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Articles tagged with: Ims Research
Ultra Wideband (UWB) has been here, there and everywhere. The reality is UWB is at a cross-road and 2008 is a make or break year for the technology. more
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Bluetooth & NFC - A Marriage Made in Heaven? Or just an Idle Fancy?
For some time, the combination of Bluetooth technology and NFC (Near Field Communication) has been seen as the perfect match of short-range wireless technologies. Despite the recent talk, they are by no means yet ready to drive off together into a golden sunset. more
Related Tags: nfc, bluetooth, hands-free, ims
Handset Market Growth Drops to 6% in 2008
The global handset market is forecast to see slowing growth for 2008, with year-on-year growth only achieving 5.7% according to the IMS Research Online Cellular Database. This is significantly lower than previous years, which enjoyed double digit growth. Shipments for new handsets are forecast to hit 1.19 billion for 2008, up from 1.12 billion in 2007. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, texas-instruments, texas, sony, ims
2008: A Flat Market for Cellular Infrastructure
In the past ten years, the market for cellular infrastructure has experienced exceptional growth, fuelled by rollout of new GSM, and CDMA, networks in emerging countries. IMS Research expects this to change in the upcoming years. As analyzed in IMS Research's report, the market in the period 2008-2009 is set to flatten and, in some regions, to strongly decline. more
Related Tags: huawei, zte, mts, compete, base-stations, ims
Could Motorola Fall Off the Mobile Map?
It may not be a question that many in the industry are asking themselves yet, or at least not out loud, but each poor set of results increases the possibility that Motorola could follow Siemens out of the back door of the mobile phone industry. IMS Research says that whilst it yet remains unlikely that anything so drastic might occur, the latest results from Motorola's Mobile Devices unit did little to inspire. more
Related Tags: sony-ericsson, qualcomm, rcom, samsung, lg, ims
Is iPhone's Wi-Fi Based Location Finder Better than GPS?
This week, Steve Jobs announced that the iPhone will feature Skyhook Wireless' Wi-Fi location technology in a joint development with Google. It is easy to write this off as a stop gap solution for GPS, but for me, this is a first step towards the next generation of cellular location technology. more
Related Tags: google, steve-jobs, steve-jobs, lbs, skyhook, gps, navteq, ims
Which Operator will be the First to Launch Femtos in Europe?
Trials of Femto's in Europe have already started and IMS Research says that they expect that the first deployments will start in the first half of 2008. Following Sprint Nextel's limited launch for its Airave product from Samsung, announced this September, questions have been arising as to which operator will be first to launch in Europe. more
Related Tags: mobile-data, huawei, sprint-nextel, o2, capex, telefonica, lte, softbank, ims, fmc, femtocells, opex, telefonica-o2
Cameras help to drive 5-fold increase in GPS Consumer Market
Traditionally, geo-tagging has been a complicated procedure, restricting the market to hardcore enthusiasts and professional users. However, new GPS and LBS advances are enabling this market while also driving consumer growth for GPS into cameras and laptops. As analysed in a recent IMS Research report, GPS is going to be integrated in a number of portable devices, such as laptops, PMPs, cellular and digital cameras. The overall market is set to increase 5-fold by 2011, with laptops and digital cameras representing over 20% of the market. more
Related Tags: qualcomm, lbs, gps, nxp, battery, ims
NFC: Technically Viable, but is it Desirable?
Near Field Communication (NFC) has tremendous potential for contactless ticketing, payments and passive door entry. The key benefits for consumers are reported to be faster transactions, no more carrying loose change, even a wallet can be discarded and everything in the future can be performed on one's mobile phone. more
Related Tags: nfc, near-field-communication, london, ims, visa, underground, new-york
Worldwide Base Stations to Pass 3 Million by Year-End
For the first time, the number of active base stations worldwide is set to pass 3 million units by the end of 2007. A new study published by IMS Research is looking, among other topics, at the worldwide installed base of base stations. This is expected to jump from just above 2.7 million in 2006 to nearly 3.1 million in 2007. more
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