Huawei, Sierra Wireless and Novatel Top New ABI Research Cellular PC Modems Vendor Matrix Rankings

Business Wire, June 27, 2008

NEW YORK -- Huawei Technologies has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research.

Sierra Wireless and Novatel Wireless claimed the second and third spots in the company's first evaluation of worldwide cellular PC modem vendors.

According to principal analyst Dan Shey, "ABI Research found Huawei gaining top honors, followed closely by Sierra Wireless and Novatel Wireless. Huawei had the best implementation score of all companies, carried by high ratings in market share and cost. Sierra Wireless and Novatel Wireless had the highest scores for innovation in addition to being highly rated in implementation. As longstanding players in this market they both also score well on breadth of product line and integration and certification support."

The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research to provide a clear understanding of vendors' positions in specific markets.

For this particular matrix, under "innovation," ABI Research examined these vendors' design excellence, plug and play capabilities, their products' RF performance enhancement features, durability, and applications/services functionality, as well as their GSM and/or CDMA network coverage.

Under "implementation," ABI Research scrutinized the vendors' capabilities across the categories of certification and integration support, breadth of product line, complementary product offerings, Tier III customer support, market share, financial and organizational health, and product cost.

To view a list of the "top five" firms in this Vendor Matrix, please visit Cellular PC Modems Vendor Matrix (http://www.abiresearch.com/products/vendor_matrix/Cellular_PC_Modems_ Vendor_Matrix). Registration on the ABI Research website (free) is required. Access to the rankings and profiles of all companies surveyed is available to clients of ABI Research.

This Vendor Matrix forms part of ABI Research's Cellular PC Modems Research Service (http://www.abiresearch.com/products/service/Cellular_PC_Modems_ Research_Service). For a list of all ABI Research Vendor Matrices, please visit The ABI Research Vendor Matrix (http://www.abiresearch.com/vendor_matrix_home.jsp).

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