BWA/WiMAX subs top 3.5M, says report

MONTREAL - Approximately 400,000 BWA/WiMAX subscribers were added in the first quarter of 2009, bringing the worldwide total to 3.5 million, according to a new report by Maravedis.The Montreal-based telecom research firm also found that the average BWA/WiMAX subscriber growth rate slowed to 13% from the fourth quarter in 2008, though still saw a 75% year-over-year growth rate since Q1 2008.“Global service revenue growth is tapering off as WiMAX operators experience ARPU stagnation and subscriber growth slow down,” said Maravedis CEO and founder Adlane Fellah, in the press release announcing the report.The quarterly report also noted that 50 million new...