ABI calls RF power market unstable.(Wireless Metrics)

RCR Wireless News, August, 2004

The outlook for RF power amplifier and RF power device makers is unstable, according to a new report from ABI Research. The study, "RF Power Amplifiers: Equipment and RF Device Analysis for Cellular Infrastructure Markets,'' said manufacturers in this space face a difficult period ahead due in large part to the coming slowdown of large-scale GSM deployments.

Although second-generation systems will be replaced by third-generation networks, net spending on RF power amplifiers will actually decline, according to ABI. All manufacturers will not be affected equally, however. "For the big OEMs making entire base stations, the RF power amplifier is only one part of the product,'' said Lance Wilson, senior analyst at ABI. "But for the independent...

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