Research Services

  • 4G

    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

  • Automotive Technology

    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

  • Cellular PC Modems

    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
      • Business, Consumer
    • 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

  • Connected Home

    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

  • Device Accessories

    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

  • Digital Media

    This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:

    • Consumers and media
      • What are consumers buying/using? How are they buying it? What are they using devices for? How much are they spending?
    • Digital media hardware
      • Set-top boxes, next-generation and hybrid set-top boxes, carrier and over-the-top enabled devices, three screens convergence
    • Digital media software
      • Interactive program guides, middleware, widgets, Conditional Access, Digital Rights Management
    • Business models for digital media
      • Subscription, rental, download to own/burn, video on demand, advertising supported
    • Internet Video
      • Over the Top, hosted video platforms, white label
    • Pay-TV Market Databases
      • Pay-TV Subscribers, Pay-TV Operator Financial Data, Country and Operator Level Data for IPTV, Cable, DBS, DTT

  • Electronics

    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
      • Green computing
    • Providing alternatives to greenhouse gas-producing electrical sources
      • Photovoltaics, wind power

  • Energy and Clean Technology

    This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:

    • Alternative Energy Generation
      • Photovoltaics, wind power
    • Upgrading electrical power grids to encourage distributed generation
      • Smart grid applications
    • Increasing energy efficiency to reduce electrical usage and greenhouse gas emissions
      • Green building materials, green computing, LED lighting, building management systems

  • Enterprise Mobility

    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

  • Femto and Small Cell

    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

  • Human-Machine Technology

    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
      • 3D printing, biometrics

  • Location Platforms and Enablers

    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

  • M2M

    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

  • Mobile Money

    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

  • Mobile Networks

    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

  • Netbooks, MIDs and Mobile CE

    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

  • RFID

    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

  • Semiconductors

    This Service Covers the Following Technology and Market Issues:

    • RF Power Devices
      • High and low power RF semiconductors, Application-specific RF power semiconductors
    • Emerging Applications
      • MEMS accelerometers and WiMAX chipsets
    • Timing Solutions
      • Oscillators and Silicon Timing Devices
    • Location and positioning
      • GPS semiconductors
    • Mobile Device ICs
      • Mobile TV, Application Processors, DSPs
    • Connectivity ICs
      • NFC semiconductors, 802.15.4 IC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi

  • Short-Range Wireless

    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

  • Smartphones & Mobile Devices

    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

  • Telematics

    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

  • The Mobile Consumer

    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

  • Wi-Fi

    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

  • Wireless Healthcare

    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

  • Wireless Sensor Networks

    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