Wireless Business Forecast articles from May 2007

Wireless Business Forecast archives from May 2007

The Mobile Media Review: The Many Ways Of Escape.(Trimble AllSportGPS program)(VuGuru's "Prom Queen")(Cosmopolitan magazine's "Fake Call" application)
May 3, 2007... Welcome to the ninth burst of "The Mobile Media Review," our relevant and, many times, irreverent view of what's going on in the mobile-content arena. This week, we address all you exercise nuts, horror-film enthusiasts, YouTube addicts and...

Those Awaiting 700 MHz Spectrum May Have To Wait A Little Longer.
May 3, 2007... During its monthly meeting that almost didn't happen on the day it was scheduled, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Report and Order and a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) addressing how the upcoming 700 MHz...

Anite 'Tests' The LTE, WiMAX Waters.
May 3, 2007... There is no infallible way to track the next hot technology. The best barometer of what's going to work is to wait until the product hits the market. If it floods the gates and overwhelms the public and the service providers, it's a success....

New Research: Digital Music Sales Rule By 2011.
May 3, 2007... According to a report from Gothenburg, Sweden analyst firm Berg Insight, digital music sales will overtake physical sales in Western Europe by 2011. In 2007, the group estimates that digital sales will account for 10 percent of total...

A First Look At 2007 Handset Sales.
May 3, 2007... The worldwide wireless-handset market demonstrated continued growth during the first quarter of 2007. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, vendors shipped 256.4 million units, a year-over-year increase of 10 percent...

Pew Study Finds Few Americans Use Available Technology.
May 17, 2007... Only about 8 percent of the adult population of the United States actually makes full use of the capabilities represented by the so-called 'Web 2.0,' according to a new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. And that's despite -...

Surprise, Surprise: Teens, Tweens Want To Talk To Their Friends.
May 17, 2007... Talk to any middle-school-aged child in the United States today and chances are they will have a cellphone - as well as many opinions on the best service, handset, color, ringtone and/or game. In fact, according to a major new multi-client...

Oxymoron Or Not, Mobile Broadband Is Hot.
May 17, 2007... Mobile broadband - admittedly an oxymoron that rivals "working press" - is hot. According to statistics accumulated by Sky Light Research, shipments of mobile broadband equipment built for data services grew 117 percent year-over- year in...

The Mobile Media Review: Crush, Move, Kvetch And Push.
May 17, 2007... Welcome to the landmark 10th burst of "The Mobile Media Review," our relevant and, many times, irreverent view of what's going on in the mobile- content arena. This week, we talk about online dating, apartment-hunting via handset, Sports...

Symbian Ships Nearly 15M Smartphones In 1Q07.
May 17, 2007... Symbian Limited, developer and licensor of the Symbian OS operating system for advanced data-enabled mobile phones known as smartphones, is touting the fact it shipped close to 16 million smartphones from January to the end of March. ...

The Mobile Media Review: Magazines, The Music Genome Project And More Video.
May 31, 2007... Welcome to the 11th burst of "The Mobile Media Review," our relevant and, many times, irreverent view of what's going on in the mobile-content arena. This week, it's all about what men want, what music mobilistas browse and a good video-clip...

Analysis: What European MVNOs Are Charging Nowadays.(mobile virtual network operators)
May 31, 2007... Wireless Business Forecast's sister e-letter Tarifica Alert recently compared the voice rates of some key Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) against those of established mobile operators in a selection of European countries. Tarifica's...

Google Ponders 700 MHz Play, But Some Question Its Creds.
May 31, 2007... In the ongoing discussion of what really should be done with the 700 MHz spectrum set to be auctioned by the end of the year, search engine Google thinks it has a better idea. With such a large communications player taking an interest in...

Ruckus, Netgear Unveil New SMB Wireless Equipment.
May 31, 2007... Ruckus Wireless has introduced ZoneFlex, what it says is a "new breed" of multimedia wireless LAN (WLAN) systems that will "forever change the way Wi-Fi is deployed within small-to-medium businesses and hot zones." According to the...

Survey Sez: Gamers Prefer Verizon Wireless.
May 31, 2007... Evaluating the mobile-game-download process of leading U.S. network providers in a recently released report series, the Strategy Analytics Wireless Media Lab concludes that Verizon Wireless offers the best game download experience, beating...

Research House Outlines Financial Dangers To Entrenched Wireless Carriers.
May 31, 2007... Wireless carriers may experience substantial decline in ARPU in developed countries as voice prices decrease, non-voice services fail to capture consumers' interest and mobile phones lose their fashionable image. Analysys, a global...

10 Ways An Enterprise Can Secure Mobile Assets.
May 31, 2007... What can enterprises do when it comes to securing their mobile assets to help prevent loss, theft or hijacking of equipment and cargo? When employees, cargo, vehicles and equipment are moving about the country, security risks and concerns...