Mobile and Wireless Communications

Stratecast has compiled this survey of existing Wi-Fi hotspots.  While it is not intended to be comprehensive, it is nevertheless intended to serve a resource for interested parties and for carrier planners who are seriously considering combined services.

Currently in North America, BlackBerry still has the largest market share amongst smartphone manufacturers and operating systems.  However, Apple and Android have narrowed the gap drastically over the past year with Apple’s continued success of the iPhone, and Android’s successful open source strategy with its OEM partners.  Furthermore, Micr...

BYOD refers to the practice of allowing employees to use personally-owned mobile devices for accessing enterprise IT resources and data. The proliferation of BYOD points to a future in which enterprise information technology (IT) departments will have to manage a mix of corporate-owned and employee-owned mobile devices. This Frost & Sullivan insigh...

This Frost & Sullivan research service on the machine-to-machine (M2M) communications markets presents an analysis of the key trends and opportunities in the field of connected machines in the United States. The term 'M2M' is quite broadM2M connections can be used across wireless as well as wireline domains and connectivity for deployed endpoints ...

In its simple form, Direct Carrier Billing - or DCB - allows consumers to pay for purchased items along with their phone bill. Mobile subscribers authenticate an online or a mobile transaction at the time of purchase, and a charge - equivalent to the item being purchased - is placed on their phone bills. Consumers pay their bills at the end of the ...

The following insight provides an update on Android smartphones available in the global market. The research identifies Android smartphone availability amongst operators in each of 23 pre-designated countries. Shelf presence, as covered in this insight, includes all smartphones offered by operators via their website or in operator stores.  It is ...

In contrast to the legacy voice-centric E911 network, Next Generation 911 (NG911) will support a more diverse set of IP-based communications including text, data, photos, and video exchanges that will enhance the speed, accuracy, and preparation of first respondents. In this Insight, Frost & Sullivan analyzes NG911 market metrics, the competitive...

The Frost & Sullivan strategic insight presents an analysis of the US data management platform (DMP) market. It presents an overview of the current environment and of the new functions that DMPs will perform in the future. It also discusses the market potential of DMPs in the United States and the business models of the providers. Moreover, this in...

Recent years has seen a spike in development of wearable technologies that range from monitoring vitals to glasses which create a virtual environment for their wearer. The Wearables Computing Market Insight provides an overview of the market which is segmented into: Smart bands, smart watches, smart cameras, smart glasses, and smart clothing  whi...