Articles by ABI Research

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...

There's no question that in the long term LTE will become the mainstay 4G network technology, although its universal use is still in the future. Until then, says ABI Research, some service providers will benefit from a dual-platform strategy based on both LTE and WiMAX. According to Research Director...

Texas Instruments has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Freescale Semiconductor and NXP Semiconductors claimed the second and third spots in the company’s most recent evaluation of worldwide IEEE 802.15.4 integrated circuit vendors. The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed...

Nokia has announced sweeping and profound changes in its business structure and strategy. Accepting that the Symbian operating system cannot meet the needs of today’s smartphone consumer, Nokia has opted to throw in its lot with Microsoft and use the Windows Phone 7 operating system in future Nokia smartphones....

Collision warning systems began to appear in top-of-the-line vehicles around 2003. By 2011, some collision mitigation features are becoming available on higher volume models. While the early technology focused on high-speed crashes, the latest innovations are designed to avoid collisions at low speeds – less than 21 mph for...