Date: 19/12/2012

ABI: RF power amplifier sales for wireless infrastructure to reach $2.4B in 2012

ABI forecasts RF power amplifier sales for wireless infrastructure will top $2.4B and RF power device sales will be over $600M. ABI says Asia-Pacific Region, including Japan, continues to account for over 75% of the RF power semiconductor devices that are sold into the mobile wireless infrastructure segment. Lance Wilson, Research Director, ABI says “For the foreseeable future the Asia-Pacific region, particularly China, will remain the most important region and focus for RF power amplifiers and high-power RF devices for wireless infrastructure.”

LTE will become an increasingly important factor in both of these businesses even though the rollout has not been as rapid as the industry would like. Nevertheless, it is already worldwide in scope, according to ABI.

“Although LTE has not significantly impacted RF power amplifier and device sales as of yet,” says Wilson, “it is going to bolster RF power sales in the wireless infrastructure space from 2012 on.”
Author: Srinivasa Reddy N