OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Wireless users will soon demand feature-rich handsets that include color screens and advanced data and messaging applications to replace their current mobile phones, according to new research from Allied Business Intelligence.The analyst group predicts that the number of replacement handsets shipped will...
NEW YORK-Shipments of wireless local area network chipsets likely will reach between 23 million and 25 million units this year, up from 7.9 million last year, due to strong growth in the small office-home office and retail markets and widespread demand for 802.11x solutions,...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for advanced computing devices is still staking itself out, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence, but it has the potential to increase to $14 billion this year and grow to $32 billion by 2007.The firm said devices...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-CDMA operators are leading the race to deploy third-generation services in North America, according to Allied Business Intelligence.GSM/GPRS operators are pursuing EDGE, a much less complex technology to which the CDMA operators can counter with higher evolutions of cdma2000, noted Edward Rerisi,...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Wingcast L.L.C.'s recent and sudden withdrawal from the telematics market has left many doubting the viability of the overall personal telematics industry, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence Inc. As a result of the confusion over personal telematics, ABI...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.—There is a clearly defined need to adopt fleet management systems for tracking and remotely controlling vehicles in an emergency, as well as provide added value, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence Inc. titled, "Fleet Management Systems: A Global...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.—Long-term growth in the wireless handset component market will be "impressive," according to a recently released Allied Business Intelligence Inc. report. ABI predicts that increased demand for mobile handsets will fuel growth in the component sector, causing the cellular integrated circuit market's...
The Personal Communications Industry Association announced ten new companies plan to join its Global Initiative program for help in assessing and managing m-convergence opportunities. The program provides marketing, regulatory and technical business tools through various products and services, PCIA said. "Organizations need to know...
As a counterfoil to a slackening economy, chip makers are striking up alliances, shrinking their product sizes and paring down prices to differentiate themselves in the face of layoffs, reduced spending and plant shutdowns.Some of the alliances are between NEC Corp. and Taiwanese Semiconductor...
DENVER, United States-The third-generation (3G) hype is much less intense than a year ago, as executives and engineers get down to the nitty-gritty of making the new technology-and their business plans-work. It is a time of industry transition and stealth-mode research and development, along...
Trying to pin down Nextel Communications Inc. into a specific category is not an easy chore. By definition, Nextel is a specialized mobile radio operator, yet most analysts compare it with the other nationwide carriers when looking at its quarterly results and spectrum holdings.When...
The future of third-generation networks took a hit last week following NTT DoCoMo's announcement that it was suspending the introduction of its highly touted 3G network in Japan from May until October. Japan's largest wireless operator, which many in the industry look to as...
Voice services are a tricky subject for wireless operators. While voice is regarded as the one true killer application for wireless carriers, many are forced to nearly give away voice service to keep up with the ultra-competitive wireless market.
While carriers try to differentiate their...
Players throughout the wireless industry are waiting for the Federal Communication Commission to determine the fate of the current spectrum-cap rules.If the caps are kept in place-an idea favored by most of the small wireless operators-the wireless industry landscape is expected to remain the...
Bluetooth's image took a hit last week as a demonstration of the short-range wireless technology went awry at the CeBIT show in Hanover, Germany. According to the Associated Press, the demonstration attempted to create the world's biggest Bluetooth network, but failed after one of...
The new CEO at Andrew Corp. is promising that the manufacturer of wireless communications equipment will double the company's revenues in four years.Guy M. Campbell, who succeeded Floyd English in October, announced at the annual meeting last month that he expects Andrew to reach...
The path to third-generation services for many wireless operators appears to be anything but smooth. While Asian carriers seem to be taking the high-speed approach, European carriers recently have seen their paths clogged by uncertainty. For U.S. carriers, 3G plans are being dictated by...
Microsoft Corp. threw its rather large hat in the wireless arena at last week's 3GSM World Congress, announcing plans to launch software aimed at multimedia-enabled phones that leverage its Windows-based software.Microsoft said the smart phone platform, code named "Stinger," is built on a version...
After 101 rounds and $16.85 billion, the Federal Communications Commission's auction of 422 personal communications services licenses ended last Friday. The auction, which began Dec. 12, broke the previous record of $9.2 billion for PCS spectrum set in 1996."This most recent auction demonstrated the...
As reports of a slowdown in the wireless industry continue to make headlines in the news and on Wall Street, wireless carriers have been reporting strong customer addition numbers for the fourth quarter, with analysts predicting continued growth for 2001."Subscriber numbers have simply failed...
The ominous shadow of an economic slowdown is creeping into the wireless industry as vendors reel under unfulfilled earnings forecast, poor sales performance, downgrades and investor anxiety, capping off the gold-rush mentality of the past half-decade which took shareholders, analysts and Wall Street executives...
The news of WAP's demise has been greatly exaggerated, according to the Wireless Application Protocol Forum.The WAP Forum last week struck back against a report released by the Nielsen Norman Consulting Group downplaying the advantages of the wireless Internet technology. The report stated WAP...
As wireless carriers began bidding on 422 personal communications services licenses up for grabs in the government auction last week, investors were hoping carriers were not feeling extra generous due to the holiday season.Previous spectrum auctions have seen prices escalate rapidly-along with investor fears...
While the latest wireless handsets feature such technological advancements as wireless Internet access, short message service and ever-decreasing size, the power sources needed to supply those functions have been left out of the limelight. Battery manufacturers are quick to point out that without the...
