ICE thaw opens up wireless sector

Total investment by the world’s telecoms carriers is forecast to reach USD310.8 billion this year, up 5.8% when compared to 2010, according to a new study published by Infonetics Research. The group concludes that WiMAX equipment is accounting for the fastest growth among telcos in terms of net spend in 2011 (+27.5%), followed by video infrastructure (+20.7%). Infonetics’ finding also suggest the largest investment areas remain non-telecom/datacom equipment (software, real estate, labour, etc.) and mobile infrastructure, global spending for which is growing 7.0% and 8.6%, respectively, in 2011 over 2010. [More]

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