CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-The migration of fixed-line traffic to mobile networks is expected to create a $200 billion revenue opportunity for mobile networks as well as Internet Protocol technologies, according to an upcoming report from Pyramid Research called "The Future of Mobile Voice."Mobile operators will compete...
Sprint PCS may be going out on a date with WiMAX, but it does not guarantee a wedding ring. That's the way another technology provider, Flarion Technologies Inc. with its Flash-OFDM, approaches the carrier's decision to join the WiMAX Forum. Since its proposed merger...
In addition to strengthening its position as the nation's third-largest wireless operator, Sprint Corp.'s planned merger with Nextel Communications Inc. will bring together the industry's two most aggressive targeters of young subscribers. Sprint, through its Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. mobile virtual network operator partnership...
The anticipated merger between Sprint PCS and Nextel Communications Inc. offers an olive branch in one area and a turf battle in another. The turf battle arises from what the combined company will do with its massive MMDS 2.5 GHz spectrum. Peace dividends redound...
Just as the hype over W-CDMA is subsiding, the industry is shifting gears to another protocol. Known as High Speed Downlink Packet Access, the technology is the focus of major operators in the search to differentiate themselves in new Internet Protocol-backed applications and services.It's...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Worldwide mobile infrastructure capital expenditures are continuing to decline, according to Pyramid Research, which forecasts 2004 spending will reach $33.5 billion, down from a high of $38.5 billion in 2001.Further, Pyramid expects GSM spending to fall from $21.5 billion in 2001 to...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Worldwide mobile infrastructure capital expenditures are continuing to decline, according to Pyramid Research, which forecasts 2004 spending will reach $33.5 billion, down from a high of $38.5 billion in 2001.Further, Pyramid expects GSM spending to fall from $21.5 billion in 2001 to...
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...
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,"...
Despite being a relatively new player in the traditional wireless field, Wi-Fi services have quickly taken over as one of the leading technologies for high-speed wireless data communications as shown by the small but increasing number of tech-savvy consumers clustered in local coffee houses...
The segregated world of wireless local area networks took a giant step toward integration as the nation's largest Wi-Fi hot spot provider T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a deal with software-enabled virtual network operator iPass Inc. allowing iPass' corporate customers to roam onto T-Mobile USA's...
BELLEVUE, Wash.-T-Mobile USA Inc. reported a distribution agreement with iPass Inc., enabling corporations to access T-Mobile USA's HotSpot Wi-Fi network through the iPass virtual network and its iPassConnect service interface. The agreement, which T-Mobile USA said represented its first inbound roaming agreement, is expected...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Operator reluctance and general market confusion represent significant barriers to the success of WiMAX, according to a new report from Pyramid. Pyramid believes fixed wireless operators, which have been disappointed by over-hyped technologies in the past, lack enthusiasm for WiMAX and will...
CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom-Operator reluctance and general market confusion represent significant barriers to the success of WiMAX, according to a new report from Pyramid. Pyramid believes fixed wireless operators, which have been disappointed by over-hyped technologies in the past, lack enthusiasm for WiMAX and will...
Asia-Pacific is expected to account for more than half of the more than 45,000 commercial hot-spot locations in the world by the end of the year, according to a report last week by Pyramid Research. The report notes that while trailing in worldwide deployments,...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Global Wi-Fi hot spots will exceed 45,000 by the end of the year, according to Pyramid Research.The group believes more than half of the hot spots deployed by the end of 2003 will be in Asia, with North America and Europe continually gaining...
CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Global Wi-Fi use will grow at a record pace, reaching 707 million users by 2008, according to predictions from Pyramid Research. However, the research firm expects Wi-Fi prices to fall at an equally rapid pace, with average revenue per user dropping from $30...
Without going too far out on a limb, it seems a safe bet to claim the wireless industry has gone crazy for most anything associated with the term Wi-Fi. From wireless operators clamoring to install access points into just about any location where people...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-The new Ecuadorian cellular operator, which will begin to offer its services before the end of the year, will gain 20 percent of the market by 2007, according to a report by Pyramid Research. The U.S.-based consultancy estimated that Telecsa will gain...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-With a budget of US$54 million to install a national GSM network, Siemens has won the contract with the new cell-phone operator in Colombia. The German company will take responsibility for the construction of the network, which will allow Colombia M
MOSCOW-Russia boasted unexpected major growth in the total number of mobile-phone users in 2002, however, various governmental bodies differed in estimates.The Communications Ministry said the number of subscribers grew 2.2-fold from 8.04 million to 18 million, with the country's penetration level rising from 5.6...
MANILA, The Philippines-Experts expect the cellular industry in the Asia-Pacific region to generally fare better this year than last year. While the telecom industries in Europe and the United States are expected to face difficult years, with markets already overcrowded and requiring consolidation, many...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina-After having suffered a fall of 2 percent in incomes during 2002, Pyramid Research forecasts that this year will see an increase of 13 percent in the U.S. dollar income of the cellular operators in the principle 18 countries of Latin America,...
