Our neighbors to the north may be suffering through Hockey Night in Canada 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....
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The popularity of in-vehicle navigation services vs. handset-based vehicle navigation services in East Asia varies from country to country, according to a report from ABI Research titled "Handset-based Navigation and Location Based Services in Asia."The study examines features and fee schedules, company...
SAN FRANCISCO-WiMAX and other new high-speed wireless technologies will garner more than 40 percent of the wireless broadband market, while third-generation technologies will capture the remaining 60 percent by 2009, according to a new report from Telecom View. The report, "Wireless Broadband: Will it...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Teens are continuing to drive the adoption of new wireless technologies and services, according to a report by consultancy IDC. The study indicates that 40 percent of 15- to 19-year-olds are wireless subscribers, and these "classic early adopters" are helping wireless applications such...
SAN FRANCISCO-New research shows that more than half of wireless users are against the creation of a national directory service for mobile phone numbers.According to an Internet survey of just more than 1,000 users, 53 percent said they were against the establishment of a...
Just more than a month after closing its $41 billion acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it expects to post a quicker return on its investment than it originally predicted. The nation's largest carrier also reaffirmed its commitment to deploy...
KINGS PARK, N.Y.-Infrastructure vendors will benefit as hundreds of thousands of base stations will be deployed globally every year through the rest of the decade, according to a new report from Visant Strategies. "Operators in developed markets will begin to bear the fruit of...
LONDON-Mobile device management is a daunting task for any company, but it is particularly difficult for smaller businesses, according to Strategy Analytics' "Market Outlook: Strategic Perspectives on Enterprise Mobile Device Management" report.The report examines MDM solutions that allow information technology professionals to control remote...
WASHINGTON-Japan and South Korea lead the world in mobile multimedia usage, according to a report from Telecommunications Management Group Inc. titled "Superstars of the Mobile Internet," while the United States did not make the list. The report examines which countries lead the world in...
Cingular Wireless L.L.C. provided a financial update of its acquisition of AT&T Wireless Services Inc., highlighted by expectations of between $3.6 billion and $5 billion in cost savings from the deal by 2007, which is nearly double the $1.8 billion to $2.7 billion the...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Graphical content has emerged as the fastest-growing mass market for wireless data, according to a study from consultancy IDC.Although it generates less revenue than ringtones and games, the market for commercial graphical content is poised to grow from just less than $150 million...
LOS ANGELES-Only a small percentage of trucking fleets have invested in global positioning system-based systems to locate and track trailer locations, despite the fact that many trucking fleets have difficulty keeping track of the locations and status of fleet trailers, according to C.J. Driscoll...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-ABI Research said the Wi-Fi market is benefiting from several forces, including a better economy, handheld devices aimed at niche markets and a variety of new Wi-Fi-ready phones.The firm raised its forecast for wireless handset shipments based on a more bullish economy....
Customer confusion over wireless rate plans and services is costing wireless operators $3 billion per year due to increasing customer churn and harmed brand relationships, according to a consumer survey from brand strategy company Siegel & Gale. The survey, which was part of the...
Like a cat with full jaws and claws, GSM technology does not need to proclaim its strengths. The numbers tell the story. Up to 1.18 billion subscribers place and receive calls over GSM networks around the world, almost 10 times the next-largest competitor, CDMA...
LONDON-Wi-Fi hardware revenue jumped 9 percent to $784.5 million, and units shipped rose 31 percent between the second quarter of last year and the same period this year, according to a report by Infonetics Research."Wi-Fi switch revenue and ports grew phenomenally in the third...
BOSTON-E-mail is the most common business application U.S. mobile workers use on a daily basis, but the mobile e-mail market remains relatively untapped, according to a new study from Boston-based consultancy Yankee Group.The group's "2004 Corporate Wireless Survey" urges companies to evaluate all the...
Wi-Fi is quickly taking the place of integrated cameras and push-to-talk functions as the new hot technology for the handset market. As a result, chipmakers, carriers and handset suppliers are rushing to take advantage of the perceived demand for such converged devices. And the...
A new study shows that businesses are most likely to look to wireless carriers-instead of device makers or computer suppliers-for their wireless data needs. Further, the business market represents a major opportunity for wireless, as enterprises have increased their spending on the technology by...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-GSM technology continued its supremacy among wireless technologies, recording an annual growth rate of 124 percent in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, according to 3G Americas, an advocacy organization for the protocol.This figure doubles the number of GSM customers in...
LONDON-Global handset sales are expected to continue to grow during the coming five years, according to a new report by wireless analyst firm ARC Group.The firm predicts 16-percent growth this year with 561 million phones sold. The growth rate is expected to slow during...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Mobile communications vendors may soon find themselves in competition with WiMAX vendors for the same customers, according to a new report from ABI Research.According to the report, "HSDPA-Mobile Broadband," the two camps started out on different paths but ended up at the...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The GSM technology community must include location-based services in its strategic plans by next year or it will be in a disadvantaged position, according to Alan Varghese, principal analyst of semiconductor research at ABI Research.Varghese said GSM operators should mandate global positioning...
LONDON-M-commerce transactions will ring up $51 billion in annual global sales by 2009, according to a report released Thursday by U.K. mobile analyst firm ARC Group.The study indicates much of the revenue from mobile transactions will be driven by youth and prepaid markets that...
