Research Services
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Quantitative Assessment of The 4G Market Across the Ecosystem
- Subscribers, Chipsets, Devices, and Infrastructure with Segmentations by Region and 4G Air Interface
- Qualitative Assessment of Key Industry Developments
- Strategy Changes, Contracts, and Alliances for Service Providers and Vendors, and WiMAX And LTE Evolutions
- Visual Map of 4G Deployments City-by-City Around the World
- Google Earth Map of WiMAX and LTE Deployments per City
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Alternative fuel technologies
- Commercial hybrid vehicles, consumer hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, fuel cell vehicles
- Automotive safety technologies
- Obstacle detection systems, night vision systems, camera-based systems, sensors
- Advanced personalization capabilities
- Configurable instrument displays
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Form Factors
- PC Cards and ExpressCards, Internal Modems, USB Modems, 3G/Wi-Fi Routers
- Air Interface Technologies
- GSM/GPRS, EDGE, E-EDGE, WCDMA, HSDPA/HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EV-DO, EV-DO Rev A, EV-DO Rev B, WiMAX, TD-SCDMA
- Distribution Channels
- PC OEM, Wireless Carrier, Independent Distributor
- Customer Type
- Card Size
- PC Card, ExpressCard/54, ExpressCard/34
- Market Issues
- Connectivity Options, Drivers and Inhibitors, Market and Industry Conflicts and Opportunities, Client Software, Vendor Landscape and Market Share
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Consumer Electronics Forecasts
- Digital TV, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Cameras, Digital Camcorders, Digital Media Adapters, Video Game Consoles, Portable Game Players, Portable Media Players
- Connected CE Platforms
- Connected HDTVs, Web-connected Consumer Electronics, non-carrier IP set-tops, portable/mobile connected devices including gaming and media players, software and middleware
- Converged Video Devices
- Media servers, PVRs, Placeshifting devices
- Physical Layer Standards and Home Networking Technologies
- Wi-Fi, HomePlug, MoCA, G.hn, 1394, ZigBee, and Others
- Software and Services Layer in the Home Network
- DLNA, HANA, DTCP over IP, UPnP AV and Other Standards, as Well as DRM
- Broadband Gateways and Service Providers in the Home Network
- Service Providers, the Broadband Client, and CPE in the Home Network
- Home Media Servers and Entertainment PCs
- Storing, Managing, and Distributing Content through PCs, CE Devices, and Set-Top Boxes
- Entertainment Networking Hardware, Software, and Content Analysis
- Distribution of Digital Content Throughout the Home
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Strategic and Quantitative Assessment of Global Mobile Accessories Market
- Key trends, Market Sizing, Market Share Analysis, ASP analysis
- Accessory Categories
- Bluetooth Headsets, Batteries, Chargers, Memory Cards, Carrying Cases, Car Kits, Computer and Gaming Accessories
- Acquisition Channels
- In-Box and Aftermarket Accessories, Bundling, Operator and Retail Channel Acquisition
- Emerging Accessory Technologies
- Pico Projection, Portable Fuel Cells, Smart Accessories
- Market Issues
- Connectivity Options, Drivers, Barriers, Industry Initiatives
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Technology's building blocks
- LED lighting, batteries and fuel cells for portable products, printed electronics
- Improving the efficiency of currently standard technologies
- Providing alternatives to greenhouse gas-producing electrical sources
- Photovoltaics, wind power
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Alternative Energy Generation
- Photovoltaics, wind power
- Upgrading electrical power grids to encourage distributed generation
- Increasing energy efficiency to reduce electrical usage and greenhouse gas emissions
- Green building materials, green computing, LED lighting, building management systems
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Global Forecasts for Enterprise Communications Technologies and Applications
- Segmentation by Region, Industry Vertical, Size of Business, Service Delivery Model: Premises-based and Cloud-based/Hosted, Device Type, and Technology
- Enterprise Communications Applications
- Telephony – TDM, IP, Hybrid
- Unified Communications & Collaboration
- Video & Telepresence
- Video Surveillance
- Audio and Web Conferencing
- Network & Content Security
- Contact Centers
- Fixed Mobile Convergence
- Enterprise Communications Technologies
- Voice over IP (VoIP)
- Wi-Fi, Femtocells
- IP-MPLS, SIP, H.323
- SD/HD Video, Telepresence, Video Streaming, Desktop and Peer-to-peer Video
- Virtualization
- Cloud & Managed Services
- Enterprise Communications Issues
- Cloud and Managed Enterprise Communications Services
- Impact of Google and Skype on the Enterprise
- Managed Wi-Fi Services
- Managed Communications Security Services
- Social Networking Applications in the Enterprise
- Integration and Interoperability of Mobile Wireless Devices in the Enterprise
- Increasing Use of Video Applications for Enterprise Communications
- Unified Communications and Mobility
- Unified Communications and Telepresence
- Consumerization of the Enterprise
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Global Forecasts for Mobile Business Applications and Services
- Segmentation by Region, Size of Business, Vertical Markets, Occupational Roles, Location, Personal/Business Usage, Device Type
- Mobile Business Value Chain Analysis
- Operators, Device Manufacturers, Equipment Vendors, Systems Integrators, Value Added Resellers
- Mobile Business End-User Market Analysis
- Healthcare, Hospitality, Transportation, Government, Education, Sales and Field Force Occupations, Manufacturing
- Mobile Business Applications
- Voice and Data Communications, Messaging, Information Access, Mobile Computing, Line-of-Business Applications, Sales and Field Force Automation
- Mobile Device Platforms
- Handsets, Smartphones, PDAs, Cellular PC Datacards, Laptops, Ruggedized Devices
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Femtocells, picocells, microcells, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), repeaters, compact base stations, Wi-Fi
- In-building wireless, metrozone and rural coverage solutions
- Femtocells and Small Cells used for network offload and local routing
- Femtocell and Small Cell chipset and component landscape
- Small Cell and femtocell OEM vendor landscape
- Value-chain dynamics for Small Cell and femto markets
- Vertical and horizontal market analysis for Small Cells and femtocells
- Business models and value proposition for Small Cells and femtocells
- Network integration and management of Small Cells and femtocells
- Operator adoption and hurdles for femtocell and Small Cell technologies
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Retail and financial technology applications
- Kiosks and self-service technology, Point of Sale (POS) technologies
- Consumer ownership and use of technologies
- PC accessories, e-book readers, personal robotics
- Business/Industrial use of technologies
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Identifying and Monetizing Opportunities for Location-Specific Content and Services
- Data Availability
- Digital Maps, Proximity, Real-time and Predictive Traffic Information, Points of Interest (POI), User-Generated Content
- Location Based Services
- Off-board Navigation, Local Search, Social Networking, Person Finders, Geotagging, Family Tracking, Advertising
- Navigation and LBS Devices
- Mobile Handsets, OEM Navigation, Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs), Outdoor GPS handhelds , Mobile Internet Devices, UMPCs, Netbooks, Laptops, PCs
- LBS Value Chain
- Carriers, GPS-Handset vendors, Navigation Vendors, Application Developers, Infrastructure providers, GPS chipset vendors, Digital Map and POI providers, Location Aggregators
- Location Technologies and Infrastructure
- GPS, GNSS, Cellular, Triangulation, Motion Sensors, Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), A-GPS, Wi-Fi
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Wireless M2M market opportunity analysis and forecasts:
- Commercial Telematics, OEM Consumer Telematics, Aftermarket Consumer Telematics, Smart Metering, Remote Monitoring, Security, Vending, ATM/POS, Fixed Wireless Terminals, Telehealth, Remote Digital Signage, Industrial PDAs, and Other
- GSM/GPRS, EDGE, WCDMA, CDMA 1xRTT, CDMA EV-DO, WiMAX, LTE
- North America (with US/Canada breakout), Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, Middle East & Africa
- Wireless M2M module vendor analysis:
- Key players, market share, strategic opportunities & threats
- Wireless M2M service provider analysis:
- Key players, value chain, strategic opportunities & threats
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Mobile Money Services
- Person-to-Person Payments, International and Domestic Remittances, Bill Payments, Banking Services, Mobile Commerce
- Mobile Services Technologies
- SMS, Mobile Internet, Downloadable Applications , SIM
- Mobile Money Services Value Chain
- Operators, Banks, Money Transfer Organizations, Interoperability Hubs, Aggregators, Bank Software Vendors, Credit/Debit Card Issuers
- Devices
- Card Readers, Transponders, NFC-Enabled Handsets
- Vertical Markets
- Parking, Taxi Services, Movies, Mobile Internet Commerce, Entertainment
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Strategic and Quantitative Assessment of Global Mobile Infrastructure Market Dynamics
- Key Trends, Market Sizing, Market Share Analysis, Forecasts, Segmentation by Technology Standards and Region
- Radio Network Evolution
- UMTS, HSPA, LTE, CDMA2000 EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B, UMB, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, Dynamic Spectrum Access, Spectrum and Regulatory Issues
- Core Network Evolution
- Next Generation Networks (NGN), IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS), Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC), Service Delivery Platforms (SDP)
- Network Deployment and Management Strategies
- In-Building Wireless, RF Amplifiers, Airplane-Based Networks, Managed Network Services
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Chipset competition
- Processor and mobile chipset vendors have new battlegrounds in MIDs and mobile CE devices.
- Device competition
- PC vendors, handset vendors, and consumer electronics vendors will come from different directions to compete in the MID space.
- Mobile operator support
- Mobile operators will have to become more flexible in how they charge subscribers for MIDs and especially mobile CE devices.
- Relevance of MID and mobile CE market
- The market for MIDs and mobile CE devices will be small compared to the handset market, but combined will become significant enough to be relevant.
- The Ultra-Mobile Device (UMD) space
- Comparison of UMPC (Ultra-Mobile PC), netbook, and MID markets
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- RFID Technology Global Spectrum and Regulatory Issues
- Standards, Technologies (LF, HF, UHF, 2.45 GHZ)
- Hybrid RFID-Legacy Systems
- RFID, GPS, Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bar Code, 802.15.4/ZigBee
- Passive RFID
- LF, HF, and UHF for Personal and Object Identification
- Active RFID
- Asset Management, Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), Cargo Tracking and Security, and Others
- Infrastructure and Services
- Reader, Network, Edge and Enterprise Implementation;Training, Maintenance, and Support
- RFID Software and Data
- Filtering, Integration, Application, Data Management, Data Analytics, and Security
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
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RF Power Devices
- High and low power RF semiconductors, Application-specific RF power semiconductors
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Emerging Applications
- MEMS accelerometers and WiMAX chipsets
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Timing Solutions
- Oscillators and Silicon Timing Devices
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Location and positioning
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Mobile Device ICs
- Mobile TV, Application Processors, DSPs
- Connectivity ICs
- NFC semiconductors, 802.15.4 IC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Key Growth Drivers by Technology Standard
- Bluetooth, DSRC, NFC, UWB and ZigBee, ZWave, 802.15.4
- Embedded Applications
- Mobile Handsets, Headsets, Laptops, PDAs, Automotive, Printers, Games Consoles, Mobile Gaming Devices, Human Interface Devices (HID), Access Points, TVs, Set-Top Boxes, DVD Players, MP3 Players, Portable Media Players
- Key Wireless Connectivity Markets
- Industrial Automation, Home Automation, HVAC, Lighting
- Silicon Approach
- Mobile, IC Solution, and Embedded
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Smart Card and Smart Card IC Market Opportunities, Analysis, Forecasts and Valuations
- Smart Cards/Chip Cards And Secure Memory and Microcontroller ICs
- Access and Identity (e.g. Campus, Corporate, Membership), Government and Healthcare ID (e.g. Driving License, Healthcare, National ID, Passport), Leisure, Payment and Banking (e.g. ATM, Credit, Debit, Pre-paid), Pay TV / Conditional Access (e.g. STB, Mobile Device), Retail and Loyalty, SIM (e.g. CE Device, Dongle, M2M, Mobile, Module), Telecom / Payphone, Transportation
- Contact, Contactless, Dual Interface
- EEPROM, Crypto Co-processor
- Regional Review and Forecasts for Latin America, North America, China, India, Rest of Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
- Embedded Security Emerging Markets and Developing Applications
- Access, Anti-Counterfeiting, Authentication (e.g. Identity, People, Products), Brand Protection, Data Protection, Transaction Security
- Encryption, PKI, Security Keys and Algorithms
- Growth, Uptake and Deployment of Smart and Secure Contactless Products, Systems and Technologies
- 2.4GHz, 13.56Mhz, FeliCa, ISO14443, Mi-Fare, NFC
- Access, ID, Mobile, Payments, Transportation
- Legacy and Traditional Solutions
- Cards, Credentials and Documents
- Holographic, Mag-stripe, Optical, Plastic, Secure Printing, Security Paper
- Vendor Analysis
- Smart Card Manufacturers, Secure IC Manufacturers, Contactless IC Manufacturers
- Key players, Market Share, Value Chain, Strategic Opportunities and Threats
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Strategic and Quantitative Assessment of Global Mobile Device Market Dynamics
- Key Trends, Market Sizing, Market Share Analysis, Forecasts, Segmentation by Technology Standards, Region, and Value Segment
- Device Platforms
- Handsets, Smartphones, PDAs, Cellular PC Datacards, M2M Modules
- Software Market Analysis
- Microsoft Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Linux, Java, BREW, Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
- Advanced Applications
- Mobile Video, GPS, Bluetooth, LBS, Wi-Fi, Messaging, Mobile Imaging, Mobile Games, Music Phones
- Enabling Components
- Memory, DSPs, Mobile Video Chipsets, Imaging Sensors, NFC, User Interfaces
- Intellectual Property, Royalties, and Semiconductors
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Enabling Technologies
- GPS, Wi-Fi, DSRC, RFID, Bluetooth, ITS, Cellular, Satellite
- Applications and Market Segments
- Stolen Vehicle Tracking, Emergency Calling, Roadside Assistance, Pay-As-You-Drive Insurance, Remote Diagnostics, Electronic Toll Collection, Infotainment, Fleet Management, Trailer Tracking, Cargo Container Tracking, Utilities, Field Force Workers, In-Cab Computing Hardware, School Bus Tracking, Municipalities
- Opportunities in Emerging Markets
- China, India, Middle East, South Korea, Southeast Asia, and Others
- Hardware Trends
- Embedded Telematics, Portable and Handset-Based Telematics, Ruggedized Terminals, Telematics Infrastructure
- Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Devices
- Sensor Networks, Radar, Microwave, RFID, DSRC
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Global Forecasts for Mobile Applications Services Revenues
- Mobile Voice, SMS/MMS, Mobile E-mail, Mobile Internet, Mobile TV Services, Location-Based Services
- Mobile Broadband
- Mobile Content and Applications: Music, Video, Gaming, Communications, Information, Multimedia, Productivity, Travel, Utilities
- Mobile Operator Performance Benchmarks
- CAPEX, OPEX
- Voice Revenue, Data Revenue
- Churn
- Subscription Forecast Database
- Air Interface Technology and Spectrum Band
- Handset and Mobile Broadband Subscriptions
- Prepaid and Postpaid
- Traffic Statistics
- Voice, SMS/MMS, Handset and Mobile Broadband Data by Application type
- Mobile Data Price Tracker Database
- Mobile Broadband, Handset and Device plans, USB dongle/PC Card plans, Embedded plans.
- Bundles, Shared/Family Plans, Multiple Device Plans
- Business Models, Mobile Supplier Ecosystem, and Competitive Analysis
- Mobile Operators, Middleware/Platform Providers, Media and Content Companies, Advertising Agencies, Portals, Brands
- Mobile Services Value Chain Analysis
- Mobile Services and Device Personalization, Subscriber Analytics, Distribution Channel Opportunities and Challenges, Subscriber Acquisition and Retention, Loyalty and Purchase Decision Drivers, Consumer Brand Mobile Strategies
- Mobile Content and Service Delivery Platforms
- On- and Off-Portal Delivery, Content Delivery Infrastructure, Mobile Application Storefronts, Mobile Cloud Computing
- Mobile Marketing and Advertising
- In-Application Advertising, Video and Mobile TV Advertising, Messaging, Mobile Search, Mobile Web, Proximity Marketing
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Consumer Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi in Home Networking, Entertainment Networking, and Consumer Electronics
- Enterprise Wi-Fi
- WLAN Switches/Controllers, Vertical Markets
- Wi-Fi in Service Provider Networks
- Fixed-Mobile Convergence (FMC), Municipal Wi-Fi and Mesh Networking, Hotspots
- Voice over Wi-Fi
- FMC, VoWi-Fi in Enterprise Networks, VoWi-Fi Handsets and Dual Mode Devices
- 802.11 Standards Developments
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Voice Over Wi-Fi in Healthcare
- Real Time Location Systems in Healthcare
- Patient Monitoring Including Body Area Networks
- Telehealth and Telepresence
- First Responder Wireless Connectivity Issues
- Sports, Health and Wellbeing Markets for Wireless Healthcare Devices
- Unified Communications and Electronic Medical Records
- Wireless Healthcare Market Segmentation and Forecasts
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RFID, and Proprietary Wireless Technologies
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This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:
- Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) market opportunity analysis and forecasts:
- North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Rest of World (RoW)
- Home Automation, Building Automation, Industrial Automation, Smart Metering, Other
- ZigBee, Wireless HART, ISA100.11a, IP, Other
- Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) module vendor analysis:
- Key players, strategic opportunities and threats
