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The emergence of new mobile applications and advanced networks is creating an increasing need for backhaul, according to a new report from Visant Strategies.“Data services, including multimedia downloads, and network upgrades to W-CDMA/HSDPA and EV-DO have led to a surge …

Wi-Fi-only phones probably won’t replace cellular phones anytime soon, according to a new survey from research firm In-Stat.While stand-alone Wi-Fi phones theoretically could replace cellphones for some users, most respondents were lukewarm on the idea, with the majority of those …

User-generated content is the largest threat-and, perhaps, the biggest potential opportunity-to media and entertainment companies, according to a survey of executives released by Accenture.The poll of front-office personnel found that more than half the respondents identified amateur digital videos, podcasts, …

Near Field Communication technology is expected to be available on more than 20 percent of handsets shipped by 2012, according to ABI Research.The firm predicts about 292 million phones will ship with the technology in five years.“NFC in mobile phones …

The market for mobile marketing and advertising is expected to be worth $3 billion by the end of the year and top $19 billion by 2011, surpassing text messaging as a source of mobile marketing spending, according to a report …

A tier-one North American carrier saved $18 million in three markets using transport network optimization services from Tellabs, the company announced.While the wireless carrier would not allow Tellabs to use its name for competitive reasons, the carrier did allow Tellabs …

Telecom operators in North America spent $68.6 billion on their networks last year, an increase of 8 percent from 2005, according to a new report from Infonetics Research.The firm predicts carrier spending will increase 12 percent to $76.7 billion by …

Businesses in the United States are wasting in excess of $2 billion each year by not paying their mobile employees’ wireless bills, according to new research from In-Stat.These findings should lead carriers to convince their business customers to apply more …

The number of mobile TV subscribers worldwide will increase steadily over the next few years, reaching 125 million in 2011, according to new figures from In-Stat.The market research firm predicted four new mobile TV broadcast networks will come online, increasing …

The U.S. ringtone market will dip 8 percent this year as the novelty fades and users learn to create their own mobile music clips, according to Broadcast Music Inc.BMI predicted that ringtones will generate $550 million in retail sales in …

Verizon Wireless rang up the most mobile data revenue in the fourth quarter of 2006, but Sprint Nextel Corp. regained its lead in data ARPU, according to new figures from IDC.The market research firm found that Verizon ended 2006 with …

In the United States, Motorola Inc. gained four points of market share to claim 33 percent of the handset market last year, as arch-rival Nokia Corp. lost ground to rank fourth among vendors here, according to year-end figures from NPD …

M:Metrics launched a meter-based software program that operates in the background of handsets as it compile wireless subscribers usage and behavior data to its clients. MeterDirect has been live as a beta service since December and is being launched as …

FlipswapFlipswap, an outsourced cell phone trade-in solution for retailers, said it has signed integration partnerships with retail management system providers iQmetrix, Work Wireless, TeleTracker and CellSell.Flipswap’s Web-based software allows retailers to formulate a guaranteed trade-in quote for old phones. The …

Based on new statistics that suggest soccer moms and teens are warming to smartphones, Handango Inc. is making seven predictions for the smartphone and mobile content market for 2007. The global content provider with a distribution network of more than …

IT’S BEEN IN THE MARKET for less than a month, but TV network executives are excited about advertising opportunities presented by MediaFLO USA Inc.’s mobile broadcast TV network.Each of the television networks running on the eight-channel lineup make use of …

Carriers are falling flat in their efforts to become a kind of wireless iTunes, according to new figures from M:Metrics.Less than 1 percent of all U.S. mobile users downloaded songs from a carrier’s digital music store, the market research firm …

Nokia Corp. sold more than half the 71 million smartphones purchased last year and Motorola Inc. followed, with less than 9 percent of the market, according to a new study by ABI Research. Nokia racked up sales of 40 million …

Wireless users may be warming to the idea of mobile advertising, according to new figures from Harris Interactive.The market research group found that 35 percent of adult mobile users in the United States are willing to accept ads in exchange …

The market for enabling premium mobile content will grow to $7.4 billion by 2011 as consumers demand richer media on their mobile phones, according to new figures from iSuppli Corp.The market-research firm said technology companies that provide content-delivery infrastructure reaped …

According to market-research firm iSuppli Corp., the number of handsets purchased as replacements this year will be double the number of first-time cellphone purchases, a statistic that could have significant implications for the market’s players.iSuppli’s figures show that upgrade handsets …

Online mobile phone retailer Wirefly, a site operated by InPhonic Inc., released a report on the sharp growth in smartphone sales of late. The company said smartphone sales have increased 70 percent in less than six months from the third …

One-third of wireless Web users in the United States and Western Europe say they will accept ads on their handsets in exchange for free content, according to a study from the Online Publishers Association.The survey of 6,000 consumers in France, …

Three of the top six handset vendors in the world lost market share last year, as did the “other” category that captures the multitude of second-tier vendors determined to swim upstream against a strong current. That current is generated by …

Mobile gaming revenues in Latin America will triple in the next five years, according to new figures from EJL Wireless Research.The Redwood City, Calif.-based market research firm said the Latin American market will grow from $65 million last year to …