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Articles tagged with: Ims and Ims Research
Fragmentation Poses Chief Threat to Android Platform Growth
The Android platform appears poised for considerable growth in 2009, but some hurdles for the platform remain. Google’s senior director of mobile platforms, Andy Rubin, announced on May 27th that its Android platform will appear on at least 18 handset models, designed by 8 or 9 OEMs, in 2009. While this widespread market adoption marks a significant milestone for Android, it could also pose the greatest threat to the platform’s future. more
Related Tags: google, android, andy-rubin, open-source
SIM Card Market Defying the Downturn
The latest data from ims Research shows that the SIM card market continues to defy the economic downturn that is currently hitting the mobile market. Total shipments of SIM cards in 2008 grew to reach the record number of 3.07 billion. This is in marked contrast to the numbers from manufacturers which showed handset shipments declining sharply in the second half of the year. more
Related Tags: sim-card, mobile-banking, memory, oberthur-technologies, smart, accelerometer, smart-card, bluesky-positioning, catalyst, option, bluesky
PND Market Needs to Locate Next Evolution, says IMS Research
Despite what many are predicting, the Personal navigation device (PND) market is not set to tail off dramatically. Rather, the market needs to be a little more realistic in its expectations, while also looking to develop a compelling new feature set. more
Related Tags: pnd, gps, pnds, mp3, laptop, play, personal-navigation-device, danger, navigation, in-car
What Next for Bluetooth High Speed?
The most recent announcement that the Bluetooth SIG has formally adopted Bluetooth high speed with 802.11, to allow faster data transfer, may have shuddered the hopes and potential future for the version which will include UWB. With the release of Bluetooth high speed, 2009 is already proving itself to be one of the most important years for the Bluetooth market. more
Related Tags: bluetooth, uwb, wi-fi, 802.11, wifi
Nokia Dismisses WiMAX as a "Wireless Betamax"
Nokia has dismissed WiMAX as a failed idea and likened it to the Betamax video format which lost the video tape war in the 1980s. Nokia's head of sales and manufacturing, Anssi Vanjoki told the Financial Times that he doesn't "see that WiMax is taking hold anywhere in a big way," more
Related Tags: nokia, sim, wimax, mobile-wimax, ict, clearwire, tim, lte, korea-telecom, fixed-wireless, anssi-vanjoki, television
Mobile Data Infrastructure Market to See Sharp Decline in 2009
The mobile data infrastructure market is forecast to experience a double digit decline in revenues in 2009 according to a recent study by ims Research. Mobile WiMAX may be hardest hit as credit markets dry up, jeopardizing many of the smaller pure WiMAX vendors' most important customers. more
Related Tags: 3g, base-station, mobile-data, wimax, mobile-wimax, base-stations
Economic Slowdown Accelerates Linux Growth in Mobile Handsets
With deteriorating global economic conditions making their impact felt in the wireless industry, handset OEMs and mobile network operators are looking to Linux-based operating systems to cut costs and diversify their handset portfolios. more
Related Tags: smartphone, motorola, open-mobile-terminal-platform, ict, huawei, vodafone, driving, lte, open-source, linux, presence, play, motorola,, open-mobile-alliance
Falling ASPs to Help Drive Bluetooth Technology in Lower Tier Handsets
Shipments of Bluetooth ICs in mobile handsets are expected to rise through 2013, as average selling prices (ASPs) for Classic Bluetooth ICs are projected to fall over 40% during the same period, reports ims Research. more
Related Tags: bluetooth
2009 GPS Market To Be Up Over 25% Despite Poor Semiconductor Outlook
The 2009 outlook for many semiconductor manufacturers is worsening by the day. Share prices have taken a severe hit with millions shaved from companies' market capital over the last 12 months. However, ims Research projects the GPS market represents one of the few areas of growth in 2009. more
Related Tags: google, microsoft, nokia, semiconductor, intel, apple, apple, gps, ericsson, wlan, mozilla, nokia,, cagr
NFC Implementation in Handsets on the Right Track with SWP but Delays Still Expected
The chicken and egg scenario that has bogged down the embryonic NFC market has taken steps forward in recent weeks. The mobile operators' preference for the Single Wire Protocol (SWP) form for NFC implementation received official endorsement from the GSM Association last month. This followed the final ratification of the standard and a signing of a memorandum of understanding with EMVCo. in September. Now some industry insiders are expecting large volume shipments of NFC handsets in the second half of 2009. more
Related Tags: sim-card, nfc, gsm-association, rsa, lte, gsm
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