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• In search of the femtocell market

  BNET - 2009-11-16

  ABI Research last week revised downward its target for femtocell shipments in 2009 by 55 percent. It now predicts that about 350,000 femtocells will ship by year-end, down from its April prediction of 790,000. ABI said it is changing its prediction based on slow uptake...

  Tags: coverage, Carrier, ABI Research

• Femtocell shipments much lower than expected in 2009, says ABI Research

  BNET - 2009-11-13

  ABI Research has scaled down its estimation of femtocell shipments to only about 350,000 in 2009, compared to shipments of 790,000 that it forecast in April. "Even femtocell vendors are a bit surprised that the operators haven't pushed femtocells as much or as soon as expected," said practice director Aditya...

  Tags: operator, Shipment, ABI Research

• ABI Research: 27% of smartphones cost under $200 this year

  BNET - 2009-11-05

  We dig the idea of falling smartphone prices. ABI Research has been following the market and they say that in 2007 only 18% of these devices were priced under $200 retail. This year, however, that percentage went up to 27%, and by 2014 the research company predicts 45% of them...

  Tags: Smart Phone, ABI Research

• Linux's share of netbooks surging, not sagging, says analyst

  BNET - 2009-11-04

  Reports that the Linux netbook is dead or dying are incorrect, at least globally, according to an analyst firm. Nearly one-third of the 35 million netbooks on track to ship this year will come with some variant of the free, open-source operating system, ABI Research said. The exact split is...

  Tags: Netbook, ABI Research

• Ultra mobile device shipments to hit 385 million in 2014, says ABI Research

  BNET - 2009-10-28

  ABI Research expects the ultra mobile device UMD market – ultra mobile PCs UMPCs, netbooks, MIDs and mobile consumer electronics devices – to reach 385 million units shipped in 2014. The diversity of form factors and device types will likely continue as vendors look to meet the unique preferences of...

  Tags: Netbook, Ultramobile PC, ABI Research

• ABI forecasts 300M WiFi enabled handsets by 2011

  BNET - 2009-08-27

  Yet another research firm is confirming that WiFi is fast becoming a "must-have" handset feature. ABI Research said WiFi can offer most operators two important benefits: extended reach and network load reduction. Therefore, based on operators' and users' new-found appreciation for WiFi, ABI predicts shipments of WiFi-capable handsets will double...

  Tags: handset, Wi-Fi, ABI Research

• Mobile Phones with Wi-Fi Doubling Every 2 Years

  BNET - 2009-08-26

  A report from ABI Research predicts that the number of dual-mode phones with both Wi-Fi and cellular will keep doubling every two years. In the meantime, carriers such as T-Mobile and AT&T are learning how they can make Wi-Fi phones suit their needs.ABI Research is expecting handset shipments with dual-mode...

  Tags: handset, Wi-Fi, ABI Research

• Consumers want 3G modems, but at half-price

  BNET - 2009-08-18

  IDG News Service - Nearly half of U.S. consumers are interested in cellular modems, but only at half the price that service providers are charging for plans, according to survey results announced today by ABI Research. One reason those consumers don't want to pay the going rate for broadband on...

  Tags: Broadband, AT&T Corp., modem, ABI Research, Leichtman Research Group

• Can Nvidia's Tegra capitalize on the Zune HD?

  BNET - 2009-08-13

  Computerworld - Nvidia Inc., the PC graphics chipmaker that is trying to break into the portable computing electronics market, needs the upcoming Zune HD media player to be successful as much as the player's maker, Microsoft Corp. Expected to be officially announced today by Microsoft, the Zune HD represents Microsoft's...

  Tags: NVidia Corp., ARM, Microsoft Zune

• RIM's quest for LTE patents complicated

  BNET - 2009-08-10

  RIM continues to play the nationalist card in its fight for bankrupt Nortel#039s LTE assets. In an emergency meeting on Friday with the Canadian House of Commons Industry Committee, RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis proclaimed that Nortel#039s LTE patents and assets are a national treasure and should stay in Canadian hands....

  Tags: Patent, Nortel Networks Corp., Research In Motion Ltd., Ericsson Inc.