CAMBRIDGESHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile TV and other wireless video services could overwhelm third-generation networks within two years, according to a report from technology consultant firm Sound Partners.Carriers rushing to push video services with low prices-or even offering free mobile video-risk clogging their networks if too...
LONDON-The number of worldwide wireless subscriber connections is expected to reach the 2 billion mark Sept. 18, according to estimates from Wireless Intelligence, a venture between Ovum and the GSM Association."The total number of mobile connections is now equivalent to nearly a third of...
GLEN ALLEN, Va.-Next year could be the "take-off" year for mobile fuel cells, according to a new report from NanoMarkets L.C.By 2010, NanoMarkets predicts the mobile fuel cell market will be worth $1.6 billion. By 2012, it could reach $2.6 billion, according to the...
PALO ALTO, Calif.-The installed base of corporate wireless e-mail mailboxes is expected to increase from 6.5 million this year to more than 123 million in 2009, according to a study by The Radicati Group called "Corporate Wireless E-mail Market, 2005-2009." In addition, The Radicati...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Operators looking to cash in on mobile music services must first establish a viable business model, according to a report from Pyramid Research. While the buzz surrounding wireless music grows deafening, carriers will have to fight hard to strike workable deals with publishers...
WASHINGTON-Youth in rural America consider cell phones to be their most essential telecommunications service, according to a survey released Monday by the Foundation for Rural Service, the non-profit wing of the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association.One in 10 rural youth have cut the cord, while...
KINGS PARK, N.Y.-WiMAX vendors and service providers shouldn't forego traditional fixed wireless markets as they target wireless opportunities, according to a report from Visant Strategies.The research firm said fixed wireless will represent the "bread and butter" for WiMAX technology through 2009, providing the bulk...
Canadian operator Telus Mobility regained the top spot in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of North America's top wireless operators based on a handful of second-quarter metrics. The metrics include penetration gain, customer churn, average revenue per user, cost per gross addition and pre-interest...
After the line from the '80s movie "Wall Street"-"Greed, for lack of a better word, is good"-insider trading got a bad rap. In that movie, Charlie Sheen's character was arrested for making money off insider information. However, there are actually two kinds of insider...
T-Mobile USA Inc. again showed that size is not what's most important to customers. The industry's smallest nationwide operator posted the highest customer satisfaction performance across all six regions in the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 U.S. Wireless Regional Customer Satisfaction Index Study. The...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emerging wireless broadband platform WiBro will gain traction even beyond South Korea where it has garnered early favor, according to ABI Research.In South Korea, KT and SK Telecom have been working to launch commercial WiBro services next year, and ABI said...
Canadian operator Telus Mobility regained the top spot in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking of North America's top wireless operators based on a handful of second-quarter metrics. The metrics include penetration gain, customer churn, average revenue per user, cost per gross addition and pre-interest...
TEMPE, Ariz.-In an in-depth wireless local area network, WiMAX and chip market study, research firm Forward Concepts predicted that WLAN equipment sales will grow to $5.9 billion in 2006 as new IEEE 802.11n and Voice over Wi-Fi equipment is introduced and the infrastructure for...
BOONTON, N.J.-A new study from Insight Research predicts a new generation of smart-phone technology is poised to compete with fixed-line phones.This new generation of phones will make use of Wi-Fi hot spots, Voice over Internet Protocol technology and voice over wireless local area networks...
WASHINGTON-Radio-frequency identification and global positioning system applications could find increasing traction in the enterprise space, according to a new study by Harris Interactive and ForceNine Consulting.RFID and GPS applications are relatively rare among large enterprises today with only 10 percent of businesses using RFID...
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-Mobile TV subscriptions could reach 65 million worldwide by the end of 2010, according to a new report from Juniper Research.The report predicts streamed services will account for 56 percent of customers and 51 percent of revenues during that timeframe. However, the...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Consumption of data-centric W-CDMA technology has been slower than expected, said a report by ABI Research."We have refined our appraisal of GSM/GPRS/EDGE vs. W-CDMA," said Lance Wilson, director of wireless research at ABI Research. "The uptake of W-CDMA is not likely to...
GOTHENBURG, Sweden-The mobile content and entertainment services market in Western Europe could reach nearly $40 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Berg Insight.The leading services in the region will be games, sports content, music and multimedia downloads, and content messaging, said...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-Mobile application platform provider Action Engine Corp. released results of its first worldwide study on usability of mobile data services and application delivery, which included participants in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.The study's key findings included:Usability is the top influencer...
DALLAS-The early market for video content and live TV services on mobile platforms will be driven by a small but dedicated group of users, according to a new report from Parks Associates. Parks said the majority of these consumers belong to a consumer segment...
RARITAN, N.J.-Wireless data and content delivery will account for as much as 25 percent of overall wireless revenues in five years, generating $50 billion annually, according to a report from the Pelorus Group.The market research firm said mobile Web browsing and Internet connectivity services...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Camera phones are more gateways to digital cameras than replacements for them, according to a study released from IDC.The survey found that 30 percent of U.S. camera-phone owners plan to buy digital cameras because they were introduced to digital imaging through their phones....
LONDON-In a new report, the Global mobile Suppliers Association confirmed that commercial GSM/EDGE network launches have tripled since last year to reach 96 EDGE-enabled networks in 60 countries. The breakdown is 38 commercial networks in 26 countries in Europe, 17 in Asia, 32 in...
Ever since Pong ushered video games into U.S. homes three decades ago, the video-game industry has leaned on a handful of blockbuster titles to open new gaming genres and drive sales of new platforms. Gamers got out from behind the console with Nintendo's GameBoy...
