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Articles tagged with: Wi Fi and Nokia
Nokia Losing Share in Wi-Fi Handset Market
Nokia, the leading market share vendor for dual-mode wi-fi handsets, has seen its market lead slip significantly over the past year, reports In-Stat. more
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Wireless Census Reveals Shifts in Types of Wireless Devices in Use in Nth America
Wireless networking service provider, Meraki has released a one-day snapshot of the devices accessing its network in North America. The number of client devices, such as laptops and handheld devices, observed by the same set of Meraki access points grew dramatically by 41% from 149,687 devices on June 2nd 2008 compared to 211,190 on June 1st 2009. more
Related Tags: meraki, iphone, blackberry, USA
Game-Changing Moves Strengthen Consumer LBS in North America
The consumer location-based services (LBS) market has steadily evolved over the past few years, always promising significant revenue generation, but never quite delivering the critical mass of subscribers that were expected. Now, a number of factors - including the development of third-party location databases and technologies - are poised to finally drive real LBS market growth on mobile phones. more
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Mobile Phones Get Smarter at CTIA with Touch Screen Tech
This month's International CTIA Wireless 2009 event in Las Vegas showcased in the mobile handset's industry increasing focus on smart phones, as illustrated by prevalence of announcements related to touch-screen technology, according to iSuppli. more
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Chinese Handset Production Growth Down to Single Figures
China's CCID Consulting has reported that after a period of rapid growth over the past few years, the Chinese mobile handset chips market experienced a conspicuous decline in 2008. The research firm predicts that the scale of Chinese mobile phone chips market is expected to reach RMB 110 billion (US$16 billion), up by 6%, down to single-digit growth for the first time. more
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Nokia to Integrate Skype VoIP Services into Nokia Phones
Skype and Nokia have announced a partnership that will bring Skype's VoIP platform to the Nokia range of mobile phones. Under the terms of the cooperation, Skype will be integrated into Nokia devices, starting with the Nokia Nseries. The Nokia N97 device will be the first to incorporate the Skype experience in the 3rd quarter of 2009. more
Related Tags: 3g, sim, skype, voip, rsa, symbian, presence
Dual-Mode Cellular/Wi-Fi Handset Shipments to Double from 2008 Through 2010
Shipments of wi-fi-enabled cellular handsets will double in volume by the end of 2010, compared to January 2008, and that growth curve is expected to continue through 2013. This data, contained in a new ABI Research study, shows how driven by increasing consumer awareness and demand, new operator business models, and increased value for handset manufacturers, wi-fi technology will continue to penetrate deeper into mobile handsets over the next five years. more
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Global Mobile Market to Exceed US$900 Billion in 2008
A report from IDATE says that the world telecom services market is estimated at US$1,365 billion in 2008 - a 4.2% increase over the year before - and is expected to be worth over US$1,416 billion in 2009. With a total turnover estimated at US$742.2 billion in 2008, mobile services account for 54% of the telecom services market and single handedly deliver all of the sector's growth. But the annual growth rate has dropped from more than 12% in 2007 to 8% in 2008. more
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Consumers Want Citywide Wi-Fi - And Are Willing to Pay for It
A report commissioned by wi-fi application vendor, Devicescape has found that most respondents want citywide wi-fi (84%) and, surprisingly, many are willing to pay for it (56%) as they would a utility. The report also found that an overwhelming number of wi-fi users expect wi-fi while on the road (91%) and when traveling, the most-often used device for accessing wi-fi was the smartphone, such as an iPhone (vs. laptops) more
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Nokia Ceases Production of its Only WiMAX Device
Nokia has stopped producing its only WiMAX device, the N810 WiMax Edition, after just a few months of sales. The handset was originally shown last April as an upgrade of the existing N810 which relied on wi-fi for its connection, and launched in October. more
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