Wireless Facts and Figures

The Wi-Fi Alliance said 5,000 consumer and enterprise products have now been Wi-Fi certified since the testing program started in 2000.The group said more than 1,000 of those certifications have …

Despite its youth, the mobile gaming industry has already reached the billion dollar benchmark, according to a report from In-Stat.The firm said it believes significant momentum for the gaming industry …

The lines of communications between parents and their children have not always been open and clear. But text messaging is proving to be one method of communication that parents and …

The positive merits of social networking have been leveraged in a multitude of ways by consumers, businesses, and other organizations for some time.

Hispanic teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17 represent a significant market segment for the U.S. wireless industry. A new report from MultiMedia Intelligence estimates the segment includes about …

Shipments of touchscreen-based mobile devices have nearly doubled since 2006, driven in large part by the popularity of the iPhone, said a recent report from ABI Research.The firm predicts revenue …

Adoption of messaging and content services, along with growing availability of 2G and 3G mobile networks, should push mobile data revenues in Brazil, Russia, India and China to more than …

Sprint Nextel Corp.’s luck may be changing, at least in terms of customer service. According to recent survey results conducted by Pali Research, Sprint Nextel ranked first in response time …

Shipments of consumer electronics devices embedded with Wi-Fi technology could reach nearly 1 billion by 2012, according to new research from In-Stat.More than 294 million devices with Wi-Fi shipped last …

After a strong showing in 2007, worldwide base station shipments appear weak this year, according to research from In-Stat.The firm said 2007 was marked by new 3G network rollouts worldwide …

CDMA may not be making much news these days, but the technology is far from dead.A recent report from ABI Research says while overshadowed by hype surrounding UMTS/HSPA and the …

More than 100 million users worldwide will use their mobile phone to make international money transfers by 2013, according to a new analysis by Juniper Research.Cross-border mobile money transfers is …

Consumers are starting to leave iPods at home in favor of listening to cell phones that store their favorite songs. Should Apple be worried?

More Americans are continuing to pull the plug on their landline telephone service in favor of using cellular phones, according to a recent report by J.D. Power and Associates.In its …

If this keeps up, “Can you hear me now?” may just become, “Have you gotten this text yet?” And network operators are scrambling to make sure the answer is yes.The …

Despite concerns about the economy, the mobile device market is on track to deliver 13% growth this year, with annual shipments of 1.3 billion units, according to a report from …

The typical U.S. mobile subscriber sends and receives more text messages than phone calls. In a finding that might benefit mobile marketing, Nielsen Mobile found that during the second quarter …

The back-to-school rush is over and, inevitably, the holidays will soon be upon us. Cue up the chorus of young voices in your household tentatively suggesting that you might want …

The back-to-school rush is over and, inevitably, the holidays will soon be upon us. Cue up the chorus of young voices in your household tentatively suggesting that you might want …

A Chinese company is becoming a major player in the mobile infrastructure market, according to a study from ABI Research.Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. is emerging in the market that has …

Mobile broadband operators need to look beyond flat-rate access offerings to future-proof their business, analysts say.

Cords are becoming an endangered across America. More than 20 million U.S. households have ditched their landline phones and rely solely on wireless handsets for home telecommunications, according to a …

SAN FRANCISCO — Wireless industry association CTIA and Harris Interactive think they have found the answer to one of history’s most elusive mysteries: what teenagers want. In a report dubbed …

Mid-range phone models will begin to feel the squeeze and customers opt more for the high-end smartphone and low-cost handset segments during the next five years, according to study from …

SAN FRANCISCO — We know that mobile data is the key to unlocking future profits in the wireless industry. So, like the blind man describing an elephant by touch alone, …