BEIJING-According to China Unicom's listed subsidiary's annual report, the company had a handset inventory worth 2.36 billion Chinese yuan (US$285 million) in 2002. The inventory would contain around 1 million CDMA 1x and older CDMA 95A handsets. The huge inventory is depressing the company's...
Based on feedback from approximately 100 corporate IT directors in eight European countries, Frost & Sullivan has concluded that increased enterprise adoption of wireless technologies depends primarily on improved security but also on lower cost and better reliability of equipment and services."The key issues...
FRANKFURT, Germany-Following the exit of the company's majority shareholder, European mobile commerce company Paybox said it will shut down its consumer-oriented services-which totals 750,000 users-and will focus solely on the business-to-business market."We deeply regret this step. We are not only losing customers and merchants,...
RESTON, Va.-Industry consulting firm Frost & Sullivan named Nextel Communications Inc. its Mobile Communications Company of the Year for exceptional performance among wireless carriers."We believe that Nextel's success in providing mobile professionals with innovative wireless business solutions is tied directly to its leading-edge technology...
NEW YORK-The worldwide power management integrated circuits market, which generated $9.3 billion in revenues last year, is poised reach $12.02 billion by the end of 2006, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan."Steady increases in automotive electronic content, coupled with the growth...
LONDON- Security concerns are mounting as wireless LAN technology becomes more pervasive in the European hospital environment, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan expects the market for WLAN technologies in European hospitals to grow from $12.29 million in 2001...
LONDON-The Bluetooth industry received a boost from a Frost & Sullivan report noting the wireless technology has progressed from its simple cable replacement origins, with different deployment models anticipated from the home and office through to specific industrial solutions and commercial environment uptake."We believe...
OXFORD, United Kingdom-If you believe the latest predictions from the handset manufacturers and market research firms, then mobile gaming is set to become a major business for mobile operators.Nokia is actively attempting to pull together the various technologies, content providers and operators to make...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nokia Corp. has received the 2002 Frost & Sullivan Market Penetration Award in the wireless segment of OSS service assurance and OSS service fulfillment."Nokia develops wireless operations support systems solutions internally and with partners and therefore tends to be closer to the...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-While the mobile industry is poised for massive growth during the next five year, widespread acceptance of third-generation technology will present a challenge, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan.According to the report, "Global Next-Generation Mobile Networks Markets," the mobile industry...
LONDON—Mobile commerce is poised for a take-off within the next few years, according to a new Frost & Sullivan study.The consulting firm expects trade worth $25 billion to be generated through mobile payments in 2006, which equates to about 15 percent of online e-commerce...
LONDON—Currently representing 10 percent of total carrier revenues, short message service (SMS) is the dominant data contributor to carrier average revenue per user (ARPU), and its value is expected to continue to grow, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan study.Frost & Sullivan credits...
LONDON—The combined European market for unified messaging and communications that raked in US$358.4 million in 2001 is expected to be worth US$4.11 billion in 2008 according to recent Frost & Sullivan research."UM applications will resolve the dispersed nature of a number of modern technologies,...
LONDON—Although European awareness of application service providers (ASPs) is growing, enterprises still seem cautious to implement the services, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan survey.Of the companies surveyed, 74 percent are accurately aware of ASPs as the entity that "manages and delivers application...
LONDON—Although European awareness of application service providers is growing, enterprises still seem cautious to implement the services, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan survey.Of the companies surveyed, 74 percent were accurately aware of ASPs as the entity that "manages and delivers application capabilities...
LONDON—According to a recent Frost & Sullivan study, the pending introduction of General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) may change mobile data access, especially among enterprises.According to Ben Connelly, a research analyst at Frost & Sullivan, many carriers are increasingly focusing on reducing subscriber churn...
LONDON—According to a recent Frost & Sullivan study, the pending introduction of GPRS may change mobile data access, especially among enterprises.According to Ben Connelly, a research analyst at Frost & Sullivan, many carriers are increasingly focusing on reducing subscriber churn and on keeping high...
LONDON-The viability of wireless local area network (WLAN) technology is growing more questionable as its speed continues to lag behind that of wireline LANs, according to one Frost & Sullivan research analyst."The disk drive is a simple technology that does what it was designed...
LONDON-The huge popularity of mobile phones in Europe has had an adverse effect on the once-necessary prepaid disposable (PD) calling cards, which are used instead of coins in public payphones throughout Europe, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan analysis. "Restraints impacting the PD...
According to new reports from two major analyst firms, wireless data will be a huge business in the future, but not before software vendors, systems integrators and-especially-wireless carriers get in gear and make the tough decisions to take advantage of the situation.The mobile Internet...
LONDON—The huge popularity of mobile phones in Europe has had an adverse effect on the once-necessary prepaid disposable (PD) calling cards, which are used instead of coins in public payphones throughout Europe, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan analysis. "Restraints impacting the PD...
A major question in the wireless data industry today seems to be: How do you make money?The recent refrain from industry watchers is that wireless data is set to soon explode, both in the United States and worldwide-but exactly how that blast will occur is...
Although it faces a challenging uphill course, Bluetooth technology is definitely headed for the top, recent Frost & Sullivan research on end-user perception showed, rebuking several reports circulating in the industry claiming the hyped-up technology will never pan out.According to the company's survey of...
The often-promised and highly anticipated success of wireless marketing and advertising will be greatly dependent upon the rollout of 2.5 and third-generation networks, according to a new study by Frost & Sullivan.The consulting company said that today's technologies fall short and interested brands and...
