Revenues from WiMax equipment are set for impressive growth, analysts report, but will continue to lag behind those from wireless LANs (WLANs).
Research company Infonetics predicts WiMax will reach revenues of US$142 million this year, shooting up to US$1.6 billion by 2009.
While the milestone is an important one for the long-range broadband technology, revenues from WiMax pale in comparison to those from WLAN, which jumped 10 percent year-on-year to reach US$2.4 billion.
Infonetics expects the WLAN market to be worth US$3.9 billion before the end of the decade, largely driven by the enterprise segment, which will see a 120 percent jump in revenue between 2005 and 2009.
Jo Best of Silicon.com reported from London.
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