BOSTON-With the full commercial deployment of Internet Protocol multimedia subsystems, carriers are gearing up for a variety of services that will converge various technologies like Wi-Fi, DSL and cable, according to a report by the Yankee Group.With this deployment, callers can forward calls, and...
DENVER and WASHINGTON-Arriving at the current state of post-deployed wireless enhanced 911 Phase II capabilities has been a feat in and of itself, but deployment does not mean success, and for many, the real work toward E911 starts now, said speakers at the May...
LONDON-A new study forecasts the market for wireless video will generate worldwide revenues of $5.4 billion by 2008, but industry players will have to solidify business models, technology standards and price offerings to take advantage of the market."As the latest in a line of...
LONDON-Vodafone Group plc reported a 10-percent increase in revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, but a net loss of $16.3 billion. The global carrier added 13.7 million new mobile customers during the year, brining its total to 133.4 million subscribers.The company said...
NEW YORK-Carrier consolidation and increasing common standards are forcing wireless equipment makers to cut prices, according to a new report from Heavy Reading, a market research division of Light Reading Inc.The equipment covered in the study includes base stations, controllers, microcells, picocells and more...
BOSTON-Home networking may become yet another battleground for service providers attempting to acquire and retain customers, according to recent results of the Yankee Group's 2003 Canadian Technologically Advanced Family Survey.The survey showed 37 percent of Canadian broadband subscribers are interested in home networks. Moreover,...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-UMTS technology will almost double its market growth this year compared with 2003, according to ABI Research's latest "Wireless Infrastructure Quarterly Service" report.The update attributed the growth not so much to higher data rates and video services as to increased voice capacity...
After nearly a year of financial turmoil, Leap Wireless International Inc. reported post-reorganization first-quarter financial results highlighted by an improved financial position and customer growth.Total revenues increased more than 12 percent year over year from $183.8 million to $206.8 million, bolstered by increases in...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Third-generation wireless technologies will give mobile operators another push toward fixed-line replacement, according to new research from Analysys Research. Assuming 3G offers wide-area and in-building coverage, it will be a key enabler to fixed/mobile substitution, Analysys concluded, but usage patterns and carrier strategies...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.-Annual shipments for WiMAX chipsets will exceed $2.2 billion in 2008, according to new research from West Technology Research Solutions L.L.C."WiMAX is seen by many as an indicator and also a driver in the market for VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) applications....
NEW YORK-Wireless Internet usage rates were up 145 percent for 2003, with 79 million unique users, according to The Face of the Web 2003, an annual study of Internet trends by Ipsos-Insight.The study, based on interviews with more than 7,100 adults in 13 global...
SAN MATEO, Calif.-The market for wireless machine-to-machine communications is poised to experience a 27-percent compound annual growth rate, ballooning from $9.3 billion in 2004 to $31 billion in 2008, according to research from the Wireless Data Research Group.Machine-to-machine communication systems allow for the remote...
NEW YORK-Wireless capital expenditure in the United States for 2003 edged out its wireline counterpart, highlighting an onset of stability in the industry after the recent bubble, according to a report from Skyline Marketing Group.According to the study, U.S. wireless carriers' capex jumped 6...
WASHINGTON-Consolidation among vendors in the billing industry may be directly impacting customer-satisfaction levels, according to new analysis from Chorleywood. The group said most operators are still "fairly satisfied" with their billing systems. Still, most vendors rate lower than they did two years ago when...
LONDON-Despite increased efforts by telecommunications carriers to retain customers, churn continues to rise, according to a report from Chorleywood.A whopping 88 percent of respondents to a survey conducted by Chorleywood said they believe churn is a growing problem for mobile operators. The analyst firm...
LAKE CHARLES, La.-Sprint PCS affiliate US Unwired Inc. posted a 14 percent year-over-year increase in total revenues from $124.7 million during the first quarter of 2003 to $141.6 million this year, which when combined with a drop in total operating expenses over the same...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Wireless Internet users worldwide will reach nearly 600 million by 2008, according to a new report from Probe Group. The growth will be driven by an expanded number of carrier-offered services, according to the report. "As handsets become more affordable, carriers will...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-In 2004, UMTS technology is poised to grow more than 200 percent from 2003, according to a report from ABI Research. The group notes that the growth points to the advantages of increased voice capacity at a lower cost than GSM technology,...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-More than 5 million Western Europeans will use third-generation mobile devices by the end of this year, but subscriber numbers will remain low until at least 2005, according to Analysys Research.By the end of 2004, Analysys predicts there will be 5.3 million...
BOSTON, Mass.-Strong mobile-phones sales in North America, Western Europe, Korea, Asia Pacific, Central and Latin America, and Eastern Europe helped push industry first-quarter sales to a 40-percent annual growth rate, according to new numbers from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics.The firm said mobile-phone...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Location-based services (LBS) are poised for a comeback, according to market research from ABI Research.Bolstered by E911 legislation in Europe and North America and commercial success in Asia, ABI believes LBS services may garner more than $3.6 billion in revenue by the...
OYSTER BAY, New York-Dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi mobile phones will enjoy support among business users and could grow to as much as 7 percent of the worldwide handset market by 2009, according to new research from Allied Business Intelligence.The firm said shipments of devices that can...
LEDBURY, United Kingdom-A new study by BWCS and Senza-Fili Consulting predicts the U.S. market for broadband wireless access services based on technologies such as WiMAX will be worth $3.7 billion by 2009, with momentum picking up in the market around 2007.The study, "Wi-Fi, WiMAX...
JENKINTOWN, Pa.-Wireless services garnered 30 percent of total consumer spending during the fourth quarter of last year, which was a 3-percent increase from the previous quarter and just below the 31 percent spent on wired telecommunications services, according to a report from TNS Telecom....
