ABI Research

28 August 2009 07:43

Europe Leads Mobile Managed Services Market

When it comes to managed services for mobile operators, Europe leads the world’s most active regions this year. ABI Research forecasts indicate that the European managed mobile services market will total nearly $9 billion in 2009. The Asia-Pacific

24 July 2009 15:17

Operators and distributors go shopping for 269 million handsets despite 'frosty market', says ABI

While handset vendors are still telling us it is a frosty market out there, there is a spring in their step as 2Q-2009 results start to pour in, according to ABI Research.
 
"269 million handsets were shipped

29 June 2009 08:07

366,000 picocells deployed by 2013, says research

While picocells - the 'big brothers' of femtocells - have not enjoyed rapid or massive adoption so far, ABI Research has estimated that, in 2013, there will have been cumulative deployments of about 366,000 picocell devices worldwide. While

22 June 2009 14:40

Worldwide mobile services revenue to grow at least 1.2% annually through 2014

Despite current market uncertainties, a new ABI Research study, titled 'World Financial Crisis and the Mobile Services Market' is said to show that even under the worst recovery scenarios, mobile services revenues will continue to grow at nearly 1.2% through

21 January 2009 11:14

GPS-enabled handsets expected to bypass the economic downturn, claims research

Shipments of GPS-enabled mobile phones will hit a speed-bump in 2009, but will still manage to post year-to-year unit growth through the current economic downturn, according to a new market study by ABI Research. While global handset shipments

07 January 2009 15:12

2008 device market manages 7% annual growth, but 3G+ handset sales, smartphones and cellular modems should keep market ticking over in 2009, says ABI

According to ABI Research, the global mobile handset market went into a tailspin in October and November, which will result in a nearly 5% YoY decline in unit shipments in Q4. While 2009 is likely to see more

15 December 2008 16:00

Mobile network infrastructure vendors starting to feel the heat, says ABI

With Nortel's share price recently dipping to around 40 cents, ABI Research senior analyst, Nadine Manjaro, has said that Nortel's low fortunes are symptomatic of several current industry trends.

11 December 2008 10:38

Memory cards deliver more revenue of all handset accessories, says research

Although cellular handset accessories such as chargers and batteries ship far more units in what is today a $58 billion industry, memory cards provide the greatest revenue of all mobile phone add-ons, according to a new study from