With Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai expected to announce his plans today for the auction of C Band spectrum, an additional complication looms over the already contentious process:Â satellite provider Intelsat is reportedly considering filing for bankruptcy if U.S. regulators don't sweeten the compensation...
Applications of sensors ranging from health care to automotive have introduced innovative approaches of operation, providing safety and convenience.
Sensors have made their way into every aspect of human lives ranging from smartphones to health care. Consumer electronics products are utilizing the devices to...
Sales of GPS-enabled mobile phone are expected to buck the global trend of handset shipment declines this year, according to a report from ABI Research.And even though the market is expected to feel a pinch this year, unit sales of GPS-enabled phones should grow...
Smartphones are no longer the exclusive domain of high-powered executives and road warriors. But what that means for the mobile e-mail space - which seems perennially on the verge of reaching a tipping point - has yet to be determined.Handset manufacturers and application developers...
A difficult global economy is not slowing operators' LTE deployment plans.More than 18 operators worldwide have announced plans to deploy LTE networks, and Verizon Wireless has actually accelerated its LTE deployment timetable, according to a new study from ABI Research."ABI Research believes that NTT...
A new report from ABI Research predicts 95 million cellular machine-to-machine modules will ship in 2013.Of those, about 34 million devices are expected to be for telematics and 39 million for telemetry, said ABI. The third main market segment is wireless local loop."Until about...
Memory cards are proving to be the largest revenue generator of all mobile handset accessories, despite shipping fewer units than other accessories like chargers and batteries, according to a new study from ABI Research.The overall accessory market is valued at $58 billion, said ABI.The...
The willingness of business customers to adopt mobile instant messaging has more to do with familiarity with PC-based IM services than with mobility, according to a recent study from ABI Research."The greatest adopters of mobile IM are T-Mobile subscribers whose demographic profile shows a...
The first responder terminal market is expected to reach $3.6 billion by 2013 from about $1 billion last year, according to a new forecast from ABI Research.Market growth is being driven by the standardization among agencies onto digital technologies like APCO/TIA Project 25 and...
The difficult global economy is not hampering growth of mobile messaging services, according to a new report from ABI Research.The firm said mobile messaging service revenues are expected to grow from $151 million in 2008 to more than $212 billion by 2013."Mobile messaging ARPUs...
Shipments of ultra-mobile devices, which encompass ultra-mobile PCs, netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices, are expected to exceed 200 million units in 2013, according to a recent study from ABI Research.Netbooks account for about 90% of the UMD market today, but the segment will fall...
Home automation applications powered by broadband and wireless service providers have the potential for broad market appeal, according to research from ABI.The firm said home automation, both through standardized technologies or through broadband and wireless service providers could grow more than 50-fold between 2007...
Cellular modem sales could exceed $22 billion by 2013, according to a new report from ABI Research.The firm noted Sprint Nextel Corp. recently lowered its mobile broadband prices for using cellphones as modems but left the price of using PC Cards and USB modems...
All John Famiglietti needs is access to a computer to manage a fleet of 44 rigs that are equipped to clean up hazardous materials in the country's largest city. Famiglietti, head of environmental operations of WRS Environmental Services, can be in the office, on...
Shipments of touchscreen-based mobile devices have nearly doubled since 2006, driven in large part by the popularity of the iPhone, said a recent report from ABI Research.The firm predicts revenue from the global touchscreen market for mobile phones and other handheld devices will reach...
The fixed-mobile convergence market is being driven forward by new services like T-Mobile USA Inc.'s @Home service and Orange SA's unik service in Europe, and the market will face its first real competition from services like Sprint Nextel Corp.'s femtocell-based Airave solution.ABI Research predicts...
CDMA may not be making much news these days, but the technology is far from dead.A recent report from ABI Research says while overshadowed by hype surrounding UMTS/HSPA and the migration to LTE, CDMA operators continue to upgrade their networks to increase capacity for...
Despite concerns about the economy, the mobile device market is on track to deliver 13% growth this year, with annual shipments of 1.3 billion units, according to a report from ABI Research.The firm said 301 million units shipped during the second quarter and tier-one...
North America currently dominates the location-based services market with 81% of LBS revenue in 2007. But the Asia-Pacific region is set to challenge that position, with a share of 27% of the market by 2013, up from 11% last year, according to a new...
Advertisers looking to reach consumers through their phones should offer a little something in the process, according to new figures from ABI Research.A recent study from the market research firm found that roughly 37% of those who received text-message ads indicated they are more...
The Asia-Pacific region represents a significant opportunity for mobile WiMAX technology, according to a recent report from ABI Research."Because mobile WiMAX is aimed at untapped markets, almost all vendors including start-ups could be on equal footing with the larger, more established players," says ABI...
Brightstar Corp., which has successfully played the handset distribution game, has decided to pursue the accessories market by establishing a standalone company - Brightstar Accessories - headquartered in Miami.The company is attempting to catch a market estimated by ABI Research to create $40 billion...
The mobile device market is expected to show shipments of 289 million units during the first quarter of 2008, according to a new study from ABI Research."Operators and distributors continued to top up their inventories in after a particularly strong ," said Jake...
The mobile device management services market is expected to grow from $583 million in 2007 to more than $20 billion by 2013, according to a report from ABI Research."The range of services needed to manage a business's mobile investments requires inputs from many different...
