OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-UMTS technology will almost double its market growth this year compared with 2003, according to ABI Research's latest "Wireless Infrastructure Quarterly Service" report.The update attributed the growth not so much to higher data rates and video services as to increased voice capacity...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Location-based services (LBS) are poised for a comeback, according to market research from ABI Research.Bolstered by E911 legislation in Europe and North America and commercial success in Asia, ABI believes LBS services may garner more than $3.6 billion in revenue by the...
OYSTER BAY, New York-Dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi mobile phones will enjoy support among business users and could grow to as much as 7 percent of the worldwide handset market by 2009, according to new research from Allied Business Intelligence.The firm said shipments of devices that can...
OYSTER BAY, New York-Although industry watchers continue to predict the mobile-phone market will see massive growth during the next several years, the machine-to-machine industry is growing at an even faster rate, according to research from consulting firm Allied Business Intelligence.ABI said the market for...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The Wi-Fi industry will continue to grow, driven by new equipment and innovative applications, according to a new report by Allied Business Intelligence.The firm predicted 95 million Wi-Fi networking equipment devices will be shipped in 2009. ABI also predicted 802.11g will surpass...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for in-building wireless networks will exceed $1 billion by the end of this decade, according to a new study from research firm ABI. The analyst firm expects the market to be driven by tough competition and "the battle for network...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-This will be a busy year for RFID technology, according to ABI Research. As manufacturers ready for the 2005 deployments of RFID by Wal-Mart and the U.S. Department of Defense, ABI expects news around developing standards, large company entrants, startup software developers...
REDMOND, Wash.-Through the end of January, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will offer business customers a free Sony Ericsson GC-82 EDGE wireless modem card when they trade in a similar modem card from any national wireless carrier and sign a two-year contract for...
Through the end of January, AT&T Wireless Services Inc. said it will offer business customers a free Sony Ericsson GC-82 EDGE wireless modem card when they trade in a similar modem card from any national wireless carrier and sign a two-year contract for unlimited...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The overall market for GaAs and silicon-based power semiconductors will remain relatively flat during the next five years, hovering around the $2 billion mark, according to market research firm ABI. ABI expects the market to rise at just 2 percent per year...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Although the automotive Bluetooth market has largely stalled due to a lack of Bluetooth-capable handsets, new research shows the market is poised for significant growth.Research firm Allied Business Intelligence predicted that close to one-third of all new mobile phones will include Bluetooth...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Push-to-talk services will likely represent a major boon to wireless operators worldwide, and Nokia Corp. could benefit greatly from the introduction of such services, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence.Nokia recently introduced its first PTT handset, the 5140, and...
Research firm Allied Business Intelligence has revised its projections for third-generation base stations sales for 2003, noting that it expects 35,000 unit sales as against 32,500 as earlier predicted.The report said although contract awards dipped in August and September, it has revived the positive...
A new study shows the mobile-phone industry grew 21.2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, with most of the world's major phone makers seeing increased gains.The new study from research firm IDC, which comes after similar results from research firm Strategy Analytics, shows Nokia...
A new study shows the mobile-phone industry grew 21.2 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, with most of the world's major phone makers seeing increased gains.The new study from research firm IDC, which comes after similar results from research firm Strategy Analytics, shows Nokia...
A new report shows the mobile-phone industry could hit almost 500 million shipments this year, a number driven by demand in emerging markets in Asia and Latin America and sales of color- and camera-enabled devices."We see positive signs from vendors and carriers that this...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Although Bluetooth technology is an early favorite of the automotive industry for telematics and wireless applications, it will compete with a range of other offerings, according to research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc.The firm said Bluetooth will continue its momentum in new...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The automotive industry will spend about $600 million on radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology this year, according to a new study from market research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc."While the technology has made its way into millions of production vehicles each year, growth...
The telematics market appears to be improving, according to two new studies, but the auto and wireless industries need to focus on offering specific, selected services to take advantage of the market. According to results of a new J.D. Power and Associates survey, 63...
Mobility infrastructure revenues were $6.5 billion for the second quarter of 2003, up 1 percent compared with the first quarter of 2003, according to research firm Dell'Oro Group. The group attributes the gain to a 12-percent increase in GSM equipment revenues, which offset a...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Total wireless handsets shipped reached 107 million units in the second quarter, demonstrating 12-percent year-on-year growth and 2-percent sequential growth, according to research from ABI. New features including color screens and camera phones likely fueled the growth. Replacement shipments accounted for 27...
The founders of personal digital assistant pioneer Palm Inc. have returned to the fold as the company announced an all-stock, $169 million plan to acquire rival Handspring Inc.Industry luminaries Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky founded Palm in 1992, but they left the company in...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Nearly 20 percent of new vehicles worldwide will be embedded with Bluetooth hardware by 2007, according to research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc. ABI cites low cost and an increasing number of mobile handsets embedded with Bluetooth as key drivers of the...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The wireless LAN industry will continue to grow, particularly as larger technology and telecommunications companies enter the space bringing money and customers with them, according to research firm Allied Business Intelligence.WLAN is poised to grow in markets including residential homes, small to...
