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Femtocells - Global Strategic Business Report

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April 2010
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Summary

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Femtocells in Number of Subscribers (Thousands). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.  Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2009 through 2015.  The report profiles 60 companies including many key and niche players such as 2Wire, Inc., Airvana, Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Ip.Access Ltd., Motorola, Inc., NEC Corporation, NETGEAR, Inc., Nokia Siemens Networks, PicoChip, Pirelli Broadband Solutions SPA, RadioFrame Networks, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Tatara Systems, and Ubiquisys Ltd.  Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

FEMTOCELLS									MCP-6015
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT


                                         CONTENTS

  I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                       I-1
      Disclaimers                                                       I-2
      Data Interpretation & Reporting Level                             I-2
       Quantitative Techniques & Analytics                              I-3
      Product Definitions and Scope of Study                            I-3


 II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  1. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW & ANALYSIS                                  II-1
      Femtocells - A High Potential Market                              II-1
       Current & Future Analysis                                        II-1
       Highlights                                                       II-2
      Femtocell Technology for Indoor Settings                          II-2
      Recession Slows Down Femtocells Deployment                        II-3
      Emerging trends in Femtocells Technology                          II-3
       Efforts to Develop Integrated Devices Intensify                  II-4
       4G Femtocell - A Cost Effective Option for Advanced Mobile
        Networks                                                        II-4
      Femtocells Offer Benefits to Chip Makers and Cellular Operators   II-4
      Femtocell Semiconductor Market Attracts Silicon Vendors           II-4
      Role of Femtocells in LTE Deployment                              II-5
      Industry Moves towards Standardization                            II-5
       Femto Forum                                                      II-5
      Challenges Faced by Femtocells Market                             II-6
       High Cost & Competing Technologies - Threat to Femtocell
        Adoption                                                        II-6

  2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW                                                   II-7
      Femtocell - An Introduction                                       II-7
       Historical Perspective                                           II-7
      Competing Technologies                                            II-7
       Femtocell Vs Wi-Fi                                               II-8
       Femtocell Vs UMA                                                 II-8
       Comparing Cell Structures                                        II-9
        Types of Base Stations                                          II-9
       Femtocell Vs PicoCell                                            II-9
      Femtocell Characteristics                                         II-9
      Working of Femtocells (For GSM-UMTS Networks)                     II-10
      Femtocell Benefits                                                II-10
       Benefits for Mobile Operator                                     II-11
       Benefits for Consumers                                           II-11
      Femtocell Applications                                            II-12
      Architecture Solutions for Femtocells                             II-12
       Femtocell Access Point Reference Design Architecture             II-13
      Approaches to Femtocell Deployment                                II-13
      Complications in Deployment of Femtocell Technology               II-14
       Interference Problems - A Key Challenge                          II-14
       Hurdles in Transfer between Femtocell and Cell Site              II-14
       Unauthorized Access                                              II-14
       Multiplicity of Standards                                        II-14
       Complying with Emergency Service Management Regulations          II-14
       Complying with Legal Interception Requirements                   II-15
       Need for High Accuracy RF Signals                                II-15
       Synchronization - A Major Requirement                            II-15
       Device-Related Challenges                                        II-15
       Technical Challenges in Femtocell Deployment                     II-15
      Femtocells Management                                             II-16
       Management Issues                                                II-16
       Prerequisites                                                    II-16

  3. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/LAUNCHES                                       II-18
      Sprint Nextel Unveils Femtocell Solutions                         II-18
      China Unicom and Huawei Launch 3G Inn Femtocell-Based Service     II-18
      SFR and Ubiquisys Launch Femtocell Service in France              II-18
      SerComm and Ubiquisys Unveils FC210U Integrated Home Gateway      II-18
      HSL Launches Femtocell Developer Initiative                       II-18
      IntelliNet Technologies Develops Femtocell Gateway                II-19
      Verizon Wireless Introduces Verizon Wireless Network Extender     II-19
      AT&T Rolls Out Femtocell                                          II-19
      Vodafone Unveils 3G Femtocell                                     II-19
      picoChip Introduces PicoXcell PC312 HSPA +Femtocell SoC           II-20
      AirWalk Communications Rolls Out Edge PointTM PRO                 II-20
      Tektronix Introduces New Femtocell Monitoring Solution            II-20
      Bewan Systems Launches Bewan iBox Femtocell                       II-21
      Huawei Technologies Introduces New Femtocell Device               II-21
      Intrinsyc Software International and Ubiquisys Develop UX-Zone(TM)   II-21
      NTT DOCOMO Develops Femtocell BTS                                 II-22
      Mobica and Ubiquisys Unveil Femtocells Podcast                    II-22
      Percello and Ubiquisys Introduce G3 Femtocell                     II-22
      Percello Launches PRC6500 SOC                                     II-22
      picoChip Unveils PC8219                                           II-23
      Kineto Wireless Unveils Femtocell Gateway                         II-23
      Texas Instruments Introduces Femtocell Solutions                  II-23
      IntelliNet Technologies Introduces Femtocell Gateway              II-24
      NetCracker Technology and NEC Unveil New Wireless Broadband
       Solution                                                         II-24
      StarHub Rolls Out Home Zone                                       II-24
      Motorola Unveils Femtocell Solutions                              II-24
      Sprint Unveils Femtocell                                          II-25
      Epitiro Unveils Femtocell Test Suite                              II-25
      picoChip Unveils PC3xx Collection of Base-Band Processors         II-25
      AirWalk Communications Develops EdgePoint Femtocell               II-26
      Netgear Unveils DVG834GH Femtocell Gateway                        II-26
      Skyworks Solutions Launches New RF Subsystem                      II-26
      Thomson Unveils TG870 Femtocell Gateway                           II-27
      BitWave Semiconductor Introduces BW1102 Softransceiver(TM) RFIC      II-27
      RadioFrame Networks Introduces Second Generation OmniRadio(TM)
       Processor                                                        II-28
      Starent Networks Provides Femtocell Solutions                     II-28
      Fujitsu Introduces Mobile WiMAX Base Station SoC                  II-28
      picoChip Introduces Reference Design                              II-29
      Ubiquisys Introduces ZoneGate E2 femtocell                        II-29
      picoChip Unveils TD-SCDMA Femtocell Reference Design              II-29
      RadioFrame Networks Introduces Omnicell@Work and Omnicell@Home    II-30
      Kineto Wireless Adopts HNB Architecture                           II-30
      Huawei Technologies Installs Femtocell Network for StarHub        II-30
      AirWalk Communications Unveils Femtocell Solution                 II-30
      Ericsson Introduces Femto Cell Solution                           II-31
      Sprint Introduces Airave in Indianapolis and Denver               II-31
      Nokia Siemens Networks Unveils 3G Femto Home Access Solution      II-31
      2Wire Launches HomePortal(R) BaseStation(R)                           II-31
      picoChip Introduces PC6532 Wave 2 Femtocell                       II-32
      picoChip Launches PC8532 WiMAX Platform                           II-32
      HelloSoft Rolls Out VoIP Technology for WiMAX                     II-32
      Ukranian High Technologies Deploys Alvarion's BreezeMAX           II-33

  4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY                                           II-34
      Airvana Enters into Collaboration with VeriSign                   II-34
      Tatara Systems and Acme Packet Enter into Partnership             II-34
      SOLiD Technologies Selects Sequans Communications' SQN2130
       ASIC Chips                                                       II-34
      WiMAX Forum Partners with Femto Forum                             II-35
      Cellcom Chooses Starent Networks to Offer Femtocell Services      II-35
      Lime Microsystems Chooses Jazz Semiconductor's 0.18-micron
       SiGe Process                                                     II-35
      IntelliNet Selects SafeNet's IPsec Solution                       II-36
      Acme Packet Enters into Partnerships with Major Equipment
       Providers                                                        II-36
      NEC and TDC Mobile Enter into Collaboration                       II-36
      Ubiquisys, Airvana and ip.Access Extend Support to Services SIG   II-37
      Continuous Computing(R) Inks Agreement with picoChip                II-37
      Ubiquisys Enters into Partnership with picoChip                   II-37
      GENBAND Selects SafeNet for Femtocell Gateway                     II-37
      Aricent(TM) Partners with Cavium Networks                            II-38
      Texas Instruments Selects mimoOn and Continuous Computing         II-38
      Continuous Computing Enters into Alliance with TeamF1             II-38
      Ubiquisys Enters into Collaboration with Percello                 II-39
      picoChip Collaborates with Elliptic Technologies                  II-39
      Tele2 Sweden Signs Agreement with Telenor Sweden                  II-39
      Tatara Systems and Ericsson Enter into Partnership                II-40
      Ubiquisys Integrates Iuh Interface for Standardized Communication II-40
      Nokia Siemens Networks Inks Agreement with Pirelli Broadband
       Solutions                                                        II-40
      NETGEAR(R) and Nokia Siemens Networks Collaborate                   II-41
      NEC Europe Partners with NETGEAR(R) to Develop 3G Access Point      II-41
      GENBAND Takes Over NextPoint Networks                             II-41
      BroadLight Enters into Partnership with Percello                  II-42
      Airvana and Hitachi Communication Technologies Sign Agreement     II-42
      AirWalk Communications, Tatara Systems, and Tango Networks
       Form Partnership                                                 II-42
      Percello Licenses MIPS Processor Core for Femtocell Applications  II-42
      Airvana and Alcatel-Lucent to Develop CDMA/EV-DO Femtocell
       Platform                                                         II-42
      NEC Europe Partners with Motive                                   II-43
      ip.Access Chooses Tektronix Communications' G35 Protocol Analyzer II-43
      Airvana and Motorola Sign Agreement                               II-43
      BitWave Semiconductor and Open-Silicon Enter into Strategic
       Partnership                                                      II-43
      ShoZu and Ubiquisys Enter into Partnership                        II-43
      Thomson Inks Agreement with Airvana                               II-44
      SOFTBANK MOBILE Bags Order from NEC                               II-44
      2Wire Enters into Partnership with Rosum Corporation              II-44
      HSL Starts New Project on Femtocell                               II-44
      ip.access Partners with Mavenir Systems                           II-45
      Motive Inks Agreement with Airvana                                II-45
      NewStep Networks Becomes Part of Femto Forum                      II-45
      Rakon and Centum Electronics Form Joint Venture                   II-45
      Tatara Systems and AirWalk Communications Collaborate             II-46
      IntelliNet Technologies Purchases Azaire Networks' Assets         II-46
      C&S Microwave Chooses Continuous Computing                        II-47
      Continuous Computing and picoChip Enter into Partnership          II-47
      Tatara Systems and NETGEAR(R) Collaborate                           II-47
      Pirelli Broadband Solutions Selects Airvana's Femtocell           II-48
      Telefónica and Alcatel-Lucent Ink Frame Agreement                 II-48
      Chunghwa Telecom Selects Alcatel-Lucent to Deploy Femtocell
       Network in Taiwan                                                II-48
      Ubiquisys and Nokia Siemens Networks Ink Agreement                II-49
      Sonus Networks Collaborates with Apertio                          II-49
      NextPoint Networks Enters into Alliance with ZTE                  II-50
      Nokia Siemens Networks Collaborates with Thomson                  II-50
      Airvana Takes Over 3Way Networks                                  II-50
      picoChip Partners with Tatara Systems                             II-50
      Kineto Wireless Collaborates with NEC                             II-50
      Sonus Networks and 3Way Networks Enter into Partnership           II-51
      Samsung Electronics Inks Agreement with ZTE                       II-51
      Google Purchases Interest in Ubiquisys                            II-51
      Ubiquisys and NETGEAR(R) Collaborate                                II-51
      RadioFrame Networks and Nokia Siemens Networks Enter into a
       Contract                                                         II-52
      Nokia Siemens Networks and Airvana to Provide Femtocell Solution  II-52
      picoChip Unites with Femto Forum                                  II-52
      picoChip Enters into Partnership with Semtech                     II-52
      ip.access and Tatara Systems Enters into Partnership              II-53
      3Way Networks Enters into Partnership with Tatara Systems         II-53
      Tatara Systems and NEC Ink Agreement                              II-53
      ip.access and Thomson Collaborate                                 II-54
      RadioFrame Networks Chooses Continuous Computing                  II-54
      Samsung Selects Skyworks Solutions                                II-54
      ip.access Signs Frame Contract with Orascom Telecom               II-55
      Axiom Wireless Selects picoChip's PC8208 Software and PC202
       multi-core DSP                                                   II-55

  5. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS                                            II-56
      2Wire, Inc. (US)                                                  II-56
      Airvana, Inc. (US)                                                II-56
      Alcatel-Lucent (France)                                           II-56
      Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (China)                             II-57
      Ip.Access Ltd. (UK)                                               II-57
      Motorola, Inc. (US)                                               II-57
      NEC Corporation (Japan)                                           II-58
      NETGEAR, Inc. (US)                                                II-58
      Nokia Siemens Networks (Finland)                                  II-59
      picoChip (UK)                                                     II-59
      Pirelli Broadband Solutions SPA (Italy)                           II-59
      RadioFrame Networks, Inc. (US)                                    II-60
      Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)                       II-60
      Tatara Systems (US)                                               II-60
      Thomson, Inc. (France)                                            II-61
      Ubiquisys Ltd. (UK)                                               II-61

  6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE                                          II-62
      Table 1: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
      Femtocells by Geographic Region - North America, Europe, and
      Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Number of
      Subscribers in Thousands for Years 2009 through 2015 (includes
      corresponding Graph/Chart)                                        II-62

      Table 2: World 7-Year Perspective for Femtocells by Geographic
      Region - Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Number of
      Subscribers for North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific for
      2009, 2012 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)            II-63


III. MARKET

  1. NORTH AMERICA                                                      III-1
      A.Market Analysis                                                 III-1
        Outlook                                                         III-1
        Femtocell Market in US: A Snapshot                              III-1
         Market Participants Intensify Efforts to Launch Femtocells     III-1
        Product Launches                                                III-2
        Strategic Corporate Developments                                III-10
        Key Players                                                     III-21
         2Wire, Inc..                                                   III-21
         Airvana, Inc.                                                  III-22
         Motorola, Inc.                                                 III-22
         NETGEAR, Inc.                                                  III-22
         RadioFrame Networks, Inc.                                      III-23
         Tatara Systems                                                 III-23
      B.Market Analytics                                                III-24
        Table 3: North American Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Femtocells Analyzed with  Number of Subscribers
        in Thousands for Years  2009 through 2015 (includes
        corresponding  Graph/Chart)                                     III-24

  2. EUROPE                                                             III-25
      A.Market Analysis                                                 III-25
        Outlook                                                         III-25
        Femtocells Market in Europe: An Overview                        III-25
         Threats to Market Expansion                                    III-25
         High Cost of Femtocells - A Major Obstacle                     III-26
        Product Launches                                                III-26
        Strategic Corporate Developments                                III-32
        Key Players                                                     III-39
         Alcatel-Lucent (France)                                        III-39
         ip.access Ltd. (UK)                                            III-39
         Nokia Siemens Networks (Finland)                               III-39
         picoChip (UK)                                                  III-40
         Pirelli Broadband Solutions SPA (Italy)                        III-40
         Thomson, Inc. (France)                                         III-40
         Ubiquisys Ltd. (UK)                                            III-41
      B.Market Analytics                                                III-41
        Table 4: European Recent Past, Current and Future  Analysis
        for Femtocells Analyzed with Annual Number  of Subscribers
        for Years 2009 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    III-41

        Table 5: European Recent Past, Current and Future  Analysis
        for Femtocells Analyzed with Installed Base  in 000 Units
        for Years 2009 through 2015 (includes corresponding
        Graph/Chart)                                                    III-41

        Table 6: European Recent Past, Current and Future  Analysis
        for Femtocells Analyzed with Annual Revenues  in US$ Million
        at Vendor Level for the Years 2009  through 2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      III-42

        Table 7: European Recent Past, Current and Future  Analysis
        for Femtocells Analyzed with Annual  Revenues in US$ Million
        at Service Provider Level  for Years 2009 through 2015
        (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)                            III-42

  3. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                       III-43
      A.Market Analysis                                                 III-43
        Femtocells Advancing at a Slow Pace in Asia-Pacific Region      III-43
        Mobile Network Extension Solutions for Enterprises and
         Consumers                                                      III-43
        China                                                           III-43
        India                                                           III-44
        Product Launches                                                III-44
        Strategic Corporate Developments                                III-45
        Key Players                                                     III-49
         Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (China)                          III-49
         NEC Corporation (Japan)                                        III-49
         Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea)                    III-49
      B.Market Analytics                                                III-50
        Table 8: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
        Analysis for Femtocells Analyzed with Number of Subscribers
        in Thousands for Years 2009 through 2015 (includes
        corresponding Graph/Chart)                                      III-50


 IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

     Total Companies Profiled: 60 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 63)

     ------------------------------------------
     Region/Country                     Players
     ------------------------------------------
     The United States                    26
     Japan                                 5
     Europe                               22
      France                               9
      Germany                              1
      The United Kingdom                   7
      Italy                                2
      Spain                                1
      Rest of Europe                       2
     Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)        7
     Africa                                1
     Middle-East                           2
     ------------------------------------------

 


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