A consumer survey conducted by independent research firm Adjoined Research singled out Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and Verizon Wireless as top-performing companies in the wireless sector, but noted that the pending merger between Sprint Corp. and Nextel Communications Inc. could capture the top spot among...
DALLAS-Consumers may finally be warming to the idea of using multimedia entertainment content on their handsets, according to a new study from technology consultancy The Diffusion Group. The report, released Wednesday, finds that 42 percent of households that use both the Internet and mobile...
The number of worldwide mobile users will nearly reach 2 billion by the end of 2005 as penetration rates surpass 100 percent in some countries, according to a new study by Deloitte's Technology, Media and Telecommunications group. The study indicates voice will continue to...
WASHINGTON D.C.-The Progress & Freedom Foundation released a book-length report examining the Universal Service Fund titled, "The Myths and Realities of Universal Service: Revisiting the Justification for the Current Subsidy Structure," authored by Senior Fellow Randolph May with two adjunct fellows, Joseph Kraemer and...
LONDON-IMS Research said worldwide cell-phone subscribers could reach 650 million by year's end, up from 500 million at the end of 2003. As the market matures an increasing number of handsets are being equipped with advanced features that take advantage of the next-generation technologies,...
WASHINGTON-A U.K. health group said there is no solid evidence mobile phones pose health risks, but recommended cell-phone use by children and others be minimized and urged the public to take a precautionary approach to wireless calling as additional research is conducted to clarify...
NORWALK, Conn.-Wireless companies will continue to invest heavily in their networks in the United States and abroad for at least the next several years, according to two new studies.A soon-to-be-released report from Business Communications Company Inc. indicates worldwide wireless infrastructure expenditures will increase by...
WEYMOUTH, Mass.-Worldwide camera-phone shipments are expected to grow from 178 million units last year to more than 860 million units in 2009, according to projections from InfoTrends/CAP Ventures. During the same timeframe, camera phones will grow to account for 89 percent of all mobile-phone...
BOSTON-Carriers looking to deploy push-to-talk service outside the United States should proceed with caution, according to a new report from the Yankee Group.Despite successes in the United States, PTT faces several hurdles in markets outside the United States, said the firm. Those issues include...
Consumers' love-hate relationship with the wireless industry appears to be as contentious as ever. The latest survey and rankings released by Consumer Reports showed that despite the near-record-level of customer growth during the past year, customer satisfaction scores for wireless services continue to lag...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Fixed-line operators should be concerned about competition from High-Speed Downlink Packet Access technology, according to a report from ABI Research titled, "HSDPA-Mobile Broadband."Trial systems using the technology-which will bump typical transmission speeds up from 300 kilobits per second with UMTS technology to...
Forget interactive video, mobile bar-code scanning phones and music-recognition programs. When it comes to mobile marketing, it's still all about text messaging. The coming wave of high-tech mobile applications has marketers salivating, to be sure. But if you're looking to get your product or...
When it comes to wireless data, perhaps 2004 should be called "The year of the untapped enterprise market." Even as a small army of software developers and device manufacturers rushes to put mobile devices in the hands of on-the-go workers, businesses around the world...
WASHINGTON-European researchers have found DNA breaks and chromosomal aberrations from radio-frequency radiation like that emitted from mobile phones, but they said new data does not prove handsets pose a health risk and called for more research. The $3 million research project-dubbed REFLEX-was carried out...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-European mobile operators should change their pricing strategies to kick start the lagging market for content, including ringtones, logos, games, music and videos, said a new report from Analysys Research titled "Making a Success of the Mobile Content Value Chain."According to the...
LONDON-Mobile music on demand (MMOD) services will be a $2 billion industry by 2009, but carriers will struggle to cash in on the market, according to a report from Strategy Analytics, Inc. The report indicates that while downloading songs via handsets may become a...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Although semiconductor revenue will rise 23 percent to $218 billion for 2004, the second half witnessed a significant downturn, according to a report by Gartner Inc."The sudden downturn in the semiconductor market in the final months of 2004 has been caused by vendor...
BOONTON, N.J.-Pervasive networking is poised to take the concept of cellular mobility to the next level, according to a new report by Insight Research Corp. Although carriers do not currently offer this type of continuous communication as a service, the parts are already in...
DUBLIN, Calif.-New research has picked iAnywhere Solutions Inc. as the top player in the middleware market, besting 13 competitors. This is the company's third straight year on top of that market, according to market research firm IDC.The report said the middleware market grew 27.4...
They've been called the last untapped demographic for mobile phones, but some seniors say the industry itself may be to blame for the lack of elderly mobile users. Wireless devices are ubiquitous among nearly every age group in the nation except the elderly. According...
HAMPSHIRE, United Kingdom-The global market for multimedia messaging services will more than double next year, reaching $42.5 billion, according to a new report from Juniper Research.Messaging between mobile-phone users will drive the revenue growth, as will services like sports updates that are supplied by...
TORONTO -Average revenue per user is down among U.S. wireless users, but the adoption of wireless data services is increasing, according to a report by research and consulting firm Advanis.The firm's Mobile Metrics report indicates that while the immediate revenue-generating value of consumers is...
Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through withdrawals brought on by the ongoing National Hockey League lockout, but that did not distract Canadian wireless operators during the third quarter as they again posted a strong showing in N. Moore Capital Ltd.'s ranking...
GENEVA-Mobile-phone subscribers around the globe totaled nearly 1.5 billion by the middle of this year. The number of subscribers has doubled since 2000, according to new numbers from the International Telecommunication Union.According to international reports, the ITU said the growth in mobile-phone subscribers outpaced...
