The mobile enterprise world for years has been rife with talk of Trojan horses, data-soiling worms and other Internet-age nasties. For the time being, though, the biggest threat to mobile security is the user.Security technology vendors have long tried to plug their wares by...
Last year proved to be significant for the Ultra Mobile Devices market, according to a new report from research firm In-Stat. In-Stat said the industry saw developments in connectivity, devices and processors. In addition, industry players have begun to realize that consumers will...
If the incumbent smartphone vendors give you the blues, all you have to do is wait a week for Velocity Mobile.This new smartphone vendor will launch at CTIA 2008 and seems certain to draw the curious. In such a brutally competitive market, some of...
Demand for enterprise mobility should continue to ramp slowly this year, as companies move cautiously on well-thought-out strategies, according to two analysts who study the space.Coincidentally, both analysts - Kitty Weldon at Current Analysis and Bill Hughes at In-Stat - said that enterprise initiatives...
The market for WiMAX chipsets will reach almost $500 million by 2012, driven mainly by embedded mobile WiMAX in mobile personal computers, according to new research from high-tech research firm In-Stat.The market will also benefit from demand for WiMAX customer premises equipment, external clients...
An informal survey of four analysts on the mobile devices on display at the International Consumer Electronics show this week in Las Vegas quickly took different directions with a common theme. Mobile, handheld devices on offer were "evolutionary," not "revolutionary" and that ratcheted up...
The ultra-wideband silicon market began to take off in 2007, despite regulatory hurdles that persist worldwide, according to In-Stat.The firm noted the first UWB-enabled notebook computers shipped this year from several major manufacturers. PC peripherals are expected to hit the market next year, said...
In this era of genius hackers and malware that can bring an entire corporation to its knees, the scariest threat to mobile security is. the users themselves.Software developers generally have done a good job keeping evil-doers at bay, according to a study of 789...
Just as we suspected: Smartphone sales far outpace the overall handset market in growth and will continue to do so over the next five years, according to new data from In-Stat. Projections call for a 30% compound annual growth rate for smartphones, in contrast...
The GPS chipset market during the next few years will be driven by integration into mobile devices like personal navigation devices and cellular phones, according to a new report from high-tech market research firm In-Stat.The most promising categories includes ultra mobile devices, handheld games,...
Wi-Fi hot spots are not longer the domain of business travelers, as more traffic at sites is coming from personal use, noted a recent report from In-Stat. "Service providers are reporting an increase in the number of sessions originating from devices other than laptops,"...
The enterprise, like any individual, has to decide what it wants out of mobility in general and a device in particular before making a series of decisions. What are the needed applications? Should deployment be managed in-house or out-sourced? Should the enterprise buy devices...
In-Stat last week touted a new study with the observation that "Competition in mobile video could threaten mobile operators."Duh.But the fact that In-Stat's conclusion is self-evident doesn't minimize the risk mobile network operators increasingly face in the broader digital entertainment arena. Carriers are on...
High-value customers feel underappreciated by their carrier, according to In-Stat.The study found more than 60% of high ARPU users say they do not feel their wireless operator appreciates them and 80% believe operators should do more to show their appreciation."The kind of appreciation these...
Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. has partnered with Intercasting to offer its customers direct access from select handsets to a range of social-networking sites. The service is initially available on three handsets, with more to come. The sites include general blog and networking sites such...
Femtocells could become a catalyst for growth of triple-play service revenues in developed countries, said a new report from research firm In-Stat.Mobile triple play services offer a revenue solution as developed markets become saturated with little differentiation among carriers, said In-Stat. But in order...
CROWN CASTLE INTERNATIONAL CORP. cut its losses in mobile video last week, agreeing to lease its Modeo L.L.C.'s nationwide spectrum for a dedicated mobile broadcast network to a pair of venture capital firms. What will become of that spectrum, though, is far from clear....
As WiMAX service edges closer to rollout here, the technology is advancing on a number of fronts, both in overseas trials and deployments as well as interest from venture-capital companies.Dr. Mohammad Shakouri, board member and vice president of marketing for the WiMAX Forum, noted...
China has a significant opportunity with its home-grown TD-SCDMA technology to establish a global communication standard, according to a new report from In-Stat.The firm said TD-SCDMA technology could allow the country to own more intellectual property rights and consequently lower royalty fees and manufacturing...
New research shows that the early entrants into the WiMAX market-firms like Alavarion, Aperto, Redline and Airspan-will be able to profit from their jump into an unproven industry, and will not be swallowed up by larger but slower WiMAX players like Motorola Inc. and...
New research shows that the early entrants into the WiMAX market-firms like Alavarion, Aperto, Redline and Airspan-will be able to profit from their jump into an unproven industry, and will not be swallowed up by larger but slower WiMAX players like Motorola Inc. and...
Long billed as the killer app of tomorrow, location-based services finally appear to be gaining mass-market appeal. And network operators are well positioned to cash in. A study released late last year from In-Stat found that 53 percent of the 1,000 wireless users polled...
The WiMAX integrated circuit market has made a dramatic shift from fixed WiMAX to Mobile WiMAX during the past three quarters, according to In-Stat.The company said the WiMAX IC industry was focused on fixed 802.16d technology for the majority of 2005 and 2006, with...
Wi-Fi-only phones probably won't replace cellular phones anytime soon, according to a new survey from research firm In-Stat.While stand-alone Wi-Fi phones theoretically could replace cellphones for some users, most respondents were lukewarm on the idea, with the majority of those responding expressing at least...
