BOSTON-Contract manufacturers will make 26 percent of all handsets worldwide, a number that will likely grow to 38 percent in 2007 as first and second-tier handset vendors seek lower costs, production flexibility and economies of scale, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics.In...
NEWTON, Mass.-A tight economy and slow consumer uptake have stymied wireless financial services and led to a decrease in both investment and focus on mobile commerce. However, successful financial institutions are continuing to invest in "high-utility wireless point solutions," such as mobile payments and...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-The wireless LAN industry is poised for massive growth, with 2002 shipments set to be up 73 percent and revenue increased 26 percent, according to new research from Gartner Dataquest Inc.Gartner predicts growth in the sector will continue into next year, with...
OYSTER BAY-Ultra Wideband technology, which until recently was only in use by the military and government, is expected to be seen in consumer electronic and chipset devices as early as 2003, according to research from Allied Business Intelligence.ABI further predicts that by 2007, industry...
GENEVA-Hong Kong and Denmark rank highest in a new study that predicts which economies are likely to prove the most fertile ground for mobile Internet development.The study, conducted by the International Telecommunication Union, said several factors, including deployment of third-generation networks, availability and affordability...
NEW YORK-Nearly 80 percent of city residents ages 12 to 34 own a cell phone and they spend at least $50 on average per month for wireless services, according to a new survey conducted by Blue Flame Marketing and Advertising, whose chief executive officer...
PLANO, Texas-The latest Mobinet study found that while 61 percent of mobile-phone users in 15 countries are aware of the service capabilities associated with third-generation mobile technology, only 29 percent plan to upgrade.The study of 6,000 mobile-phone users is conducted twice annually by global...
DALLAS-Research and consulting firm Alexander Resources said the future of wireless data rests on mobile decision support applications, a term the company defines as services and applications that help wireless users make decisions about destination, transit, shopping and entertainment using smart phones or wireless...
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Worldwide mobile phone sales for the second quarter increased 0.8 percent from second quarter 2001, totaling 98.7 million units, according to Gartner Dataquest Inc.Nokia Corp. continued to dominate phone sales, capturing a 35.6-percent share of the market in the second quarter.Gartner Dataquest...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.-The whole world is watching to see which standard-GSM or CDMA-will succeed as the 3G battle revs up in the United States, said Probe Research Inc., but the seemingly inevitable deployment of third-generation wireless networks is hitting a brick wall in some...
NATICK, Mass.-Sage Research Inc. announced the publication of findings from the August 5, 2002, Sage Technology Roundtable "WLANs in the Enterprise," which covered topics including security, mobile wide area network connectivity, hot spot providers, and reasons for wireless local area networks in companies. Among...
RESTON, Va.-NII Holdings Inc., which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on May 24, 2002, announced its second quarter 2002 results, including $193.9 million in operating revenues and $37 million in operating cash flow.The company said its capital expenditures were $34.8 million, down 50...
SAN FRANCISCO-The Mobile Management and Directory Interoperability Forums of The Open Group recently published its "Executive on the Move" Business Scenario, a report that shows business drivers and requirements for mobile computing and suggests opportunities for the use of directory services in mobile work...
CHESTERFIELD, Miss.-While industry leaders have knocked around the idea of a killer application in wireless for years, a new report from Datacomm Research Company and Phoenician Ventures pegs it squarely on mobile games and handsets with color screens."Colorful mobile games, polyphonic ring tones and...
LONDON-In spite of increasing interests in hotspots, no operator can guarantee that it is financially viable, according to a study by ARC Group."Operators should be aware that the business case for such hotspots is still unproven, leaving considerable room for experimentation, but at the...
BEDMINSTER, N.J.-In an effort to show Americans how and when wireless services can help them to be more productive, Verizon Wireless and MSN have released the results of a recent survey conducted on their behalf by RoperASW.The research points to "time holes"-blocks of time...
LOS ANGELES—Based on number of industry employees, companies and payroll, California is the wireless capital of the United States, according to a recent report from O'Melveny Consulting L.L.C. The report found that California hosts the headquarters of more than 2,000 wireless firms, or 28...
NATICK, Mass.—According to Sage Research Inc.'s Service Provider Confidence Index (SPCI), made public for the first time this week, current conditions are steady, but optimism is wavering in the telecommunications service provider industry.Sage said the current conditions index is rated at 30.5 out of...
LEDBURY, United Kingdom—Cellular operators must do more to promote their gaming services or risk stunting the growth of the mobile entertainment market, according to a new study from international telecommunications consultancy BWCS.By 2007 there will be more than 200 million mobile subscribers regularly playing...
CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J.—Although a variety of companies are working toward creating a market for wireless streaming video, and carriers have talked up the technology, Probe Research in a new report questions whether the current success of streaming media on the wired Internet will translate...
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.—Although the market for wireless enterprise products and services seems to be lagging, and companies selling wireless infrastructure to businesses have been struggling, research and analyst firm IDC predicts the market for such services will grow to a staggering $37.4 billion by 2006,...
EDISON, N.J.—North American telecom companies are pushing new customer relationship management (CRM) initiatives to benefit business in several ways, according to a recent study by Fujitsu Consulting."Three forces have been driving communications companies to aggressively pursue CRM: soaring costs of marketing and sales, increasing...
HORSHAM, Pa.—Two new reports researching the future market for wireless products and services draw directly opposite conclusions as to who wireless companies should target.According to Taylor Nelson Sofres' "Wireless and Internet Technology Adoption by Consumers Around the World," upscale customers under the age of...
WASHINGTON—Total wireless revenues increased more than 22 percent during the last half of last year to $34.1 billion compared with $27.8 billion during the last half of 2000, according to the Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association's Semi-Annual Wireless Industry Survey.The jump in revenues was...
