Articles by ABI Research

GSM subscriber growth, on an absolute basis, is slowly grinding to a halt. According to forecasts from ABI Research that growth is expected to flatline by mid-2011. “There is still some mileage in EDGE subscriptions (28 percent) and GSM voice-only subscriptions (8 percent), but otherwise GPRS subs are shrinking,”...

December 2009 saw the first commercial launch of LTE networks, with TeliaSonera the first service provider in the world to offer the service in Stockholm and Oslo. 2010 promises to see the commercial launch of several LTE networks, including large operators such as Verizon Wireless in the United States...

December 2009 saw the first commercial launch of LTE networks, with TeliaSonera the first service provider in the world to offer the service in Stockholm and Oslo. 2010 promises to see the commercial launch of several LTE networks, including large operators such as Verizon Wireless in the United States...

In line with what is expected to be a busy year for femtocell announcements, Japan's second biggest operator KDDI has announced its vendor selection for femtocell trials. The trials are expected to commence in March 2010. For Airvana, which is one of the few vendors offering both CDMA and...

“Smart” electricity meters, which enable two-way communication between the meter and the utility, and may enable greater consumer control over consumption, are being deployed at an increasing pace, especially in North America and Europe. According to a new study from ABI Research, the number of smart electric meters deployed...

As 4G network deployments gather momentum, a substantial 22 percent of device subscription revenues will come from suites of operator-branded premium services. Total 4G mobile consumer service revenue – including mobile Internet services - will grow rapidly to exceed $70 B worldwide in 2014. According to ABI Research practice...

The demands of cost reduction and greater efficiency in cellular base station design are leading to a rapidly growing market for remote radio heads. According to a new study from ABI Research, this market is on track to exceed a value of $1 billion in 2014. Remote radio heads...

Over the last several years, mobile WiMAX has moved through standardization, productization, and interoperability testing and certification. Larger-scale network deployments are finally becoming a reality. Clearwire in the United States has already declared 173,000 subscribers, Yota in Russia has been growing at a decent rate reaching 100,000 subscribers in...

Qualcomm looks set to be the leading patent holder in 4G wireless communications after recording 24 percent of ETSI declarations surrounding LTE, as well as 16 percent of the 26,000 patents that have potential relevance to 4G technologies generally, including WiMAX. Other notable players in the LTE field include...

In 2009, connectivity chips showed the greatest growth within the mobile phone semiconductor market, according to new data from ABI research. The total revenue for handset Bluetooth, GPS and WLAN in 2009 is forecasted to grow 16 percent compared to 2008, exceeding $1.9 B, and with a CAGR of...