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The percentage of consumers using mobile-phone service has markedly increased during 2003, according to research from Solomon Wolff Associates. According to the firm, 77 percent of households use wireless phone …

WASHINGTON-The Dutch government said a new study finds that radiation from GSM base stations of third-generation mobile-phone systems could be a potential health problem. The research, in which individuals exposed …

BOSTON-New research shows the market for multimedia messaging services in the United States will grow from just $8 million last year to $900 million by 2007, and the number of …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Price points below $100 have made global positioning system receivers affordable to the masses, according to research from ABI. In fact, demand for GPS applications will help grow …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Although Bluetooth technology is an early favorite of the automotive industry for telematics and wireless applications, it will compete with a range of other offerings, according to research …

CAMBRIDGE, U.K.-Wireless operators have less than 24 months to define, design and implement new charging architectures for mobile data services, according to a new report from U.K.-based consulting firm Analysys. …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The global fuel-cell market could be worth $35 billion in 10 years, but first it has several hurdles to overcome, according to research firm ABI. “In the long …

DALLAS-Ultra-wideband (UWB) communications systems will likely exceed 150 million devices by the end of 2008, according a new report from Parks Associates. Parks Associates believes that once the IEEE 802.15.3a …

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.-One-third of wireless application developers in the People’s Republic of China are now deploying wireless applications, according to results from Evans Data Corp.’s Fall Chinese Wireless Development Survey, …

ORLANDO-The military and government sectors will likely drive the demand for satellites during the next five years, while offering a boost to the commercial satellite sector, according to a new …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The Wi-Fi hot-spot industry will continue to grow, propelled by lower price points and standardized technology, according to market research firm ABI. ABI predicts Wi-Fi access point suppliers …

BOSTON-Nokia Corp. managed to reclaim the No. 1 spot from Motorola Inc. in the U.S. handset market, according to new research from research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics. The firm …

BOSTON-Online information from competing wireless carriers will actually facilitate churn and could lead to more than $3 billion in revenue loss for the industry during the next 12 months, according …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Despite the dominance of the GSM family of network technologies over the CDMA family of technologies in the wireless market, next-generation CDMA, CDMA2000 1X EV-DO, is gaining traction …

CHESTERFIELD, Mo.-Video via mobile phone will be the No. 1 reason wireless subscribers upgrade to third-generation services, according to a new study from Datacomm Research Co. “A large market for …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Micro fuel cells face a number of hurdles before wide-scale use and acceptance is possible, according to research from ABI. The firm emphasized that regulatory approvals must be …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-Mobile end users continue to use wireless technology more for personal use than professional, according to research by IDC. A survey of more than 2,500 members of IDC’s Mobile …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-The emergence of converged wireless handheld devices capable of multiple communications tasks may provide relief for the seemingly slowing PDA industry, according to research firm ABI. Converged devices, …

NEW YORK-Spending on cellular infrastructure will trump WiMAX either of the 802.16 or 802.20 variety, according to a report by Allied Business Intelligence. “Though WiMAX will play a significant role …

Following months of raised forecasts and hopeful outlooks, research firm IDC presented perhaps the most optimistic wireless industry outlook to date, predicting that sales of mobile phones will break the …

With nearly all wireless carriers having reported second-quarter results, or at least filing an extension with the Securities and Exchange Commission, N. Moore Capital Ltd. released its quarterly carrier metric …

SAN DIEGO-Wireless consumers who use text messaging represent a target market for the music industry, according to research from SMS.ac Inc., a mobile community that includes approximately 10 million registered …

PALO ALTO, Calif.-Although the Latin American unified messaging market has developed more slowly than expected, potential still exists, especially in enterprise solutions, according to new research from Frost & Sullivan. …

NEW YORK-New research shows the European automobile market will see dramatic advances in information, navigation and entertainment systems, with wireless telematics services “poised to significantly alter the landscape of the …

LONDON-Worldwide wireless local area network hardware revenue topped $608 million during the second quarter, according to Infonetics Research’s quarterly worldwide market share and forecast service, “Wireless LAN Hardware.” The company …