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3G and 4G Handsets Will Capture More than 50% of Handset Sales in 2012, Says ABI Research
"As the festive cheer of the holiday season dies away, the mood among handset vendors remains quietly confident regarding 2012," observes Jake Saunders, vice president of forecasting. "The outlook will yield growth in the order of 8%, netting 1.67 billion handsets shipped worldwide by the end of 2012. Particularly notable is for the first time, 3G and 4G handset shipments will capture more than 50% of total handsets shipped."
More »3G Handset Sales Eclipse 2G Market As 1Q-2010 Racks Up 303 Million Shipments: ABI Research's Analysis
)--"Despite ash clouds over Europe, handset shipments globally for 1Q-2010 powered ahead to 303 million, up 19% Year-on-Year," says Jake Saunders, VP for Forecasting at ABI Research.
More »Mobile Security Market to Exceed $4 Billion by 2014, Says ABI Research
Strong enterprise demand for data security is driving rapid growth in mobile device management services. According to a new study by ABI Research, the number of smartphones protected by advanced security software will increase fivefold over the next five years.
More »29 US Banks Receive Mobile Banking "Report Card" From ABI Research
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--It has been two years since mobile banking was introduced in the United States, and analysts at ABI Research believe it is time to assess its progress, with a focus on... More »
WiMAX Delivered the Fastest Rate of Growth in 2Q-2009 but Still Has a Lot to Prove, According to ABI Research
SINGAPORE--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Starting from a small base, WiMAX posted the highest rate of growth of all wireless access technologies for the second quarter of 2009. "WiMAX achieved a whopping 74% growth compared to the... More »
GPS Sport and Fitness Outlook Remains Bright with More than 3.5 Million Shipments in 2009, According to ABI Research
LONDON--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Shipments of dedicated sport and fitness hardware such as Suunto GPS watches, Garmin cycling computers, and GPS golf rangefinders are suffering from the recession. But smartphone fitness applications such as MotionX-GPS are... More »
Mobile Handset Inventories Bulk Up, Operators and Distributors Go Shopping for 269 Million Handsets, Says ABI Research
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The handset vendors are still telling us it is a frosty market out there but there is a spring in their step as 2Q-2009 results start to pour in. "269 million handsets were... More »
Greenfield Satellite Operators to Offer Dual-Mode Cellular Services, but ABI Research Suspects a Hidden 4G Agenda
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New satellite communications operators such as TerreStar Networks and SkyTerra Communications will offer dual-mode (satellite and cellular) services in North America that are enabled with next-generation satellite technologies and supported by dual-mode smartphones.... More »
Entry-level Mobile Phone Markets to Enjoy 24% Annual Growth through 2014, Says ABI Research
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The world's largest underserved markets for mobile communications are in developing nations and regions. Asia, Africa, Latin America all have vast potential, but formidable barriers stand in the way. Among the most immediate:... More »
Two Thirds of All Mobile Phone Accessory Revenues Come from Aftermarket Sales, According to ABI Research
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to a recent study from ABI Research, sixty six percent of revenues earned from mobile handset accessories are generated in the aftermarket. This percentage is only expected to grow with time, following... More »
Alternative Positioning Technologies the Key to Unlocking the Handset, Says ABI Research
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While GPS has become a standard feature in smartphones driven by the popularity of mapping, navigation and LBS applications, GPS penetration in feature phones remains low outside the US. Despite Nokia's announcement of GPS-enabled... More »
Fidelity National Information Services Tops New ABI Research Mobile Banking Vendor Matrix Ranking
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Fidelity National Information Services has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Fiserv and Sybase claimed the second and third spots in the company's... More »
Tier 2 Mobile Handset Vendors Must Compete on Two Fronts, Says ABI Research
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Tier 2 mobile handset vendors shipped 80.5 million units last year, a small fraction of the global total. But they face significant challenges when seeking greater market share. They are competing... More »
Mobile Handset Market Stays Afloat with 258 Million Shipped in 1Q-2009, According to Latest ABI Research Data
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Despite tough corporate and unemployment news making the headlines, the mobile handset-buying public did not head to the hills during the first quarter of 2009. Handset vendors had shipped 258 million... More »
Getting Personal: Mobile Operators to See $2.9 Billion from Individualized Services in 2011, Says ABI Research
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Personalized services for mobile customers are on the brink of providing a rich new revenue stream for mobile operators, according to a new ABI Research study. Last year service customization returned... More »
5.4 Billion Mobile Subscribers in 2013 - ABI Research Launches Mobile Consumer Research Service
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--With mobile subscriptions expected to reach 4.3 billion in 2009 and to grow to nearly 5.4 billion by 2013, mobile communications have evolved from "nice-to-have," to providing utility-like services. Wherever we... More »
Great Expectations: Would You Look for a Touchscreen on a $50 Mobile Phone? ABI Research Reveals the Answer
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--An ABI Research survey on mobile phone users' age-related feature and price assumptions found nearly half of the respondents in the 40-59 age bracket expected a touchscreen on a $50 mobile... More »
Handset Manufacturers Aiming to Design Their Way out of Recession, According to ABI Research
SINGAPORE--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The global recession may have drastically slowed many forms of economic activity, but not the efforts of mobile device manufacturers to drive growth by design innovation. "It is quite remarkable to see... More »
ABI Research Forecasts: For Wireless Handsets, 2010 Will Be the Year the Bleeding Stops
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--No matter who you ask, the assessment is the same: 2009 will be a bad year for cellular handset sales worldwide. However ABI Research's current forecasts for 2010 are cautiously optimistic... More »
ABI Research to Host "Wireless Connectivity Beyond the Handset" Webinar
NEW YORK--( BUSINESS WIRE )--In addition to handsets and laptop PCs, there are many other types of client devices that will connect to mobile wireless networks and drive additional revenue into the mobile ecosystem. These... More »
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