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• IP Multimedia Subsystems' $300 Billion Opportunity Forecasted by ABI Research

  - 2008-03-13

  NEW YORK -- IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS is expected to provide mobile telephone operators with a forecasted $300 billion in extra revenue over the next five years, according to a new study from ABI Research. Major operators such as Sprint, Verizon and British Telecom BT will increasingly deploy IMS across...

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• Key Developing Industrial Wireless Sensor Networking Standard Looks to IP, Says ABI Research

  - 2007-09-17

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Increasingly, it appears likely that the developing ISA SP-100.11a industrial WSN Wireless Sensor Networking standard will adopt the IETF Internet Engineering Task Force "6loWPAN" WSN networking protocol to a greater or lesser extent as SP-100.11a's own networking layer. Although exact details are still to be worked out,...

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• New Features, IP Hybrids and Retail STB Will Drive Set-top Box Markets Past 2010, says ABI Research

  - 2007-08-03

  NEW YORK -- The market for STBs (set-top boxes) will grow at a steady pace through the end of the decade before easing slightly, as service upgrades to existing pay-TV customers are completed and the market shifts from new-technology growth to growth driven by the addition of new pay-TV subscribers....

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• ABI Research SWOT Analysis Reveals Motorola's Strong Positioning in the IP Set-Top Box Market

  - 2007-05-01

  NEW YORK -- ABI Research's newest study of the IP-STB market has revealed some noteworthy new dynamics. The report includes a SWOT analysis of the major IP-STB vendors worldwide which highlights Motorola's recent emergence as a strong and prominent player.

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• Nokia vs Qualcomm IP Dispute Intensifies on the Question of Quantity vs Quality, says ABI Research

  - 2007-03-26

  LONDON -- The Qualcomm versus Nokia royalty spat has intensified once again with a court filing from Nokia claiming that some of its licenses from Qualcomm in Europe are fully paid up. This is another instance of brinkmanship that will reach a crescendo after April 9th when the technology sharing...

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• ABI Research Forecasts 267 Million Residential Voice over IP Subscribers Worldwide by 2012

  - 2007-01-31

  NEW YORK -- Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP telephone services, which last year counted less than 38 million subscribers worldwide, should have a subscriber base of over 267 million in 2012, according to a new study released by ABI Research.

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• Satellite operators will drive high growth rates for the hybrid set-top box, says ABI Research.

  - 2006-09-01

  The recent temporary suspension of BSkyB's broadband movie download service, due to the release of a utility that circumvented digital rights management in Windows Media files, has focused attention on a new phenomenon: satellite operators have found a way to offer video-on-demand in competition with cable...

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• Cable Operators Favor IP to Deliver Advanced Interactive TV Services, Says ABI Research

  - 2006-08-03

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Some cable operators are moving towards Internet Protocol IP delivery as a means of offering their customers advanced interactive video services via the cable modem, according to a new study from ABI Research. However the change to IP will come at a cost: most of the...

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• Service Providers To Invest $10.1B In IMS During The Next Five Years

  - 2006-07-01

  OYSTER BAY, NY-Twelve months ago, ABI Research described IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS as a jet engine that would power telecom markets to a new level. A year later, that assessment still holds true, and IMS is on the verge of commercial reality. AccordinOYSTER BAY, NY-Twelve months ago, ABI Research described...

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• Service Providers to Invest $10.1 Billion in IMS During the Next Five Years, Says ABI Research

  - 2006-06-07

  OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Twelve months ago, ABI Research described IP Multimedia Subsystem IMS as a jet engine that would power telecom markets to a new level. A year later, that assessment still holds true, and IMS is on the verge of commercial reality. According to a new study, fixed...

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