HAMPSHIRE, U.K.—The mobile music market may be on the cusp of shifting away from ringtones to over-the-air full-track music services, according to new research from Juniper Research. The shift is being driven by new technologies like third-generation networks and music-centered handsets, and increasing competition,...
HAMPSHIRE, England—Mobile WiMAX is set to outpace fixed WiMAX technology, according to a new report from Juniper Research, which claims that mobile WiMAX will grow from 1.7 million subscribers in 2007 to 21.3 million by 2012. Juniper released its WiMAX report as the initial...
Device-based security, which despite competing notions of stored data vs. data-in-motion, has its role. In that case, according to the Tower Group's Bob Egan, keep in mind that the drivers-both legal and "reputational," if you will-are powerful and the market is small. Smart phones...
16The spate of recent headlines can only feed the well-founded paranoia of corporate IT managers struggling to serve their colleagues' quest for mobility. The enterprise's demand for data on-the-go naturally includes e-mail and requests for proprietary corporate information, including access to the corporate network-sending...
BERWYN, Pa.—Shares of SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. held firm as the company narrowed losses and added subscribers in the second quarter. The operator reported a net loss of $110.4 million, down less than 3 percent from a $113.52 million loss in the year-earlier period....
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.—Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA Inc. tied for the top spot in the most recent J.D. Power & Associates survey of wireless carrier customer care performance. Both carriers scored 104 points on the company’s scale, while the industry average was 99. Alltel...
BOSTON—Motorola Inc.’s Q phone garnered significant interest from online handset shoppers during the first month it was released, according to an analysis by Compete Inc., which studies the behavior of online shoppers. More than 5 percent of those researching handset purchases evaluated the Q,...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.—Handset makers are expected to be shipping 1.5 billion devices worldwide in 2011, according to a new report by consulting company Analysys. The report posits that handsets will evolve to fall into one of three categories: voice-centric, converged-function and specialist devices, driven by...
Mobile-phone penetration rates are surpassing 90 percent in markets around the world, reaching the saturation point in Hong Kong, South Korea and Western Europe. Meanwhile, handset manufacturers continue to gain ground. Worldwide mobile-phone shipments in the second quarter fell just short of an all-time...
NEW YORK—Spending on wireless equipment is in a bit of a slump, according to Bear Stearns & Co. Inc.’s U.S. telecom capex preview. The firm said Cingular Wireless L.L.C., the nation’s largest carrier, is spending money on third-generation equipment, but those capital expenditures are...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—Not only has Motorola Inc.’s Q device set a new low point for smart-phone pricing at around $200, it also has achieved a low production cost as well, with materials and manufacturing costs of only $158, according to a teardown analysis completed...
MINNEAPOLIS—T-Mobile USA Inc. moved ahead of Verizon Wireless in customer satisfaction, according to a survey by Vocal Laboratories Inc. The survey draws on the experiences of individuals who provide Vocal Labs with feedback on their customer-service experiences. This was the company’s 11th quarterly SectorPulse...
ARLINGTON, Va.—Nearly two years after a public roundtable on electronics waste policy, the U.S. Technology Administration has issued a report on e-waste policy issues. The Information Technology Association of America immediately touted the report’s role in illuminating the challenges to establishing a national recycling...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—As multimedia-enabled handsets flood the market, so are external memory options, according to a new report from The NPD Group. The number of handsets equipped with removable media slots increased more than 250 percent to 2 million phones sold in the first...
STANFORD, Calif.—Number portability has translated into lower wireless costs for consumers due to increased competition, according to research done at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Since the Federal Communications Commission mandated wireless local number portability in late 2004, average prices for wireless plans...
Business forecasts are integral to industry, wireless or otherwise. Vendors crunch them, analysts parse them, investors fret over them, bloggers disparage them and reporters write about them. Early in the year, forecasts typically are up, down or mixed. And by mid-year, there's enough hard...
U.S. carriers are demanding more of a place at the content trough, content provides say, whittling away at already onerous revenue-share deals. And publishers are feeling the squeeze. Ringtone vendors and others have long complained about operators that pocket the lion's share of content...
WASHINGTON-A new study claims mobile-phone use while driving is as dangerous as drinking while behind the wheel, reinforcing previous research on distracted driving and further complicating industry's message the wireless phones are a safety tool. "We found that people are as impaired when they...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—Network outsourcing has the potential to reduce mobile operators’ expenses by 20 to 25 percent, according to a new report from Pyramid Research. "Operator savings stem from reduced capex through network sharing and effective asset management, as well as from OSS and...
SAN FRANCISCO—Directions and map services are proving to be popular among wireless users who download mobile applications, according to a new study from Telephia. The report found MapQuest Mobile was the top revenue-generating downloadable mobile application during the first quarter with 21.9 percent of...
STAMFORD, Conn.—The enterprise wireless local area network space is picking up steam with 64 percent of businesses indicating they plan to increase WLAN deployments during the next year, according to new research from Gartner Inc. Nearly half of respondents to the Gartner survey said...
The dissolution of the Nokia Corp./Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. CDMA joint venture may leave a void in the United States for CDMA handsets, estimated by analysts at about 7 million units per year, despite Nokia assurances that its alternative strategy for the prized U.S....
SAN FRANCISCO—Mobile gamers in the United States continue to opt for puzzle and strategy games instead of first-person shooters and other console-type titles, according to the latest figures from Telephia. Casual titles were the top four revenue-generating mobile games during the first quarter of...
JENKINTOWN, Pa.—Despite the growing reliance on wireless phones as a primary communications device among an increasing number of households, a good percentage of Americans still believe wireline phones are the most important communications product in their home. Thirty-seven percent of respondents to a new...
