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GPS application demand to boost market

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Price points below $100 have made global positioning system receivers affordable to the masses, according to research from ABI. In fact, demand for GPS applications will help grow the global GPS market to more than $22 billion by 2008, ABI said. ABI...

Bluetooth to see stiff competition in telematics market

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Although Bluetooth technology is an early favorite of the automotive industry for telematics and wireless applications, it will compete with a range of other offerings, according to research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc.The firm said Bluetooth will continue its momentum in new...

Billing structure changes for data must be made quickly

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Wireless operators have less than 24 months to define, design and implement new charging architectures for mobile data services, according to a new report from U.K.-based consulting firm Analysys.Existing billing systems are not prepared to meet the requirements of data and multimedia services,...

Global fuel-cell market to reach $35B in 10 years

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The global fuel-cell market could be worth $35 billion in 10 years, but first it has several hurdles to overcome, according to research firm ABI."In the long term, fuel cells will provide a clean and renewable source of energy, but for product...

UWB devices to exceed 150M by 2008

DALLAS-Ultra-wideband (UWB) communications systems will likely exceed 150 million devices by the end of 2008, according a new report from Parks Associates.Parks Associates believes that once the IEEE 802.15.3a standard is in place, the PC industry will to lead the way with deployments of...

Chinese developers quick to market with product

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-One-third of wireless application developers in the People's Republic of China are now deploying wireless applications, according to results from Evans Data Corp.'s Fall Chinese Wireless Development Survey, which polled 600 wireless developers in China. Meanwhile, 37 percent said they will deploy...

Military, government expected to fuel satellite growth

ORLANDO-The military and government sectors will likely drive the demand for satellites during the next five years, while offering a boost to the commercial satellite sector, according to a new report from Northern Sky Research.An average of 60 satellites per year are expected to...

Price, standards will continue to spur Wi-Fi

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The Wi-Fi hot-spot industry will continue to grow, propelled by lower price points and standardized technology, according to market research firm ABI. ABI predicts Wi-Fi access point suppliers will see a 50-percent increase in shipments to hot spots on a compound basis...

Carrier information online could facilitate churn

BOSTON-Online information from competing wireless carriers will actually facilitate churn and could lead to more than $3 billion in revenue loss for the industry during the next 12 months, according to predictive analytics firm Compete Inc.According to Compete, approximately 10 million wireless customers use...

EV-DO to gain traction faster than W-CDMA

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Despite the dominance of the GSM family of network technologies over the CDMA family of technologies in the wireless market, next-generation CDMA, CDMA2000 1X EV-DO, is gaining traction more rapidly than next-generation GSM, W-CDMA, according to research from Allied Business Intelligence.Most European...

Nokia back on top of U.S. handset market

BOSTON-Nokia Corp. managed to reclaim the No. 1 spot from Motorola Inc. in the U.S. handset market, according to new research from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics.The firm found the U.S. mobile-phone market continuing to grow, with sell-in volumes increasing 29 percent in...

Mobile video will drive 3G services

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-Video via mobile phone will be the No. 1 reason wireless subscribers upgrade to third-generation services, according to a new study from Datacomm Research Co."A large market for short videos is emerging: mobile-phone and portable computer users," explained Michael Hentschel, the report's author....

Converged devices to buoy PDA industry

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emergence of converged wireless handheld devices capable of multiple communications tasks may provide relief for the seemingly slowing PDA industry, according to research firm ABI.Converged devices, which ABI refers to as "connected PDAs," have thus far been slow to gain traction,...

Fuel-cell use unlikely before end-2004

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Micro fuel cells face a number of hurdles before wide-scale use and acceptance is possible, according to research from ABI. The firm emphasized that regulatory approvals must be granted for final product designs and a distribution network must be established for those...

Most Wi-Fi use is at home

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Mobile end users continue to use wireless technology more for personal use than professional, according to research by IDC. A survey of more than 2,500 members of IDC's Mobile Advisory Council found 34 percent of respondents use a wireless 802.11 Wi-Fi network at...

IDC predicts phone sales will top 500M devices next year

Following months of raised forecasts and hopeful outlooks, research firm IDC presented perhaps the most optimistic wireless industry outlook to date, predicting that sales of mobile phones will break the 500-million mark next year. The firm said advanced phones, including camera, third-generation and smart...

Cellular infrastructure spending to trump WiMAX

NEW YORK-Spending on cellular infrastructure will trump WiMAX either of the 802.16 or 802.20 variety, according to a report by Allied Business Intelligence."Though WiMAX will play a significant role in the industry, the markets for traditional cellular networks will continue to dominate due to...

Nextel slips, Cingular improves in rankings

With nearly all wireless carriers having reported second-quarter results, or at least filing an extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission, N. Moore Capital Ltd. released its quarterly carrier metric rankings that showed continued domination by nationwide carriers, which took the top three positions...

Messagers want music-related capabilities, says poll

SAN DIEGO-Wireless consumers who use text messaging represent a target market for the music industry, according to research from SMS.ac Inc., a mobile community that includes approximately 10 million registered users from more than 200 countries.According to a recent poll, 80.1 percent of 36,584...

Telematics services poised to impact European auto market

NEW YORK-New research shows the European automobile market will see dramatic advances in information, navigation and entertainment systems, with wireless telematics services "poised to significantly alter the landscape of the European navigation market."A new study by Frost & Sullivan shows the market for auto...

Frost & Sullivan examines unified messaging potential in Latin America

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Although the Latin American unified messaging market has developed more slowly than expected, potential still exists, especially in enterprise solutions, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan.The research group believes uptake of unified messaging in the region is slow due to...

WLAN hardware revenue tops $608M in 2Q

LONDON-Worldwide wireless local area network hardware revenue topped $608 million during the second quarter, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly worldwide market share and forecast service, "Wireless LAN Hardware."The company predicted the market will reach $661 million in the second quarter of next year and...

Automotive industry to spend $600M on RFID technology this year

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The automotive industry will spend about $600 million on radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology this year, according to a new study from market research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc."While the technology has made its way into millions of production vehicles each year, growth...

Operators to benefit most from content services

LONDON-Mobile operators are positioned to beat other content providers at their own game, according to new research from Ovum. The research firm suggests mobile operators will generate more revenue from content than all other players combined by the end of 2005, with revenue produced...