SAN JOSE – North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.61 billion in orders worldwide in May (three-month average), up 0.6% sequentially, and down 0.7% year-over-year, says SEMI.
 
The book-to-bill ratio was 1.05, which means $105 worth of orders was received for every $100 of product billed for the month.

The three-month average of worldwide billings was $1.54 billion, up 5.3% sequentially, and down 8% compared to May 2011.

“Worldwide orders for new semiconductor equipment from North American-based manufacturers have continued to increase over the past year, as chip makers add capacity and process technology to meet demand driven by mobile products, smartphones and tablets,” said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO at SEMI. “Bookings are at the highest levels since May 2011, and this is the fourth consecutive month that new orders have outpaced billings.”

OYSTER BAY, NY – Global revenue for carrier Wi-Fi access points and controllers will reach $2.2 billion in 2017, eight times its current size, says ABI Research.

This level is equivalent to almost one-half of the traditional enterprise or consumer/SoHo Wi-Fi segments in the same period.

The majority of the total market in 2011 was accounted for by Cisco, Ruckus Wireless, and Ericsson/BelAir.

As traditional mobile infrastructure vendors add Wi-Fi to their portfolios, these early market share rankings will fluctuate, says the firm.

Carrier Wi-Fi is defined as Wi-Fi that is provided as a service to mobile carrier customers, owned and operated directly or indirectly by the carrier, e.g. a third party hotspot provider.