BOSTON—Third-generation W-CDMA and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO networks are on pace to reach 167 million users by the end of this year, and could pass 1 billion subscribers by 2010, according to a new report from research firm Strategy Analytics Inc.The company further predicts 3G...
While Motorola Inc. grabbed the spotlight after posting strong, second-quarter results last month, the American vendor's success obscured a remarkable surge in shipments by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. Sony Ericsson shipped nearly 19-percent more handsets from the previous quarter, propelling it to fourth...
Why is everybody in wireless chasing the youth demographic? To steal a line from bank robber Eddie Sutton, that's where the money is. Today's average 10-year-old will spend nearly $30,000 on wireless services over the course of his lifetime, according to new figures from...
If, at first blush, associating the Sony Ericsson brand with prepaid handset offerings at Cingular Wireless L.L.C. seems like a mismatch, look at it this way: the link simply illustrates a number of ways in which carriers and handset vendors do business, though-shocking!-explanations from...
Research In Motion Ltd. will likely continue to dominate the high-end mobile e-mail market, according to Strategy Analytics. But the growing number of open-standard service providers will drive the market in the long term, the market research firm predicted. The BlackBerry maker's market share...
BOSTON—The U.S. mobile virtual network operator market continues to take hits from naysayers who believe the segment isn’t living up to its hype. The latest blow comes from research firm Strategy Analytics, which predicts the majority of MVNOs will fail to make an impact...
BOSTON—Research In Motion Ltd. has lost traction in the mobile e-mail market this year, but will likely continue to increase subscribers, according to a report from Strategy Analytics. The survey found the BlackBerry’s market share dipped five points to 59 percent in the first...
MILTON KEYNES, U.K.- Mobile TV provider ROK Entertainment scored a major win last week, outperforming two carrier-affiliated services in a study from Strategy Analytics. The market research firm said Vodafone Live was the wireless video service of choice in a benchmark survey of wireless...
When discussing the disappointing results for the second quarter by South Korean vendors Samsung Electronics Co. or LG Electronics Co. Ltd., one has to begin by noting the robust performances by Motorola Inc. and Nokia Corp., which together account for well over half the...
Hello! And welcome to our Thursday column, Worst of the Week. There’s a lot of nutty stuff that goes on in this industry, so this column is a chance for us at RCR Wireless News to rant and rave about whatever rubs us the...
In a move that said much about Nokia Corp.'s new leadership as well as the fragmented global market for CDMA handsets, the global leader in mobile phones said it would dissolve its joint venture with Sanyo Electronics Co. Ltd. and instead pursue CDMA in...
BOSTON—Motorola Inc., Jabra and Plantronics Inc. continue to lead the Bluetooth headset market with a combined 57 percent share of total global sales last year, according to research from Strategy Analytics.<!--> Administrator Normal 1 0 2006-06-22T18:10:00Z 1...
BOSTON-Despite dozens of announcements about municipal Wi-Fi deployments and feverish hype regarding the growth potential of the industry, incumbent operators have little to fear long-term from the technology, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. The firm predicts public broadband networks planned by...
Cities across the United States are negotiating with wireless broadband companies to blanket themselves in Wi-Fi. How much consumers will have to pay for the service, though, is unclear. Wireless broadband provider MobilePro Corp. drew headlines last week after it dropped out of a...
BOSTON—Despite dozens of announcements about municipal Wi-Fi deployments and feverish hype regarding the growth potential of the industry, incumbent operators have little to fear long-term from the technology, according to a new report by Strategy Analytics. The firm predicts public broadband networks planned by...
BOSTON—More than 100 million people worldwide now use W-CDMA and CDMA2000 1x EV-DO third-generation technology on their cell phones, according to ongoing research by Strategy Analytics. After reaching the 100 million milestone early this month, the firm said the number should grow to 106...
BOSTON—In a head-to-head comparison, more customers preferred Sprint Nextel Corp.’s Music Store to Verizon Wireless’ Vcast service—but both were deemed too expensive, according to a new study by research firm Strategy Analytics. Strategy Analytics said Sprint’s Mobile Music Store outscored Verizon’s Vcast service by...
The market outlook for CDMA handsets may be described as a tale of two contrasting regions. And therein lies a few wireless lessons about the difference in how profits are made in emerging and mature markets. The emerging market is the Asia-Pacific region, led...
Nokia Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. announced they plan to form a joint venture to build CDMA phones. The move likely will have major repercussions for the global wireless industry and stands as evidence that no one company-no matter how successful-can go it...
BOSTON-The wireless enterprise market is expected to move to the mainstream this year, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The market is predicted to grow more than 20 percent this year to more than $22 billion in the North America, Western Europe...
The worldwide mobile-phone market roared to another record finish in the fourth quarter as unit shipments reached a staggering 245 million, according to research and consulting firm IDC. For the full year, the handset industry shipped a total of 825.5 million phones. "2005 was...
BOSTON-German wireless users are unimpressed with mobile TV, according to a report from Strategy Analytics. Poor network performance, a lack of compelling content and inadequate devices are resulting in disappointing user experiences, the research firm said after examining two services. While users said T-Mobile's...
BOSTON-German wireless users are unimpressed with mobile TV, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.Poor network performance, a lack of compelling content and inadequate devices are resulting in disappointing user experiences, the research firm said after examining two services. While users said T-Mobile's Handy...
BOSTON-Wireless operators should develop sophisticated, community-focused game services to stave off increasing competition from Electronic Arts Inc., Yahoo Inc. and other media giants, according to a study from Strategy Analytics.The firm said carriers should expand game download services by adding chat rooms, game ratings,...
