Mobile consumers today are increasingly demanding multiple functions in their devices. Consumers not just satisfied with polyphony ring tones; video services has become increasingly popular providing a huge opportunity for the content providers...

The boom for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has already taken place. According to In-Stat, the global market for VoIP was 16 million in 2005, and is expected to grow to over 55 million in 2009. Low cost and its functionality for distance...

ABI Software has cut its 2007 market forecast for radio frequency identification (RFID) software and service revenue to USD 3.1 billion, which represents a downward adjustment of about 15 percent from its previous view...

The growth in the use of mobile devices presents an opportunity for advertising and marketing. Wireless promises to be an effective and powerful tool for reaching targeted market segments making segments making...

Growing consumer awareness, growth in broadband assesses penetration and more authorised video download sites have given a push to the Portable Media Player (PMP) market. In-stat projects that worldwide market for true, video-centric PMPs...

"Our vision is about creating an Internet everywhere experience" said Atish Gude, Sprint's senior vice-president of strategy in a recent interview. The Sprint initiative with WiMAX is expected to usher in a new era of competition in the telecommunication industry. Analysts have waved a caution flag, however, stating that...

Research in Motion’s (Rim) market share in the first half of 2006 dipped 5 points to 59 percent, however, the installed base of mobile email users is set to double this year, said research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. According to the research firm, the hottest area will be driven by two forces...

The advent of broadband service has changed the way Internet operates. Today broadband is has taken over the standard dialup 56K modem connection, which was not only slow but has several other restrictions. Broadband’s speed is ten times faster than a dial-up connection...

Worldwide handheld devices market yet again declined for the tenth consecutive quarter year-over-year in the second quarter of 2006. Analysts of IDC attribute the decline to exit of vendors from the handheld market, the shift of vendor focus from handheld devices to...

Emerging markets are the hot targets for outsourcing engineering services, the sector which accounts for 2 percent of the global gross domestic product (GDP). Although the focus of outsourcing was initially to cut cost, it has given way to growth in the emerging markets...

A new digital market has emerged that both expands upon and threatens traditional market, finds a new study by information technology firm IDC. The study reveals that this marketplace, composed of gateways, nodes, and hubs, is growing rapidly due to a confluence of demand, technologies, customers, and changes in how people live their...

As Internet Protocol (IP) for video services are gaining popularity, some cable operators are moving towards IP delivery as a means of offering their customers advanced interactive video services via the cable modem, according to a study from ABI Research. However, the research firm warns that the switch over to IP...

Apple's iTunes service has the potential to outstrip its formidable iPod business and may allow it to enter the home audio and video markets ahead of its competitors, said research firm ABI Research. Apple computer’s third-quarter earnings saw a phenomenal rise beating Wall Street expectations, helped by strong growth and high...

Certified Wireless universal serial bus (W-USB) and ultrawideband (UWB) Bluetooth offer differing opportunities for vendors aiming at mass markets for devices using short-range connectivity. This topic on which application protocols that will run over WiMedia...

Threatened by falling income from traditional phone service, more and more service providers are looking to voice over IP (VoIP) to help them beef up revenue generation, says Infonetics Research in a new study, 'Service Provider Plans for Next Gen Voice & IMS...

For the third year in a row, telecom service providers worldwide increased their capital expenditures, albeit slightly, and will continue to do so for the next 3 years, says analyst firm Infonetics Research. Service provider capex worldwide is...

The U.S. Senate rejected an amendment that would have preserved the status quo of equal pricing for all Internet traffic, an issue known as network neutrality. The debate over network neutrality has become a civil war of sorts in the technology industry...

In developing countries, the penetration and impact of wireless mesh network is even more significant than in developed countries. Wireless mesh is decentralised, relatively inexpensive, and very reliable and resilient, as each node need only...

Biometric security systems, using fingerprints, iris scan and facial recognition, are still concentrated to a small population. Biometrics-based security systems have been suggested as a practical solution...

The Worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) industry is accelerating in the Asia Pacific region, but technology and business uncertainties remain, reports In-Stat...