Archive for the Wireless data Category
58% of Americans have a mobile phone with Web connectivity
58% of online consumers currently own a mobile phone capable of connecting to the Web. Of the online consumers with Web-enabled phones, 21% own a smartphone, 8% own an iPhone(TM), and 29% own another ...
25% of positioning solutions in 2014 will be alternative solutions: A-GPS, Wi-Fi, Cell-ID
Many next-generation LBS applications such as social networking, local search, advertising, and geo-tagging are expected to be used in urban and indoor environments where GPS either underperforms in t...
Third-party software for cellular base stations to grow by $1 bln by 2010
The market opportunity for third-party software written for cellular base stations and other infrastructure will increase by about $1 bln dollars by the middle of 2010, according to ABI Research. In ...
Managed services for mobile networks generated $19 bln in 2008
Managed services for mobile networks returned about $19 bln revenue in 2008, ($5.8 bln for network services and $13.4 bln for IT-related services.) Europe led managed services adoption: Tier One opera...
35 mln cellular modems shipped in 2008
Shipment data for the cellular modems used to connect laptops and netbooks to the Internet indicate that more than 35 mln of the devices hit the market in 2008. Of that total, the majority were the ex...
16.5% of mobile users spent over $100 in app stores
An ABI Research survey of US smartphone users who installed applications on their devices in 2008, conducted in November 2008, reveals that a surprising 16.5% spent between $100 and $499. That level o...
270 mln A-GPS devices to be shipped in Europe by 2014
According to Berg Insight, the market for LBS platforms and middleware in Europe will return to growth in the coming years, with demand driven by E112 requirements and increasing adoption of A-GPS. An...
200 mln small-medium businesses to be mobile by year-end 2009
Sometime late in 2009, the estimated number of mobile small-medium businesses in the world (those with between five and 99 employees who use smartphones when travelling) will pass 200 mln. In some reg...
WiFi handset shipments to double by year-end 2010
Shipments of Wi-Fi-enabled cellular handsets will double in volume by the end of 2010, compared to January 2008, and that growth curve is expected to continue through 2013. While Nokia leads the marke...
94% of developers believe wireless app dev will not slow down in 2009
94% of corporate developers expect development of wireless enterprise applications to either increase or stay the same in the coming year. Evans' Wireless Development Survey, completed in December 200...
50% of enterprises in Philippines have access to enterprise mobility
Philippine small and medium-sized enterprises have reached a good degree of enterprise mobility and WLAN adoption, either throughout or in specific areas in their organizations, according to IDC. 49% ...
Mobile audience growth by site category, April 2007 vs. April 2008
Site Category YTY Growth in Unique Visitors Banking 91% Search 68% Traffic 65% Maps 64% Weather 57% News 54% Source: comScore ...
Cloud computing activities among WiFi users
All internet users Laptop WiFi users Use webmail services 56% 64% Store personal photos online 34 44 Use online apps such as Google Docs 29 38 Store personal video...
WLAN semiconductor market to pass the $4 bln by 2012
The worldwide wireless LAN (WLAN) semiconductor market is expected to pass the 4 bln USD mark by 2012 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.8%. While PCs will remain the largest application ...
Average US mobile subscriber sends 357 SMS messages a month
In Q2 2008, US mobile subscribers sent and received on average 357 text messages per month, compared with making and receiving 204 phone calls a month, according to Nielsen. In the first quarter of 20...
34% of US Internet users used WiFi away from home/work
25% of all adults (or 34% of internet users) have gotten online away from home or work using a laptop and a WiFi wireless connection. However, the practice of using WiFi connections away from home or ...
US wireless data revenues reached $14.8 bln in the first half of 2008
CTIA announced that wireless data service revenues for the first half of 2008 rose to $14.8 bln. This represents a 40% increase over the first half of 2007, when data revenues totaled $10.5 bln. Wirel...
2.4 bln Bluetooth-enabled devices to ship worldwide by 2013
By 2013, nearly 2.4 bln units of Bluetooth-enabled equipment will ship worldwide, with more than half that number representing cell phones, and when headsets are added, it brings the phones and headse...
Mobile Internet users in Germany in June 2008
Subscribers, 000 % Reach All Mobile Subscribers 49,000 100.0% Played a game by any means during month 10,944 22.3% Played native/preloaded games 8,575 17.5% Played d...
Smartphone market to grow 52% in 2008
The smartphone market is expected to grow 52% in 2008 compared to 2007, to 190 mln units. That's 15%, or $65 bln-worth, of the total 1.28 bln handsets expected to be sold 2008. In 2012, Gartner expect...
Top iPhone-related search terms in April 2008
Search Term Searches, 000 IPHONE 1,488 IPHONE UPDATE 151 IPHONE WEB APPS 118 IPHONE MMS 101 IPHONE 2.0 75 IPHONE 3G 60 IPHONE 2 59 IPHONE G3 43 ...
What Web sites people visit on mobile phones
Brazil Russia India China US Europe 1 Email (57%) Entertainment (34%) Games (38%) Entertainment (55%) Email (65%) Email (46%) 2 Music (27%) Search (29%) Email (33%) Ga...
Top US wireless providers in customer satisfaction: Verizon, Alltel, TMobile, ATT
Wireless phone customers who call their provider when experiencing a problem are waiting on hold longer than in the past to speak with a service representative, according to the JD Power and Associate...
266 mln wireless subscribers in the US by 2013
Wireless subscriber growth is slowing due to market saturation, with US carriers adding only 26 mln new subscribers in the next five years to reach 266 mln in 2013. Adoption by teens and young adults ...