Gemtek Technology and Quanta Microsystems saw a major increase in WiMax CPE product shipments in 2009, surpassing 2008 shipments by a large margin. Sources say that 250,000 shipments of built-in WiMax modules by Gemtek in the fourth quarter 2009 accounted for 45% of its yearly shipments.
Quanta Microsystems began shipping WiMax network cards at a rate of 10,000-20,000 units per month in the first quarter of 2009, increasing to 70,000-80,000 units in the final quarter. Total shipments of network cards were roughly 500,000-600,000 units for the year.
Shipments of WiMAX CPE products by Taiwanese companies are expected to remain strong or possibly increase in the first quarter of 2010 due to continued roll-outs of WiMAX networks by carriers in India, Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia. Global Mobile recently launched a WiMax network in Taiwan and we can expect other WiMax developments in the region.
