Infrastructure capex spending to boom in Asia-Pacific Region

World IT Report, Apr 8, 2003

In a new Report, "Infrastructure Capex in the Asia-Pacific Region," the Yankee Group has published an updated forecast and analysis of wireless mobile infrastructure capex spending and trends in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Yankee Group projects total wireless mobile infrastructure capex in the region to rise to US$48.66 billion by 2006, at a CAGR of 4.54%. Of this total, the key element that represents the market potential for major infrastructure vendors is the electronics component, which is projected to grow from US$19.07 billion in 2001 to US$32.22 billion in 2006. The proportion of electronics to total capex should rise from 51.15% in 2001 to 66.23% in 2006. The biggest market opportunity for infrastructure vendors remains in GSM and its migratory generics, which will account for nearly 90% of all electronics capex by 2006.

According to Shiv Putcha, an analyst for the Yankee Group's Wireless/Mobile Asia-Pacific research and consulting practice, "The Asia-Pacific region is poised for significant growth in wireless services, with 627 million subscribers projected by 2005, and the clear winners in the 3G migration race are W-CDMA and cdma2000. With over 41% of global infrastructure capex by 2006, the Asia-Pacific region will be firmly established as the largest mobile infrastructure market in the world." -(World IT Report)