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According to projections from IT market analysis firm ABI Research, the number of subscribers to mobile WiMax services will approach 59 million in 2015. The firm said that represents a positive forecast in light of recent economic conditions, although research analyst Xavier Ortiz noted WiMax’s growth has not been as early or as strong as many would have hoped several years ago.
The factors impeding WiMax’s growth haven’t been technological, he says, but economic and psychological. “The recession certainly played a role, making investors wary and delaying some deployments,” he said. “On top of that, delays in the formation of the new Clearwire have constrained the rest of the ecosystem to some degree, from subscribers to devices and chip sets.”
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