Articles tagged with: Gartner

Gartner shares hit high on strong 2Q, buyback plan

Gartner hits high after firm posts strong 2nd-qtr results, raises forecast, announces buyback more

Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1 per cent decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 40 million units, a 27 per cent increase from the same period last year, representing the fastest-growing segment of the mobile-devices market. more

Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Decline 22 Percent in 2009

Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach $198 billion in 2009, a 22.4 percent decline from 2008 revenue of $255 billion, according to the latest projections by gartner. This outlook is slightly better than the first quarter projections, when gartner forecast semiconductor revenue to decline 24.1 percent in 2009. more

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Mobile Payment Users Worldwide to Increase 70 Percent in 2009

The mobile payment industry will experience steady growth, as the number of mobile payment users worldwide will total 73.4 million in 2009, up 70.4 percent from 2008 when there were 43.1 million users, reports gartner. The research firm predicts that the number of mobile payment users will reach more than 190 million in 2012, representing more than 3 percent of total mobile users worldwide and attaining a level at which it will be considered "mainstream." more

LG to Close Mexican Handset Factory

South Korea's LG Electronics is to close a handset factory in Mexico and shift production to an existing facility in Brazil, affecting around 200 employees. The plant is being closed after the Mexican government recently scraped a 15% import duty on mobile phones, which also eliminated the cost benefit of having a local facility within the country. more

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Q1 Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 9.4% - Smartphones Grew 12.7%

Worldwide mobile phone sales totalled 269.1 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 9.4 per cent decrease from the first quarter of 2008, according to gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed 36.4 million units, a 12.7 per cent increase from the same period last year. more

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Outsourcing Activity in Europe Is Growing During Economic Downturn

Almost 60 per cent of organisations in Western Europe will outsource more IT and business process functions in 2009, while renegotiation of existing contracts will rise to more than 60 per cent, according to a recent survey from gartner. more

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Mobile VoIP Poses a Huge Challenge for Traditional Mobile Voice Providers

Mobile portal voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) offered by third-party application-based providers poses a huge and direct challenge to the US$692.6 billion global mobile voice market, according to gartner. The research firm predicts that over time traditional network-based mobile carriers face the real prospect of losing a major slice of their voice traffic and revenue to new non-infrastructure players that use VoIP. more

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2009 Will Be Year of the Mini-Notebook in Asia Pacific

Shipments of mini-notebooks in Asia Pacific will reach four million units in 2009, growing by a robust 82 per cent over 2008, according to gartner. Growth will stabilise at 20 per cent or more in 2010 and 2011, when mini-notebooks will account for more than 14 per cent of all mobile PCs shipped. more

Gartner Says: Carriers Will Struggle Without Major Innovation and Change

Shifts in customer demand, a changing competitive landscape, a weak economy and new government policies will shape carrier strategies during 2009 and 2010, according to gartner. Carriers will struggle to maintain and grow their market position in this shifting landscape, and success will demand investment strategies that are aligned with the pace of recovery in each country and region. more

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