STAMFORD, Conn.-Research and consulting firm Gartner said it increased its 2004 phone sales predictions to 580 million units-further evidence that the mobile-phone market is enjoying gangbuster growth."2003 sales surpassed industry expectations with the fourth quarter presenting a challenge to many vendors as they struggled...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Research and consulting firm Gartner Inc. came out against camera phone bans in the workplace, asserting such restrictions are shortsighted and hard to enforce. The firm said businesses would be better served by designating secure zones where restrictions can be enforced, while also...
STAMFORD, Conn.-The number of hot-spot users worldwide will total 30 million in 2004, up from 9.3 million users in 2003, according to research from Gartner Inc. As users increase, enterprises must implement strategies for secure access to hot spots, as well as control over...
Did de Tocqueville consider globalization?The keen French observer of America in the 1830s undoubtedly was correct in realizing we are different, unique as things go and egalitarian in emphasis. De Tocqueville called it "American Exceptionalism." Indeed, there was not one event or influence...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Nokia Corp. and Samsung Corp. came out ahead of the curve in worldwide mobile phone sales during the third quarter, according to Gartner Dataquest. However, Motorola Inc. and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications failed to take advantage of a growing market-with Sony Ericsson...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The wireless LAN industry is poised for massive growth, with 2002 shipments set to be up 73 percent and revenue increased 26 percent, according to new research from Gartner Dataquest Inc.Gartner predicts growth in the sector will continue into next year, with...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide mobile phone sales for the second quarter increased 0.8 percent from second quarter 2001, totaling 98.7 million units, according to Gartner Dataquest Inc.Nokia Corp. continued to dominate phone sales, capturing a 35.6-percent share of the market in the second quarter.Gartner Dataquest...
OXFORD, United Kingdom—While the number of German cell-phone users nearly doubled from 1999 to 2000, two new market forecasts are now predicting that growth in 2001 will have slowed dramatically to between 12 percent and 18 percent. Market researcher Matthias Plica said that he...
TORONTO-As the handset manufacturing business gets tougher because of declining demand, more phone makers are looking at joint ventures as their economic salvation and perhaps their best strategy to catch number-one handset supplier Nokia. In October, after much fanfare, Ericsson and Sony launched a...
SAN JOSE, California, United States—Analyst firm Gartner Dataquest said worldwide semiconductor revenue this year will be $168.1 billion, a 26-percent drop from last year."There are few signs of growth in design wins. Component prices and lead times are still low, and electronic system component...
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...
SINGAPORE-The number of mobile-phone subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region reached 230 million at the end of 2000, a 52-percent increase compared with 1999 results, according to Dataquest, a unit of Gartner Group. China led the region with 85.3 million users at end-2000.The Philippines saw...
Despite some `hiccups' within the industry and key supply channels, phone sales worldwide grew 46 percent to 412.7 million units last year, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Group Inc.This rosy picture was, however, sullied by a general slowdown as the year...
