NEW YORK-The worldwide power management integrated circuits market, which generated $9.3 billion in revenues last year, is poised reach $12.02 billion by the end of 2006, according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan."Steady increases in automotive electronic content, coupled with the growth...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-WatchMark Corp., which provides service assurance software for current and future wireless networks, reported a successful fiscal year with double-digit revenue growth over last year."We are very pleased to have ended our fiscal year with a strong fourth quarter, attaining many of the...
NEW YORK-Shipments of wireless local area network chipsets likely will reach between 23 million and 25 million units this year, up from 7.9 million last year, due to strong growth in the small office-home office and retail markets and widespread demand for 802.11x solutions,...
NEW YORK-Business professionals are interested in receiving business-related news and breaking news via mobile phones, according to research from Forbes.com.The study, conducted with SmartServ in November, polled more than 550 Forbes.com users and showed: Professionals are most likely to use advanced wireless features and...
NEW YORK-The November Service Provider Confidence Index, developed by Sage Research Inc., Natick, Mass., showed confidence rising despite a decline in assessment of current conditions.The latest bi-monthly survey reflects responses from 125 incumbent and competitive wireline operators, mobile carriers and Internet service and applications...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Along with research firm IDC's report entitled "Attack of the Phones: Worldwide Handset Market Forecast and Analysis, 2002-2006," program manager Kevin Burden predicts that a "wireless revolution is waiting in the wings."Burden's rosy outlook is backed by the report's optimistic numbers: mobile phone...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The market for advanced computing devices is still staking itself out, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence, but it has the potential to increase to $14 billion this year and grow to $32 billion by 2007.The firm said devices...
LONDON- Security concerns are mounting as wireless LAN technology becomes more pervasive in the European hospital environment, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan expects the market for WLAN technologies in European hospitals to grow from $12.29 million in 2001...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-IDC Corp. said the worldwide IT industry suffered its worst decline ever with growth dropping 2.3 percent, although it expects a growth rate of more than five percent amounting to $875 billion dollar in 2003."This is in sharp contrast to the average annual...
The wireless industry's shift from focusing on growth at any expense to an emphasis on growing profitably has been reinforced recently with a number of operators deciding it will take different leadership to guide them through what many expect to be a trying time...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Echoing comments from many sectors of the industry, research firm IDC concludes that the market for wireless gaming "is emerging as a viable long-term opportunity for game developers and publishers, wireless carriers, and wireless handset providers," according to a the firm's new report...
ALEXANDRIA, Minn.-Rural Cellular Corp. posted $124.3 million in total revenues for the third quarter, a slight increase from the $123.2 million the carrier reported for the third quarter last year. A $2.5 million drop in roaming revenue was offset by a $1.5 million increase...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Committees and consortiums dedicated to developing and overseeing biometric technology standards will be a catalyst for biometric vendors to significantly increase revenues in 2003, according to a new report from Allied Business Intelligence.ABI's "Biometric Systems; Worldwide Deployments, Market Drivers, and Major Players"...
LONDON-The Bluetooth industry received a boost from a Frost & Sullivan report noting the wireless technology has progressed from its simple cable replacement origins, with different deployment models anticipated from the home and office through to specific industrial solutions and commercial environment uptake."We believe...
BOSTON-Japan and Korea remain the top markets for wireless camera phones, according to a third quarter sales update on cellular camera phones published by Strategy Analytics last week. 9.5 million embedded camera phones were sold worldwide in the first nine months of 2002, according...
CANNES, France-GartnerG2, the research and advisory arm of Gartner Group, said short message service is potentially a powerful marketing tool in Europe, with SMS use now exceeding Internet use in Europe.According to research the company presented at the Gartner Symposium/Itxpo in Cannes, France, more...
WASHINGTON-Ultra-wideband technology will not meet its full potential without a definable standard, according to a report released last week by Allied Business Intelligence, a think tank based in Oyster Bay, N.Y.More than "900 companies have filed concerns of its use and still the...
WASHINGTON-Wireless data revenues have grown by 135 percent and voice revenues have increased 19 percent since last year, according to the semi-annual survey by the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association."Wireless technology continues to show robust growth, defying the downward trends in the tech and...
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), formed in June 2002, will either greatly help or hinder the future of wireless industry, according to a new study from the Shosteck Group.According to the Shosteck Group, OMA plays a political role in the future of wireless technology...
RESTON, Va.-Actix, which provides software to optimize the performance of wireless networks, is showing its new Enterprise Advance Metrics Solution OSS software at this week's TeleManagement World.E-AMS allows wireless carrier to analyze network data to learn which services, devices and applications are most used...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-Although carriers continue to lower the price of new mobile phones in an effort to attract more customers, wireless subscribers are waiting longer to replace their current mobile phones, according to a new study from J.D. Power and Associates.In the firm's "U.S....
MCLEAN, Va.-A report from Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., "Mobile Device Returns and Repairs-Reshaping the Reverse Supply Chain," examines a new challenge facing the mobile telecom industry. Booz Allen believes the challenge has shifted from meeting handset demand to managing a "reverse supply chain," which...
LOS ANGELES-Approximately half of those equipped with telematics systems use the services they provide and will continue to pay for them after the typical year-long free trial period ends, according to a recent Driscoll-Wolfe survey.In a nationwide telephone survey of 600 owners of cars...
OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Demand for GaAs power amplifiers has risen owing to aggressive pricing, according to a report by Allied Business Intelligence.The study also noted that handset designs rely more on power modules, GaAs and Silicon Germanium will battle for dominance in the future, and...
