Magic Potent for Selling Wireless: Good Information

The best way to sell wireless to consumers? Give them a "clear picture of how the offerings can be used in everyday life," according to a new study from ConStat, a wireless telecommunications research firm. Read more ...

Developers Push Mobile Solutions Forward

While next-generation mobile technology seems stalled by overall market woes, software developers say enterprises are still looking to expand adoption of wireless solutions.Read on ...

Cahners: M-Commerce Is Still a Work in Progress

Mobile commerce is still a work in progress rather than a viable source of revenues, according to Cahners In-Stat Group. Despite its slow-growth path, the research firm predicts m-com still holds promise. Read on ...

Sky's the Limit for Broadband Satellites

A new report on the future of the broadband satellite market sees a silver lining for developing IP and content services. Read on ...

Mobile Virtual Network Operators Take Off

With the introduction of packet-based networks, mobile virtual network operators are poised for take off, according to Strategy Analytics. How far? The MVNO sector is set to claim more than 10 percent of global cellular revenues – close to $65 billion – by 2005, predicts the research firm. Read more ...

Driving Motorists to Distraction: Cells or the Radio?

Do mobile phones cause accidents? Well, yes ... and no. According to a new study by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, yes, talking on a cell phone while driving can cause an accident – but perhaps not to the degree that some suggest. Still, the head of the U.S. transporation agency cautions that more studies need to be done to keep up with the increase in both mobile phones and other in-car gadgets. Read more ...

Consumers Dump on M-Commerce

Consumers worldwide appear to be hanging up on the idea of m-commerce. According to the latest Mobinet Index report, only 12 percent of mobile phone users in the eight countries surveyed – compared to 32 percent this time last year – intend to use their Internet-enabled devices to make purchases. Read more ...

Analysts: Wireless Wave Will Deluge Enterprises

The wireless wave is yet to hit enterprise businesses, but those not ready to float and support new business models will be in danger of sinking, warn two industry research firms. Read more ...

Silicon Valley VCs Stalling Investments

Wireless startups seeking to bolster investments from Silicon Valley venture capitalists may want to mark January, 2002, on their calendars. That's when Silicon Valley investors predict investment activities will pick up, according to a new market survey from Deloitte & Touche. Read more ...

Analysts to Bush: Give Broadband a Chance

Spectrum auctions may have helped feed government coffers, but the high prices paid by carriers for those airwaves could be stymieing the economy. Read more ...

Hot Connection: the Wireless LAN

What's hot in a tepid market? Wireless local area networks. According to IDC, WLAN equipment-sales revenue jumped an "incredible" 80 percent in 2000, breaking the $1 billion mark. Read more ...

Lack of Content Solutions Costs Companies Billions

Content is king, even in the wireless realm, but a new study shows that a lack of digital publishing solutions costs organizations $750 billion annually in time lost by workers looking for information they need to do their jobs. Read more ...

Gartner: Mobile Phone Use in Asia-Pacific Surges

The number of mobile phone subscribers in Asia-Pacific surged more than 50 percent last year, according to new market research from Gartner Dataquest: Topping the growth chart: China, with subscribers totaling 85.3 million in 2000. Read more ...

Cahners: U.S. Mobile Consumer Market Still Untapped

The U.S. consumer market represents a huge opportunity for wireless data providers, according to Cahners In-Stat Group. Two keys to tapping into this lucrative sector: simple-to-use applications and flat-rate pricing, says Cahners. Read more ...

Wireless Is Driving Need for More IT Spending

Wireless is moving rapidly into corporate America by way of its data centers, according to a new study of IT professionals, and the impact is already being seen in upcoming spending plans. Read more ...

Churn Is Low, Future Bright for U.S. Wireless Carriers ... So Far

Most cell users in the U.S. are loyal to their carriers and the wireless voice industry is poised for "significant growth opportunities," according to two studies released by Telephia. Read more ...

Not Sexy, but Pretty Smart

Telespree made news last week for its "disposable" mobile phone. What didn't make news – it wasn't as sexy – was word that Telespree inked a deal with Compaq to deliver its service via Compaq's NonStopHimalaya platform. Read more ...

Gartner: Mobile Phone Market – Tough, but Steady

Mobile phone suppliers looking to succeed in today's fiercely competitive market should be prepared to offer "strongly differentiated offerings," according to research firm Gartner Dataquest. The market overall? Slower, but steady growth ... Read more ...

IDC: Brokerages Need to Go Mobile

Providing customers with wireless access is more than a service, it's a competitive necessity, says research group, IDC. Read more ...

Strategy: Cell Phone Market Healthy, Nokia Dominant

Global cellular handset shipments will grow at 17 percent annually over the next 5 years, according to a new study by Strategy Analytics. Specifically, Strategy Analytics predicted 500 million cellular shipments in 2001 – and 1 billion by 2006. Read more ...

Forrester: Wireless Fuels Next Privacy Battle

New wireless technologies are sparking broader concerns among privacy advocates, according to a new report from Forrester Research. Increasing the volatility of the privacy debate: new location-based services. Read more ...

Next Technical Revolution: Mobile Robots

Wireless robots, now the stuff of child's play in toys like Tamaguchi-like Poo-chi dogs, will soon be smart enough to guard the house and bring in the newspaper. Read more ...

Simple Wireless Services Will Pay Off, Says Jupiter

Make it simple and go slow. That's the advice Jupiter Media Metrix is giving to U.S. wireless Web providers. Predicting that the number of people logging on from mobile devices will increase from 4.1 million in 2000 to 96 million in 2005, Jupiter says providers should pay attention to weaknesses before offering bells and whistles. Read more ...

Consumers Give Tentative OK to Ads on Devices

Advertisements on handheld devices got a tentative thumb's up from U.S. users, according to a new survey from Telephia, Inc., a San Francisco-based wireless market research group, especially if that advertising offered discounts. Read more ...

Analysys: Location Services – Value is Name of the Game

Expectations that mobile location services could be a "killer application" are unlikely to be realized. That's the findings of a new report from Analysys, a telecom and new media research firm. "However, for the mobile operator, faced with falling airtime revenues and the cost of rolling out third generation networks, they will add value to existing service packages, generate new revenue and foster customer loyalty," said report author Julie Robson. Read more ...

CEA Survey: Consumers Want Free Online Content

A whopping majority of Internet users participating in a recent survey – 89 percent – said they have downloaded online content and information. What's more, at least half of the users surveyed by the Consumer Electronics Association think online content should be free. Read more ...

3Com Scales Down for Profitability

The networking equipment maker will lay off about 10 percent of its workforce, or about 900 full-time employees. Blaming the slump on the overall downturn in technology spending, 3Com said it will also lay off 300 contract workers. Read more ...

Qualcomm Turns Up the Heat on CDMA

Qualcomm is taking no chances: The CDMA developer and evangelist yesterday announced the availability of BREW, an open standard platform for its proprietary CDMA technology. Read more ...