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• Wireless Infrastructure Vendors Hunkering Down for a Tough 2009, Says ABI Research

  - 2009-03-17

  SINGAPORE -- Radio Access Network equipment expenditure is expected to contract by 6% as wireless infrastructure vendors brace for a stormy year. The latest ...

  Tags: ABI Research, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.

• Report: Mobile Content Explosion Makes Memory Cards A Big Money-Maker

  Content Next - 2008-12-16

  With more content being created and consumed on mobile phones, an interesting phenomenon has occurred: memory cards have quickly become the biggest money maker in accessory sales, research firm ABI Research reports. It isn't surprising that consumers are scrambling for more storage since many cellphones these days come with...

  Tags: Phone, Memory Card, Mobile, ABI Research, Sales Strategy, Flash Memory, Memory, Storage, Telecom & Utilities, Sales, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Entertainment, Research & Metrics, Social Media, Matt Kapko, SanDisk Corp.

• Nokia Tops New ABI Research On-board Handset-based Navigation Software Vendor Matrix Ranking

  - 2008-10-29

  LONDON -- Nokia has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Garmin and Intrinsyc claimed the second and third spots in the company's new evaluation of worldwide on-board handset-based navigation software vendors. The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by...

  Tags: ABI Research, handset, MARKETING, Nokia Corp., SEARCH

• 335,000 Cellular Base Stations to Include Solar Power by 2013, According to ABI Research

  - 2008-10-24

  LONDON -- As mobile network expansion moves ostensibly to emerging markets where solar energy levels are more favorable, solar power appears ready to play an important role in reducing the costs of cellular service delivery and ensuring a more reliable power supply. The OEMs' drive toward reducing base station power...

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• Consumer Navigation Still Facing Many Challenges On Its Way to Mass Market Adoption, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-24

  LONDON -- While much of the debate in the consumer navigation industry seems to focus on new features such as 3D maps, multimedia, connectivity, local search, convergence, and business models, the most important issue confronting navigation vendors is how to grow navigation beyond the current penetration rate of 20% to...

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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...

  Tags: ABI Research, GPS, Handhelds, HARDWARE, revenue

• Mobile Operators Reclaiming the Machine-to-Machine Connectivity Market, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-23

  NEW YORK -- The M2M (machine-to-machine) connectivity market has always seemed to be the playground of specialists: mobile virtual network operators MVNOs and M2M mobile operators MMOs. These aggregators, such as Jasper Wireless and Aeris Communications, have garnered most of the limelight in recent years. But increasingly, mainstream mobile...

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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...

  Tags: ABI Research, NETWORKING, satellite, survey, TVs

• International Mobile Business Subscribers Want Similar Device Features but Different Services, According to ABI Research Survey

  - 2008-10-22

  NEW YORK -- In a survey conducted by ABI Research among mobile business customers from seven industrialized countries, the mobile device features currently attracting most interest and used most often are similar, regardless of location. Bluetooth, speakerphone and voice activated dialing are the most adopted features; QWERTY keyboards, touchscreens, PIM/PDA...

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• Market Forces to Drive Embedded Cellular Modem Sales Over 83 Million Units in 2013, Says ABI Research

  - 2008-10-22

  NEW YORK -- Although embedded cellular modem sales have been slow to take off, momentum is building for increased sales, according to a recent study from ABI Research. One recent development is the GSMA's Mobile Broadband Service Mark initiative which, backed by media spending of $1 billion, will create awareness...

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