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• Fewer US Terrestrial TV Viewers After Analog Switch-off: ABI Research Survey

  - 2008-10-22

  NEW YORK -- Analog free-to-air television broadcasting will come to an end in the United States on February 17, 2009. Although many US viewers subscribe to cable or satellite TV services, 15% - a substantial number - still use a traditional antenna. A recent ABI Research consumer survey of...

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• Information Technology Vendors Are Getting Greener, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-17

  NEW YORK -- Most of us are aware of the major environmental issues and some of thing things we can do about them: save energy, reduce CO2, recycle, don't pollute. But most workers in the industrialized world use computers and computer networks every day, and don't give a thought to...

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• Cisco Systems Tops New ABI Research "Green Network Equipment" Vendor Matrix Ranking

  - 2008-10-16

  NEW YORK -- Cisco Systems has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Nortel Networks and Hewlett-Packard HP claimed the second and third spots in the company's new evaluation of network switching vendors' internal green initiatives as well as the greenness of...

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• Rich Communication Suite Will Bolster IMS Deployments, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-13

  NEW YORK -- The Rich Communication Suite RCS, a new initiative of a large group of handset and infrastructure vendors and mobile operators, promises to enhance the ability of wireless and wireline networks to offer interoperable rich communications. It is built on the IMS IP Multimedia Subsystem platform, and should...

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• Cable Operators Face Stark Choices in Quest for More Bandwidth, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-07

  NEW YORK -- Faced with growing competition in their core Pay-TV business, cable operators worldwide are distracted by the all-digital transition regulatory deadlines imposed upon them by governing bodies, the available options for upgrading their network bandwidth, and the slow migration to an IP-based network for greater interactivity. Moving to...

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• Home Networking CPE and Aggregation Devices to Generate $1.8 billion in 2013, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-06

  SINGAPORE -- The advent of high speed broadband connections and changes in consumer requirements have led to greater connectivity as households hop aboard the high-speed Internet bandwagon. Basic data-oriented devices currently account for more than half of the market, but they will soon become obsolete as full-fledged multimedia boxes with...

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• Picocells and Femtocells to Be Part of Initial LTE Architecture, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-09-19

  NEW YORK -- It is likely that femtocells and picocells will form an integrated part of the initial rollouts of LTE Long Term Evolution networks, say analysts at ABI Research. These cellular mini-base stations, which offer improved wireless coverage indoors, have been generating considerable interest in mobile wireless markets...

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• What Do SMB Wi-Fi Customers Really Want? ABI Research Finds Out

  - 2008-08-27

  NEW YORK -- When it comes to Wi-Fi, small-medium businesses defy generalization. Depending on their size, budgets, and the nature of their activities, SMBs reveal very different patterns of Wi-Fi adoption, deployments, upgrades, and attitudes to security. A survey of SMBs that are customers of the market-leading Wi-Fi vendor has...

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• 103 Million Consumer Fixed-Mobile Convergence Access Points In Service by 2013, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-08-20

  LONDON -- The fixed-mobile convergence market FMC is on the brink of very interesting times, according to analysts at ABI Research. UMA-based Wi-Fi dual-mode solutions have seen some significant penetration in both Europe and North America thanks to successful market introductions by T-Mobile in the US (T-Mobile @Home) and Orange...

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• Ericsson Tops New ABI Research IMS Vendor Matrix Ranking

  - 2008-07-28

  NEW YORK -- Ericsson has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research, maintaining the position it held in the last edition of this Matrix. Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia Siemens Networks claimed the second and third spots in the company's new evaluation of worldwide...

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