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Mobile instant messaging will eventually cannibalize SMS and computer-based e-mail, according to a survey from TNS Technology.The survey of 17,000 respondents in 30 countries found that once users adopt MIM, it becomes their primary non-voice method of interacting with others. …

The mobile device market is expected to show shipments of 289 million units during the first quarter of 2008, according to a new study from ABI Research.“Operators and distributors continued to top up their inventories in [Q1 2008] after a …

Coupon clipping is going mobile. Juniper Research estimates almost 3 billion mobile coupons will be issued to mobile users by 2011. And those coupons will yield about $7 billion of discounts redeemed, said the firm. Several factors are driving the …

IMS Research predicts users of contactless mobile payments, mobile banking and over the air transactions will reach nearly 900 million by 2012.Those subscribers will complete 62 billion transactions in 2012, said the research firm’s latest report.IMS Research noted that mobile …

The mobile device management services market is expected to grow from $583 million in 2007 to more than $20 billion by 2013, according to a report from ABI Research.“The range of services needed to manage a business’s mobile investments requires …

The success of smartphones among U.S. shoppers has served to boost the average purchase price for cellphones, according to new research from J.D. Power and Associates. According to the firm’s survey of almost 20,000 cellphone owners, the average price paid …

Wireless carriers and backhaul transport providers spent $3.7 billion worldwide on mobile backhaul equipment last year, and spending is expected to grow in the high double-digit percents between 2009 and 2011, according to a report from Infonetics Research.“All market indicators …

More than half a million buildings will be equipped with in-building wireless systems by 2013, according to a new report from ABI Research.ABI said drivers for in-building system growth include frequency spectrum band distribution, network air interface protocol, data services …

CORPORATIONS’ IT “SPEND” THIS YEAR is markedly less than last year, yet mid-year changes have yet to surface, according to several sources. An annual survey of CIOs conducted by Gartner each fall projected flat to less than 3% growth in …

Verizon Wireless continues to please its business customers, both big and small. According to the J. D Power and Associates 2008 Business Wireless Satisfaction Study, released today, the carrier ranked highest in overall customer satisfaction for wireless data service, effectively …

User-generated video content has proved more popular than expected, with significant growth in China, according to a new report from In-Stat.Higher-quality content and increasing file size maximums will push the demands of bandwidth to a faster growth rate than the …

The mobile digital commerce services market reached $1.1 billion last year and is expected to grow to $1.9 billion in 2012, according to a report from MultiMedia Intelligence.The market includes digital commerce service providers that process the financial transactions for …

The United States is expected to add more than 65 million mobile subscribers to the worldwide subscriber base between 2007 and 2012, according to a new report from Portio Research.About 1.8 billion subscribers are expected to be added worldwide during …

New government data suggests wireless substitution continues to rise, a trend that could become a bigger factor in telecom policymaking. The preliminary results of the National Health Interview Survey, conducted under the auspices of the Centers for Disease Control and …

The worldwide service provider switching and routing equipment market grew 25% during the first quarter to $3.1 billion, according to analyst firm Ovum RHK.“There were no significant market share movements in 1Q08,” said Mark Seery, VP at Ovum. “Alcatel-Lucent returned …

Nearly one-third of the major financial organizations worldwide are planning to launch mobile banking services within the next two years, according to a new survey commissioned by Sybase 365, a subsidiary of mobile messaging services company Sybase Inc.About two-thirds of …

Mobility continues to be a top investment priority for enterprises, according to a new survey by Aberdeen.The survey found that businesses increased their planned spending on wireless by 7.6% over last year.In addition, business professionals named mobility as one of …

A new star is rising in mobile television and it’s all premised on the fact that people don’t want to pay for video on their cellphones. A few standout companies have blazed a path to free mobile content for consumers, …

Mobile messaging revenues are expected to grow to $212 billion by 2013, according to new predictions from ABI Research.The growth will be driven by increasing popularity of short message service, strong mobile e-mail uptake in developed regions, messaging adoption in …

A new report from Juniper Research predicts WiMAX growth will begin to take off in the period between 2009 and 2011, growing to more than 47 million subscribers worldwide by 2013.The report predicts WiMAX will find a strong foothold as …

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Like many other forms of entertainment, watching mobile TV wastes time – at least to some. For the executives running mobile entertainment companies that routinely talk about the medium as such, there’s an apparent sense of pride …

Analyst firm Berg Insight predicts 186 million machines will be connected to wireless networks by 2012, up from 37.5 million connections last year.Vehicle telematics applications likely will lead the machine-to-machine cellular market in most markets and account for more than …

As customers walk away from wireless retail stores, they are less satisfied with the experience, largely because of a lack of product information and promotional incentives, according to the latest survey released by J.D. Power and Associates. Indeed, customer satisfaction …

RCR Wireless News Editor Tracy Ford interviews research firm Compete Inc.’s Adam Guy on open access, third-party applications and consumer choice in this RCR Wireless News Webcast. Guy is general manager of telecommunications and media at Compete. He leads a …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Reality Check, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ new weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile content industry to give their insights into the marketplace. …