A study commissioned by the Wi-Fi Alliance not surprisingly found that Wi-Fi users in fact do enjoy the convenience of Wi-Fi technology. Survey.com conducted the survey, which tallied 1,000 Americans from various income levels between Nov. 28 and Dec. 1. "As Wi-Fi is now...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms. CarriersStandard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its A- corporate credit rating on Sprint Nextel Corp. and its subsidiaries, while all ratings for Nextel Partners...
SEATTLE-Nearly half of U.S. consumers said they expect wireless technologies, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Internet-capable personal digital assistants, to have the greatest impact on their lifestyle in the coming year, according to the December poll by Global Market Insite. In addition, 37 percent of...
U.S. consumers will be shopping for high-tech phones to take advantage of new high-speed networks this holiday season, according to a new study from Boston-based research firm Compete Inc.. Instead of bargain-basement voice-only phones, users are shopping for gadgets with Bluetooth technology, MP3 capability...
BOSTON-Motorola Inc.'s Razr phone and Danger Inc.'s Sidekick II will find their way into more Christmas stockings this year than other devices.The Razr and the Sidekick II top holiday shopping lists this season, according to new research from Compete Inc. The company noted consumers...
A new study commissioned by the Wi-Fi Alliance not surprisingly found that Wi-Fi users do in fact enjoy the convenience of Wi-Fi technology. Survey.com conducted the survey, which tallied 1,000 Americans from various income levels between Nov. 28 and Dec. 1."As Wi-Fi is now...
The following list includes ratings changes and financial information for wireless companies announced this week by investment-banking and financial-services firms.CarriersStandard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its ratings on UbiquiTel Inc., including its corporate credit rating from CCC+ to B- and its senior unsecured debt...
ATLANTA, Georgia-Cingular Wireless L.L.C. is among a half-dozen technology and financial companies teaming on a contactless payment and content trial at Atlanta's Philips Arena. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Nokia Corp., Royal Philips Electronics, Visa USA and VivOtech are also participating in the trial,...
Wireless carriers struck out once again in Consumer Reports' annual survey of cellular phones and service. Cingular Wireless L.L.C.'s acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc. came in for particularly harsh criticism, since many former AWS customers reported low satisfaction after the merger. Overall, customer...
ARLINGTON, Va.-Young people are leading the way in the trend of cutting the cord.A new report from the Consumer Electronics Association said younger consumers, especially singles and those who rent their homes, are shifting away from landline telephones in favor of wireless technologies. In...
NEW YORK-Investment banking firm CIBC World Markets raised its 2006 handset sales forecast to almost 1 billion phones, supporting claims that the worldwide mobile phone market continues to exceed expectations.CIBC raised its 2006 sales expectations from 892 million handsets to 920 million. It also...
NEW YORK-Mobile technology is becoming a source of significant information security concerns within the insurance industry, according to a survey of insurance industry executives conducted by Ernst & Young.Web applications ranked highest in terms of security concerns among insurance executives, followed by mobile computing...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide sales of semiconductors surged past $20 billion in October, driven by strong customer demand for consumer electronics such as cellular phones.Sales increased by 6.75 percent compared with the same time last year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Sales were up...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Wireless handsets will continue to replace traditional telephones and 30 percent of U.S. homes will use only cellular or Internet telephony by 2010, according to the Gartner Group.Growth in traditional wired voice connections will slow in North America, Western Europe and other developed...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The enterprise wireless LAN market showed strong results in the third quarter, increasing 9 percent sequentially to $249 million. According to Dell'Oro Group, growth was due greatly to WLAN switch, server and appliance sales, which rose 22 percent in the third quarter....
What traditionally has been a holiday battle for market share among nationwide operators this year has turned into a struggle to compete against the Verizon Wireless juggernaut. The industry's second-largest operator has been on a roll this year, adding several million more customers than...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-By 2010, less than 5 percent of broadband subscribers will use WiMAX technology as a fixed wireless broadband access solution, said research firm iSuppli Corp. WiMAX technology will serve primarily niche market applications in the near term, said the company. The technology...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-Strong subscriber growth is driving an increase in GSM-based infrastructure equipment sales, which grew six percent in the third quarter according to the latest Dell'Oro Group Mobility Infrastructure Quarterly Report.The Dell'Oro Group said that in the third quarter the market for GSM/GPRS/EDGE...
LONDON-Mobile gambling will hit the mass market next year and explode into a $4.26 billion industry in 2008, according to a report from U.K. media and research firm visiongain.Companies are jockeying for position in the worldwide mobile gambling industry, which will "take off in...
LOS ANGELES-More than 20 percent of teen U.S. cell-phone users have downloaded at least 10 ringtones in the last month, and 12 percent have downloaded 15 or more music clips, according to a survey from Nielsen Entertainment.The firm's first mobile entertainment benchmark found that...
BOSTON, Mass.-LG Electronics Co. Ltd. came out the winner in a recent customer satisfaction study covering mobile-phone owners in the United States and Western Europe.According to numbers from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics, LG phone owners reported the highest satisfaction ratings in 17...
BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-A pair of studies conducted by Avaya Inc. and the BPM Forum found that businesses worldwide are struggling to keep up with the needs of expanding mobile and remote workforces.The studies determined that the mobile workforce in the United States will reach...
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.-By 2010, less than 5 percent of broadband subscribers will use WiMAX technology as a fixed wireless broadband access solution, said research firm iSuppli Corp.WiMAX technology will serve primarily niche market applications in the near term, said the company. The technology faces...
BOSTON-An investment group led by private-equity firm Alta Communications announced it has acquired technology research firm Yankee Group. Yankee Group was previously owned by Decision Matrix Group L.L.C.Brian Adamik, president and chief executive officer of Yankee Group, will step down after a transition period....
