Multi-band BTS antennas are anticipated to see growth through 2013 as demands for reducing site costs are driving the migration from single band products.

"The introduction of the IAA solution will take the base station architecture to its final remote radio head (RRH) form factor as the radio transceiver and power amplifier merges with the antenna. We expect that the emergence of WCDMA900 technology in 2010 will drive initial demand for this type of product," says Lum.

"India and China were the largest BTS antenna markets in 2008, however we forecast that the largest growth through 2013 will be in the Western European region due to WCDMA900 and LTE deployments in various frequency bands including 2600MHz," says Lum.

The report provides a unique perspective on the global shipments and demand for BTS antenna equipment covering all frequency bands from 450MHz to 2600MHz and the following standards: GSM/EDGE, W-CDMA/HSPA, CDMA2000, TD-SCDMA and FDD/TDD LTE.

By Robert Hoskins

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