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• Outdoor GPS Solutions Will Reach Revenues of $1.7 Billion by 2013, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-23

  LONDON -- Outdoor GPS solutions are becoming more popular, driven by innovations in user interfaces and integration in community sites. An ABI Research study forecasts that outdoor GPS will generate $1.7 billion in annual revenues by the end of 2013. "Dedicated outdoor GPS handhelds will continue to generate the...

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• Regardless of Party Politics, Active DAS Systems Will Lead In-Building Wireless Revenues to $9.2 Billion by 2013, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-08-29

  NEW YORK -- At the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado this week, active distributed antenna systems DAS provided by ADC played a key role in the political process by providing mobile communications inside major convention buildings. Large infrastructures, such as those used by the DNC, are most in need...

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• Luxury Brands Aim for Multi-Billion Dollar Revenues from the Mobile Handset Market, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-08-05

  NEW YORK -- Dior recently introduced its own line of in-house designed mobile phones. Other prestige brands are also adding cellular handsets to their product lines. As personal items used frequently in public, mobile handsets can take on a powerful symbolism, representing the user's social status and personality. In partnership...

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• Location-based Mobile Social Networking Will Generate Global Revenues of $3.3 Billion by 2013, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-08-01

  LONDON -- The recent emergence of location-based mobile social networking services offered by providers such as GyPSii, Pelago and Loopt is revolutionizing social networking by allowing users to share real-life experiences via geo-tagged user-generated multimedia content, exchange recommendations about places, identify nearby friends and set up ad hoc face to...

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• Location Based Services "On the Move" in Asia and Europe, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-07-02

  LONDON -- In 2007, North America generated 81% of the world's Location Based Services LBS revenue. In 2013, that percentage will be just 32%. In the same period, Western and Eastern Europe's combined LBS revenues will jump from just 5% to 31%. The Asia-Pacific region, meanwhile, will see a rise...

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• Conditional Access Revenues to Approach $1.4 Billion This Year, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-03-07

  NEW YORK -- Conditional access - the protection of multimedia content by requiring consumers to meet certain criteria for access - is set to generate revenues approaching $1.4 billion this year. A new study from ABI Research forecasts CA revenues to fluctuate in a stable range slightly below that figure...

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• 419 Million NFC Chipsets Will Ship by 2012, Generating $406 Million in Revenue, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-01-04

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- More than 419 million NFC chipsets will ship in 2012, according to a new study from ABI Research. "NFC chipset shipments and revenue will continue to grow steadily over the next five years, as the market adapts to this new technology," says senior analyst Douglas McEuen. However,...

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• WiMAX security gaps present revenue opportunities, according to ABI Research.(MARKET INTELLIGENCE)

  - 2007-01-01

  The year 2007 will see a number of mobile WiMAX deployments. Contrary to many users' expectations, WiMAX does have a number of security vulnerabilities. The need to plug those gaps in its defenses creates attractive revenue opportunities for security solutions vendors, which are explored in a...

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• Global navigation satellite system receiver shipments to increase sevenfold by 2011, says ABI Research.

  - 2006-09-01

  Over 40 million Global Navigation Satellite Systems GNSS receivers were shipped in 2005, but in 2011 the market will have grown to nearly 300 million shipments, according to a new study from ABI Research that tracks GNSS markets across eleven vertical industry segments. ...

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• Cable Operators' Revenues from Mobile Traffic Backhaul to Top $1 Billion in 2011, According to ABI Research

  - 2006-08-31

  NEW YORK -- Cable operators worldwide stand to earn revenues in excess of $1 billion in 2011 from mobile traffic backhaul, according to a study from ABI Research. In contrast, 2006 revenues are forecast to be only $57.6 million. The difference represents a 75% CAGR over the forecast period.

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