3.5G

Strategy Analytics Forecasts 9 Million PC Card & Embedded 3G/3.5G Modems Sales in 2007

WLAN Limitations & Distant WiMAX Promises Fuel Growth

Boston, MA - February 1, 2007 - According to the newly released Strategy Analytics report, "Liberating the Laptop: 5-Year Market Outlook on PC Cards & Embedded Wireless WAN Connectivity," the market for cellular PC cards and embedded 3G modems for notebook PCs is set to post spectacular 60 percent growth in 2007. The study finds that with WLAN's limitations coming clearly into focus, and truly cost-effective mobile WiMAX still several years out, global 3G/3.5G shipments are set to grow handsomely over the next few years, with annual shipments hitting 15 million units by 2009.