked in Order
of Impact (Europe), 2005-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Market Restraints Ranked in
Order of Impact (Europe), 2005-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts (Europe),
2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Percent of Revenues by Standards
(Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by 2G
Standards-IS 95A (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by 2.5G
Standards-CDMAone, CDMA 2000 1XRTT (Europe) 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by 3G
Standards-CDMAone, CDMA 2000 1X EV-DO (Europe) 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Percent of Revenues by
Applications (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by
Applications-Research and Development (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by
Applications-Manufacturing (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by
Applications-Installation and Maintenance (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Percent of Revenues by Product
Types (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts Product
Type-Mobile Station Test Equipment (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts Product
Type-Electronic Meters and Counters (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Percent of Revenues by End-Users
(Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by End-Users,
Network Equipment Manufacturers (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by End-Users,
Mobile Equipment Manufacturers (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by End-Users,
Mobile Communication Service Providers (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Revenue Forecasts by End-Users,
Others (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for CDMA Standards: Company Market Share by Revenues
(Europe), 2004
Chapter 5
- Test Equipment Market for WLAN/Bluetooth Standards: Market Drivers Ranked
in Order of Impact (Europe), 2005-20011
- Test Equipment Market for WLAN/Bluetooth Standards: Market Restraints
Ranked in Order of Impact (Europe), 2005-2011
- Test Equipment Market for WLAN/Bluetooth Standards: Revenue Forecasts
(Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for WLAN/Bluetooth Standards: Percent of Revenues by
Application (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for WLAN/Bluetooth Standards: Revenue Forecasts by
Application -- Research and Development (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for WLAN/Bluetooth Standards: Revenue Forecasts by
Application -- Manufacturing (Europe), 2001-2011
- Test Equipment Market for WLAN/Bluetooth Standards: Revenue Forecasts by
Application -- Installation and Maintenance (Europe), 2001-2011
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