December 2007
DecemberDec 31 Monday 07
Broadband Leaders Invest in Fiber Networks
Fiber optic communication networks are the foundational infrastructure that supports the rapidly advancing Global Networked Economy market leaders. Moreover, one region of the world continues to set the pace.
Passive Optical Network (PON) equipment manufacturers in …
DecemberDec 29 Saturday 07
The Experience Layer Design Framework
What is a broadband experience provider, and how does this business model differ from a traditional broadband service provider (BSP)? During the course of 2008, as the customer experience era unfolds, we'll be describing the various attributes -- relative to the …
Recycled Mobile Handset Market Worth $3B
Shipments of recycled mobile phone handsets are expected to exceed 100 million units in 2012, according to the latest market study by ABI Research.
Shorter handset replacement periods, growing demand for low-cost handsets in emerging markets, regulatory requirements, and …
DecemberDec 28 Friday 07
U.S. Cable Modem Service in Growth Mode
Emerging from a duopoly environment isn't totally without some stress. The increasing competitiveness of the U.S. pay-TV market continues to drive cable TV operators to invest in their networks and roll out new services, according to the latest market study by In-Stat.
DecemberDec 27 Thursday 07
A Confusing World of High Definition Video
The holiday season will be a key milestone in the success of High Definition disc formats within the U.S. market, according to a timely market study by Understanding & Solutions.
Performance of both Blu-ray and HD DVD during this second holiday season is crucial in …
DecemberDec 25 Tuesday 07
Online Newspaper Advertising Still Gaining
The latest estimates from the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) show that advertising expenditures for newspaper Web sites increased by 21.1 percent to $773 million in the third quarter versus the same period a year ago.
This is the fourteenth consecutive quarter of …
Future Demand for Mobile Network Backhaul
As people use their mobile phones to reach out to friends and family during the holiday season, network usage will reach a predictable peak that's way above and beyond the norm.
"In order for mobile operators to deliver the expected bandwidth of 3G and newer …
DecemberDec 24 Monday 07
Wireless Ultrawideband Quest for a Market
The market for Ultrawideband (UWB) silicon is finally beginning to take off in 2007, according to the latest market study from In-Stat.
Though regulatory hurdles over UWB still persist worldwide, the first UWB-enabled notebook PCs have shipped this year from Dell, …
Vendors Still Celebrate the IPTV Bonanza
After a 32 percent jump in sales in the second quarter, worldwide IPTV equipment sales hit $682.5 million in the third quarter of 2007, up 23 percent sequentially, according to the latest Infonetics Research market study.
Likewise, manufacturers of IP set-top boxes …
DecemberDec 23 Sunday 07
Portables PC Growth Displacing Desktops
Worldwide PC shipments are projected to rise by 16.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, according to the latest IDC market assessment.
Following a slow second half of 2006, with growth reaching a low of 7.9 percent in the fourth quarter, growth has accelerated …
Hollywood Shifts to Online Video for Growth
As DVD revenues begin to slow, Hollywood studios are looking to online video as a platform for incremental growth. Though currently in its infancy, by 2011 the online video market will have a retail value in excess of $3.8 billion worldwide, according to entertainment …
DecemberDec 22 Saturday 07
Internet Video Delivery Devices Forecast
A new breed of retail-based Internet video delivery devices has emerged over the past few years, the most notable being Apple TV. However ABI Research notes that these devices have had difficulty resonating with consumers, largely due to their higher prices and …
HD Drives Big Telco Investment in Pay-TV
The telco TV market is quickly adding new deployments and subscribers, which is boosting headend equipment sales as each deployment requires at least one headend system, according to In-Stat.
Growth in the ranks of subscribers means more revenue from license, service, …
DecemberDec 21 Friday 07
Japan and South Korea Mobile Marketing
Globally, mobile marketing has been regarded as a new way to monetize services and develop new sources of revenue for mobile operators. Japanese and South Korean operators are building on existing technologies and consumer preferences to pioneer this new medium.
By 2012, …
Software as a Service Usage Gains Traction
Consumer usage of PCs and purchasing patterns continue to evolve, based upon a survey of North American PC users, according to the latest assessment by In-Stat.
Key findings in the In-Stat survey include a rise in the number of hours consumers use PCs and a desire for …
DecemberDec 20 Thursday 07
Global Mobile Gaming Reaches $3.6Bn
Research from entertainment analyst firm Understanding & Solutions reveals a stronger growth rate in mobile gaming than in console and handheld markets, albeit coming from a smaller market share. This places mobile in second position behind the online games market.
3G Femtocell Access Point Market Outlook
Market research firm Infonetics Research says worldwide sales of GSM/GPRS and 3G femtocell access points will heat up quickly once femtocell services become more widely available, with unit shipments expected to grow 10-fold from 2007 to 2008, and revenue reaching more …
DecemberDec 19 Wednesday 07
WiMAX Will Survive Sprint's Endorsement
WiMAX continues to make gains, with network trials becoming commercial deployments, and well known vendors adding the technology to their product portfolios, according to In-Stat's latest market study.
Despite many positive events over the last 12 months, however, WiMAX …
Africa & Latin America Lead Mobile Upside
Pyramid Research released its Q3 2007 Mobile Demand and Mobile Data Forecasts for more than 90 markets globally.
Based on continued strong growth in emerging markets, they have raised their year-end 2007 expectation for mobile phone subscriptions from 3.26 billion in the …
DecemberDec 18 Tuesday 07
Uptake in Mobile Video Messaging Service
Mobile video messaging services are at the center of the technology convergence that is helping mobile customers realize greater levels of self-expression and online community participation.
According to principal analyst Dan Shey of ABI Research, "Mobile video messaging …