READING, United Kingdom-New research shows Research In Motion, Symbian and Microsoft Corp. scoring gains in the Europe, Middle East and Africa market for advanced wireless devices, while Nokia Corp. and PalmOne Inc. failed to show increases.According to research and consulting firm Canalys, the overall...
NEW YORK-Nearly one-third of kids in the United States have their own mobile phones, while 48 percent of European kids said they own mobile phones, according to a new study by TNS.TNS said the report findings demonstrate that American kids make spending choices based...
Wireless customers are often viewed as the most valuable asset a carrier has, though they are often the hardest to quantify. While having more customers usually translates into higher revenues, analysts note the cost of acquiring and servicing those subscribers has to be weighed...
DURHAM, N.H.-Forget about pushing advanced mobile data services, just improving the level of service for voice calls could stimulate more than $5 per subscriber per month in additional spending, according to new research from Merlin Mobile Media.Merlin said its research showed consumers' airtime decreases...
OYSTER BAY, New York-Although industry watchers continue to predict the mobile-phone market will see massive growth during the next several years, the machine-to-machine industry is growing at an even faster rate, according to research from consulting firm Allied Business Intelligence.ABI said the market for...
NEW YORK-Mobile operators worldwide are poised to deploy EDGE technology as a permanent fix for data offerings or as an interim solution for advanced data and voice services during the next five years, according to a report from Visant Strategies.Visant expects several hundred thousand...
BOONTON, N.J.-The global telecommunications industry, including the wireless sector, this year is poised to begin experiencing growth patterns reminiscent of those enjoyed in the late 1990s, according to a new report from Insight Research.According to the group, revenue from telecommunications services will grow at...
WASHINGTON-More than 21 million people, or 17 percent of Internet users, have logged onto the Internet via a wireless device, according to a new survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project.The survey also found members of "Generation Y"-users between the ages 18...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-By 2007, more Americans will access mobile data via Wi-Fi than 2.5-generation or third-generation networks, according to a new report from Pyramid."This trend is not necessarily bad news for 3G. After all, a consumer may very well use both 3G and Wi-Fi,"...
LONDON-Optimism prevails in the mobile communications industry, according to the ARC Group's new "3GSM 2004 Industry Survey."In fact, according to the survey, 85 percent of industry professionals believe their companies' profitability will grow in 2004, with 16 percent believing their profitability will increase by...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Led by UMTS deployments, the wireless infrastructure market has experienced a strong up-tick in recent weeks, according to ABI Research.The group said the wireless infrastructure market is experiencing a rebound in shipments of base station controllers, base stations and terminals. ABI expects...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Increased availability of Bluetooth-enabled mobile handsets has led to an increased commitment to Bluetooth by automobile original equipment manufacturers, according to a study from ABI research.The availability of Bluetooth-enabled handset offerings in North America has increased 65 percent from last year, according...
WASHINGTON-Wireless services may not pose as substantial a threat to the wireline industry as many have speculated, according to new research from the Phoenix Center."Wireless is not an effective intermodal competitor to wireline telephone service-at least to the extent that wireless offers a meaningful...
TEMPE, Ariz.-In spite of price declines, wireless local area networks chip market witnessed a 176-percent growth in 2003 with Broadcom Inc. as the big winner in revenues, according to a study released by Forward Concepts.The report said prices fell 40 percent last year, and...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-Security and access control applications are the most likely to use Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, according to a survey from Evans Data.The survey showed 3 in 10 respondents planning on implementing RFID will focus on security applications first. Inventory and asset...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Mobile users are not properly securing mobile devices, even as use of wireless technologies in the workplace continues to rise, according to research firm Gartner Inc."Wireless mobility is the greatest change to occur in corporate data collection and distribution in the past decade,"...
OBERHAUSEN, Germany-Killer marketing concepts, not killer applications, will help mobile operators reach potential mobile content customers, according to a new report from multimedia messaging company conVisual and consulting company ISI.According to the report, 300 billion SMS messages were sent in 2002, and 450 billion...
NEW YORK-Telecom operators in Europe must re-examine their competitive strategies as fixed-line minutes shift to mobile networks, according to Frost & Sullivan.For both fixed and mobile, wireless local area network technology is seen as a tool that can be leveraged to boost revenue and...
Verizon Wireless ended 2003 in the same position as it began the year, as both the nation's largest carrier as well as the highest ranked wireless provider based on five operating metrics measured by N. Moore Capital Ltd. during the fourth quarter. The rankings...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Cellular networks continue to dominate the total market for power amplifiers, but future growth of other wireless technologies will offset that dominance in the future, according to new research from ABI Research. Shipments of power amplifiers into cellular networks represented 68 percent...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Distributed antenna systems, which use fiber cable to distribute signals to a network of small antennas throughout a building, have helped to make the in-building wireless market a reality, according to new research from ABI Research. ABI expects the market for in-building...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-New retail voice over broadband (VoBB) services will struggle to establish themselves in the Western European voice market, according to a new ret from Analysys."Not only does broadband penetration remain stubbornly low in Europe compared with North America, Japan and South Korea, but...
STAMFORD, Conn.-Research and consulting firm Gartner said it increased its 2004 phone sales predictions to 580 million units-further evidence that the mobile-phone market is enjoying gangbuster growth."2003 sales surpassed industry expectations with the fourth quarter presenting a challenge to many vendors as they struggled...
SAN DIEGO-More than 500 million nodes will ship for wireless sensor applications in 2010 for an end-user market worth $7 million, according to a report by ON World.Wireless sensors have been around for decades, said ON World, but the technology has remained in its...
