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T-Mobile USA Inc. continues to rank highest among the five largest wireless carriers in customer service performance, according to the latest study by J.D. Power and Associates. The No. 4 provider has been at the top of the field for …

LAS VEGAS — Mobile television and video is a “market that has been puttering along for several years,” Mark Donovan, senior analyst at M:Metrics Inc. said in a morning presentation here at NATPE Mobile++. The conference has enticed content producers …

Having sent Apple Inc.’s stock steadily skyward in recent months, Wall Street turned on the company like a wounded hyena last week after CEO Steve Jobs issued a handful of product announcements at the MacWorld 2008 conference that apparently failed …

Internet protocol-based broadband wireless is the catalyst that will foster services innovation sparking a second stage (Transition stage) of growth in the cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) industry (see chart). Growth will be driven by rapidly emerging business-to-consumer services. The drivers for …

The market for WiMAX chipsets will reach almost $500 million by 2012, driven mainly by embedded mobile WiMAX in mobile personal computers, according to new research from high-tech research firm In-Stat.The market will also benefit from demand for WiMAX customer …

The growing availability of cellphones that support music is spurring increasing mobile music consumption in the United States and Western Europe, according to a new report from M:Metrics.The company said sideloading of music accounts for 83% of mobile music usage …

TD-SCDMA technology likely will be the dominant third-generation technology in China thanks to the government support it receives there, but the technology will face challenges outside the Chinese market, according to a new report from ABI Research.The firm noted delays …

At least 46.1 million wireless subscribers used mobile search functions in the third quarter of 2007, according to a new report released by Nielsen Mobile. The report is based on a survey of more than 5,700 mobile search users who …

The mobile-phone industry, criticized for stifling competition and innovation said to be on display in European and Asian markets and fearing a regulatory backlash in the United States, filed with the Federal Communications Commission an analysis showing the American wireless …

Juniper Research released a new report that predicts Mobile WiMAX will attract 80 million subscribers within five years, assuming devices and differentiated services are available.The firm said Mobile WiMAX 8012.16e will start to see growth between 2010 and 2013, and …

Standalone navigation devices will give way to mobile phones as the worldwide portable navigation market explodes over the next several years, according to a report from Telematics Research Group.The market research firm said 30 million dedicated navigation devices were sold …

A new study concludes drivers who talk on cellphones contribute to traffic congestion, a consequence compounding well-documented dangers of operating wireless devices while behind the wheel.“At the end of the day, the average person’s commute is longer because of that …

The ultra-wideband silicon market began to take off in 2007, despite regulatory hurdles that persist worldwide, according to In-Stat.The firm noted the first UWB-enabled notebook computers shipped this year from several major manufacturers. PC peripherals are expected to hit the …

A new report from Visant Strategies predicts the next generation of WiMAX devices will spur both fixed and mobile growth for the 802.16 industry.The report said WiMAX vendors are promoting Wave 2 device advantages, which include multiple-in/multiple-out antenna technology and …

More than 100 million recycled handsets are expected to be shipped in 2012, generating more than $3 billion in revenue, according to a study from ABI Research.Demand for recycled handsets is being driven by shorter handset replacement periods, growing demand …

Wireless tracking of vehicles and people will generate about $4.9 billion in revenues in Western Europe by 2012, according to a new report from Juniper Research.The firm said the growth will be driven by the need to improve business efficiency …

It appears wireless Web surfers are more interested in accessing news and mobile content than finding the nearest pizza parlor.AOL last week unveiled the most common searches from its wireless portal, revealing some surprisingly popular search terms. While MySpace (No. …

A new report from ABI Research says carriers need to keep long-term considerations in mind when formulating their femtocell strategies, because femtocell solutions probably won’t generate profits until three or more years after services are launched.“Our studies found that the …

The federal government estimates that one of every eight American homes uses only mobile phones for communications.The data comes from the National Health Interview Survey, which was conducted between January and June of this year by the Centers for Disease …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in the wider business world and how they could affect the …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Monday feature, Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. In the coming weeks look for columns from Jupiter Research’s …

In its annual rating of wireless service, Consumer Reports christened Verizon Wireless and Alltel Corp. its top picks-and largely panned service from Sprint Nextel Corp.Based on nearly 48,000 responses from Consumer Reports’ online subscribers, the magazine ranked the five largest …

A recent report from ABI Research says mobile line of business services revenues could reach nearly $5 billion by 2012.The firm noted enterprise data is typically available to employees only on company premises via computers connected to a company intranet. …

Carriers should be careful when developing a plan to deploy femtocells, according to a new report from Analysis.The firm said widespread deployment of the indoor base stations could begin as early as next year, but that large-scale rollout of femtocells …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to On the Margins, a feature for RCR Wireless News’ weekly e-mail service, Mobile Content and Culture. Every week, the RCR Wireless News staff considers events in the wider business world and how they could affect the …