Articles by ABI Research

Ericsson , the world's largest manufacturer of mobile network infrastructure, announced the completion of a deal to acquire Telcordia Technologies Inc. This major acquisition, said to be valued at $1.2 B, highlights Ericsson's increasing focus on the demands network evolution, and the software and services needed for that evolution...

In 2011 approximately 32,000 base stations will be upgraded and retrofitted to support 4G services, according to ABI Research. Approximately 19,000 base stations will be deployed onto new sites to help infill capacity and remove dead spots and poor coverage zones for 4G enterprise and residential users. A considerable...

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 $3 billion in 2016. Remote radio...

In-Building Wireless (IBW) systems are showing solid adoption rates and, according to the latest forecasts from ABI Research, should register almost $10 B worth of deployments next year. Corporate campuses, airports and railway stations, and retail shopping centers (in that order) are the leading verticals where the need for...

LTE is starting to gain critical momentum as we move through the second quarter of 2011. Currently 12 countries have commercial LTE services, and according to ABI Research VP of Forecasting Jake Saunders, “ABI Research projects that by the end of the year there will be some 16 million...

The Wi-Fi equipment market is expected to see more than 9 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2011 to 2016, with the enterprise segment contributing the bulk of the growth at more than 21 percent CAGR. “In volume shipment terms, the consumer segment is forecast to see more...

2010 saw the global handset semiconductor market achieve an estimated revenue jump of about 15 percent compared to 2009, on a shipment growth of 13 percent. According to ABI Research Practice Director Peter Cooney, “Consistent demand for smartphones has become the major driver behind semiconductor market growth. In view...

Mobile operators AT&T and Sprint have recently struck deals with cellular embedded module vendors to provide modules for machine-to-machine (M2M) application developer partners at discounted rates. Their goal is to encourage app developers to embrace 3G – and now 4G – M2M modules. Why do developers need these incentives?...

The global market for antennas for wireless infrastructure, including base station, fixed and active types, is set to reach almost $2 B in 2016, according to the latest forecast from ABI Research. So-called "active" antennas are the hot segment of this market. Widespread installations of active antennas, which combine...

Blind Spot Detection (BSD) systems first began to appear in top-of-the-line consumer vehicles around 2005, with Volvo leading the way. In 2011, such systems will be available on high-volume models such as the 2012 Ford Focus and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. By 2016, annual BSD installations are forecast by ABI Research...