SAN DIEGO-Text messaging is growing on a worldwide basis, according to recent polls conducted by SMS.ac Inc., which provides a wireless community (www.sms.ac) that allows for interaction among network operators, technology standards, the Internet, businesses, consumers, and application and content developers. Results of the...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The market for downloadable ring tones in the United States could grow to as much as $1 billion by 2007, according to research firm IDC."Moving from ring tones to a fuller mobile music services industry will be a critical evolution in reaching the...
ATLANTA-A recent report commissioned by Telecom Media Networks and conducted by Harris Interactive found that wireless subscribers want their wireless providers to be more proactive in offering the best wireless plan to suit their calling needs."The collapse of the wireless pricing structure has created...
A new customer survey shows that the wireless data industry may have turned the corner, a change that seems to be due to the advent of camera phones.The number of people using their phones to access Internet information increased for the first time since...
The evolution of the wireless local area network industry has been so dramatic that it seems almost a certainty that mobile-phone makers will include WLAN technology in future wireless devices.Indeed, all the major mobile-phone chip makers have announced plans to include 802.11 technology in...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-The United States' wireless short message service and instant messaging markets are poised to grow to 75 million and 63 million subscribers, respectively, in 2007, according to research analysts at IDC.IDC expects wireless IM to become popular in the business market and widespread...
Demand for wireless gear will decline while subscriber numbers and handset sales will rise in 2003, according to a research report by U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray.According to the forecast in a study titled "2003 Global Wireless Projections," senior wireless equipment analyst Samuel May expects...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Ultra Wideband is poised to deliver a variety of applications, including wireless video, audio and data, to home and consumer networking devices, although it faces challenges, according to research from Allied Business Intelligence.ABI estimates total global shipments for UWB-enabled electronics and chipsets...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Wi-Fi equipment and support services will garner $4 billion in revenue by 2008, according to Telecom Trends International.Wireless LAN deployment in the enterprise will grow at an "accelerated pace" through 2008, according to Ashok Kumar, vice president of research at TTI, who...
TEMPE, Ariz.-Rapidly growing Wi-Fi hot spots will likely prove profitable only in some venues, according to a new report from Forward Concepts that assesses the profit potential of various hot spot venues."In most cases where repurposed technology has succeeded in a big way, such...
WASHINGTON-A new national poll says drivers admit to dangerous behavior on the road, including talking on cell phones while operating vehicles. The Mason-Dixon Polling Research Inc. poll, commissioned by "Drive for Life: The National Safe Driving Test & Initiative," said half of the respondents...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-Analyst firm Probe Group believes Bluetooth technology might drive wireless Internet revenues, but remains cautious on its outlook.Analyst David Chamberlain expects one of three uptake scenarios to play out: the "critical mass" scenario, in which a number of well-priced and compatible Bluetooth...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-A majority of Americans believe motorists should use a hands-free device while driving and talking on cellular phones, but many do not practice what they preach, according to a national survey by Plantronics Inc. According to the poll, 76 percent of Americans...
SAN DIEGO-If the wireless industry can ensure high-quality, in-home coverage, as well as high-quality Internet access, close to half of all U.S. households would drop their landline phone in favor of a wireless device, according to a new study from PriMetrica and Ernst &...
LONDON-Revenue from wireless local area network hardware will reach $2.01 billion worldwide for this year, according to market research firm Infonetics Research. Total revenue from WLAN hardware for the fist quarter of 2003 was $481.9 million, with access points accounting for 63 percent of...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Nearly 20 percent of new vehicles worldwide will be embedded with Bluetooth hardware by 2007, according to research firm Allied Business Intelligence Inc. ABI cites low cost and an increasing number of mobile handsets embedded with Bluetooth as key drivers of the...
FALLS CHURCH, Va.-Value-added services on mobile messaging networks will generate more than $8.3 billion by 2008, compared with almost $5 million in 2003, according to research from Telecom Trends International.The study examines revenues generated by value-added messaging services, including marketing and promotional campaigns; corporate...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-In addition to equipment vendors providing chipsets for the rapidly growing Wi-Fi market, companies providing Wi-Fi power amplifiers can expect triple-digit gains in their market in 2003, with an annual growth rate of about 50 percent through 2007, according to new research...
STAMFORD, Conn.-The worldwide semiconductor market is expected to show 8.3-percent year-over-year growth in 2003, with revenue totaling $168 billion, up from $152 billion in 2002, Gartner Inc. cautiously predicted."With quarterly sequential growth at about negative 3.5 percent in the first quarter of 2003, but...
With the deadline for reporting first-quarter results last week, a number of carriers posted financial and operating results including another strong showing from nationwide provider T-Mobile USA Inc. and mixed results for rural operators.Seeming to be saving the best for last, T-Mobile USA Inc....
BOSTON-Wireless carriers are increasingly searching for solutions to serve credit-challenged customers, according to The Yankee Group, which released its opinions on AT&T Wireless Inc.'s recently announced GoPhone service and a similar service from Washington D.C.-based Liberty Wireless, majority owned by InPhonic Inc. Both solutions...
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-The worldwide 802.11 market grew 1 percent sequentially in the first quarter of 2003, generating $411 million in revenues, according to a new study from Dell'Oro Group. Analysts believe the emergence of the 802.11g market offset the growth. 802.11g products made up...
SAN RAMON, Calif.-A recent Yankee Group study of global wireline and wireless carriers commissioned by the International Packet Communications Consortium, showed that both groups are dedicated to deploying packet-based architectures in their networks, with wireline carriers moving more quickly to meet the goal. According...
OWINGS MILLS, Md.-Mobile data company Aether Systems Inc. reported a declining net loss and slightly increased revenues for the first quarter, but the news seemed to do little to bolster investor confidence.Aether scored revenues for the first quarter of $29.2 million, up from the...
