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- WiMAX’s Appeal Threatens Both Fixed and Mobile Broadband Operators
Based on In-Stat survey data, WiMAX provides the right mix of features and pricing to appeal to consumers.
June 11, 2008
- Global Market for Consumer Telecommunication to Reach US$2 Trillion by 2012
Revenue from consumer telecommunication network services will grow at a steady annual clip of about 5.7%, on average, over the next five years.
June 10, 2008
- Steady Growth Seen in Worldwide 3G Mobile TV Services
3G mobile TV subscribers grew to 6 million worldwide in 2007.
June 9, 2008
- Indian Pay TV Market Forecast is Steady Growth
Total pay-TV subscribers will grow at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2007 to 2012.
June 4, 2008
- Service Operators Look to Existing Home Wiring for Networking Set-Top Boxes
The number of North American households with in-home provider network nodes over coax or phone wiring will climb dramatically from 2007–2009.
June 2, 2008
- US, Japan and Western Europe Continue to Lose Share of Global Electronics Production
Electronics manufacturing in the US, Japan and Western Europe accounted for under 50% of electronics output for the first time in 2006 as the migration of volume manufacturing to low cost locations continues.
May 29, 2008
- Smartphones: The Clear Choice over Mobile Internet Devices in US
Nearly half of the respondents to a recent In-Stat survey chose the benefits and capabilities associated with smartphones.
May 28, 2008
- Mobile Social Networks Embraced by Millenials
In-Stat forecasts over 229.5 million mobile subscribers globally could be using mobile social networking services by 2012.
May 27, 2008
- Trend Towards NGN Telecomm Service is Strong in Several Sectors
In a survey of 4 vertical segments, over 50% of current legacy services users are migrating, or plan to migrate, some/all of these services to other services, such as IP/MPLS and Ethernet.
May 22, 2008
- Rapid Growth for UMDs in 2008, While Desktop PC Sales Slow
Sales growth for UMDs is expected to be 72.6% in 2008.
May 20, 2008
- Strong Growth Projected in Asian Online Gaming
Total revenue for the Asia/Pacific online gaming market is expected to reach US$21.1 billion in 2013.
May 19, 2008
- Taiwan’s Motherboard Domination Continues as OEMs Expand Outsourcing
Some notebook OEMs, such as Apple, HP, and Acer, have outsourced complete production to Taiwanese makers.
May 17, 2008
- DisplayPort, Market-Changing PC/Monitor Interface Debuts in 2008
DisplayPort products will be limited in number in 2008, but will grow to over 600 million products shipped in 2012.
May 14, 2008
- User-Generated Video Growing Faster Than Expected
With significant growth in the Chinese market, the forecasts for User-Generated Video use and revenue have shifted upward since last year.
May 13, 2008
- Mobile Drives 10.5% CAGR in PCs
The PC microprocessor market is heading for an inflection point - for the first time, the number of microprocessors shipping for notebook PCs will exceed those shipping for desktop PCs
May 7, 2008