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Articles tagged with: Abi Research
Nearly Half a Billion Mobile Financial Services Customers in 2013
Mobile technology market-watchers are always on the lookout for the next "killer app," and according to ABI Research, mobile financial services are very likely to become the "next big thing" that will attract many millions of consumers. more
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3G Should Keep the Mobile Phone Market Ticking Over in 2009
The global mobile handset market went into a tailspin in October and November, which will result in a nearly 5% YoY decline in unit shipments in Q4. While 2009 is likely to see more stormy economic weather, there are a few rays of sunshine. more
Related Tags: smartphone, wcdma, smartphones, cdma, usb-modem, mobile-broadband, cdma2000, modem
Ultra-Mobile Device Market Becoming Processor Battleground
The processor vendors supplying chips for UMDs (ultra-mobile devices) are playing a pivotal role in how this market is shaping up. X86-based processors are well entrenched in the PC world and ARM-based processors are well entrenched in the handset world. more
Related Tags: intel, netbooks, compete, mobile-internet
3G Draws Cisco into the Cellular Fixed Wireless Terminal Market
The advent of 3G has suddenly made providing wireless broadband connectivity to fixed wireless terminals (FWTs) a lot more interesting for traditional networking equipment and broadband device vendors. Two of the four main classes of FWT - SOHO/consumer terminals and business terminals - are seeing increased participation from vendors such as D-Link and Cisco Systems. more
Related Tags: wi-fi, d-link, cisco, wireless-broadband, fixed-wireless
Mobile Network Infrastructure Vendors Starting to Feel the Heat
NortelĂ's share price recently dipped to about 40 cents. While ABI Research in no way singles out the beleaguered network equipment vendor as worthy of particular criticism, according to senior analyst Nadine Manjaro NortelĂ's low fortunes are symptomatic of several current industry trends. more
Related Tags: motorola, rsa, alcatel-lucent, ericsson, nortel
Consumers Likely to Become Less Passive With Mobile Social Networks
Consumers using mobile social networks today are mainly checking messages, status updates and comments of friends rather than posting photos or comments themselves, according to a recent study by ABI Research. However, this pattern is changing as more consumers have access to better-equipped phones and social network applications that allow for easy uploading and communication. more
Related Tags: mobile-broadband
NFC Not an Answer for Mobile Payments, But Alternatives Offer Promise
Once, NFC (Near Field Communication) was the leading contender among technologies that could enable mobile payments. But NFC has developed more slowly than anticipated, and will not offer viable large-scale mobile payment solutions for at least six years. In the mean time three existing technologies - SMS, mobile Internet and downloadable mobile applications - have the potential to deliver what NFC (so far) cannot. more
Related Tags: amazon, sms, nfc, near-field-communication, mobile-payments, bharti, mobile-internet, bharti-airtel, ebay, mobile-commerce, taxi
Despite Being Over-Hyped, Location-Based Advertising Offers Opportunities
Location-based advertising is gaining momentum as a new advertising medium. It provides more targeted and efficient marketing tools for advertisers and represents an additional revenue source for LBS (location based services) vendors, allowing them to offer free ad-funded navigation and LBS services that stimulate uptake and/or increase their profitability. more
Related Tags: google, nokia, social-networking, privacy, lbs, location-based-services
Picocells’ Future Linked to Femtocells and the SMB Market
Much attention has been devoted to femtocellsĂ' potential to improve indoor cellular coverage. But an older technology, the picocell, has existed for about a decade. Picocells provide larger coverage and capacity than femtocells, which should make them well suited to small and medium businesses. Yet global shipments of picocells will total only about 18,000 this year. Why havenĂ't picocells gained greater market share, and what can vendors do about it? more
Related Tags: base-station, wind, picocell, femtocells, handover
New Devices Will Challenge Mobile Royalty Levels
The status quo of mobile phone licensing today is that royalties are levied for access to patents that are essential to the mobile standard being incorporated in each device. For a multimode WCDMA and GSM device, the average cumulative royalty rate is 12.2%. As the relative value of new components such as advanced displays and, more importantly, software, increases in the average device, many companies are questioning the fairness of current licensing models. more
Related Tags: intel, wcdma, cdma, patents, gsm, displays