The cellular modem market took off last year with shipments hitting the 20 million mark, driven largely by carriers increasing their 3G service offerings, according to RCR Wireless News.
New data from analyst firm In-Stat said that the market is experiencing two major trends: Modem form factors are increasingly moving away from PC Cards toward USB modems, and embedded modems in laptops and other devices are becoming more popular. The firm went on to predict that embedded modem shipments will exceed separate cellular modems (of all kinds) by 2011.
“[Wireless carriers] continue to move forward with their mobile data subscription initiatives even as the economy suffers,” said said Daryl Schoolar, an In-Stat analyst, in the report. “This has put cellular modem manufacturers in a really nice place to be.”
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