Market Development Global WiMAX investments during the period 2008 -2010 are estimated at US$12.08 billion As of the second quarter of 2008, 314 telecom operators - including conventional operators, mobile operators, ISPs, pure WiMAX operators, and MSOs - have engaged in WiMAX network deployment; the figure represents more than half of the total telecom operators worldwide The global WiMAX subscriber base topped 2.1 million in the second quarter of 2007 and has scored over 20% quarter-on-quarter growth rates ever since; in 2009 the global WiMAX subscriber base is forecasted to reach 11.0 million Industry Value Chain Currently the WiMAX chipset market is highly concentrated on a few providers; as WiMAX CPE shipment takes off, therefore are expected to be problems of chipset supply shortage WiMAX CPE Full-year global WiMAX CPE shipment volume topped 400,000 units in 2007, with a shipment value of about US$89.95 million; outdoor CPE was the main shipment Taiwanese makers accounted for about 30% of the global shipments Global WiMAX CPE shipment volume is expected to top one million units in 2008, with a shipment value of about US$163.69 million; the main shipment is expected to consist of 802.16e indoor CPE incorporating VoIP functionality; Taiwanese makers are expected to account for about 30% of the global shipments Major Chipset Providers The three leading WiMAX chipset providers have their respective focuses: Intel targets handheld devices, Sequans CPE, and Beceem MID Key Issues Demand for mobility accelerates the integration of WiMAX 16e chipsets Compared with Wi-Fi chipset integration, the process of WiMAX chipset integration only took half as much time due to higher demand for less power consumption and more compact footprint in mobile devices such as notebook PCs, PDA, and mobile phones