Mobile and Wireless Communications

By 2020, a clear picture of the post-smartphone era will have emerged, the blended-reality era. The smartphone will be the central component of a personal Internet of Things, connecting with wearables, household objects and utilities, and connected vehicles to quantify, aggregate, and automate everyday tasks. Sensors, displays, and augmented realit...

Ambient intelligence (AmI) is currently in the early stages of adoption and has garnered significantly high interest from various market sectors. The objective of AmI is to broaden the interaction between human beings and digital information technology through the usage of ubiquitous computing devices. Conventional computing primarily involves user...

The need for sensor-enabled devices to monitor and track personal lives is fuelled by the growth in health and wellness data. Many companies offering consumer electronic devices are spearheading the trend with innovative designs of developing self-tracking devices. Self-trackers use sensing devices to measure everything they do to improve the day-t...

This study covers the state of the Brazilian total telecommunications markets, examining drivers and restraints for growth, technology, regulation, demand, and geographical trends. Following these, market growth for Brazil and market segments are forecasted. In addition, an in-depth analysis of the competitive situation including telecommunications...

This study will look at the current state of Chinas mobile market and outline the strategic investments plans of China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom. It will also investigate the opportunities and challenges for global expansion of 3 key Chinese mobile manufacturers: Lenovo, Yulong Coolpad, and Xiaomi. Finally, it will examine the 2 bigg...

With average mobile penetration above 120% in Latin America, carriers have turned their attention to machine-to-machine (M2M) as a new revenue source. This study analyzes the current status and future outlook of the cellar M2M connectivity segment in key Latin American markets (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru). It analyzes new ...

This research service focuses on analyzing the deployment of public Wi-Fi networks by Brazilian wireless operators. The key focus areas of the research are as follows: the main trends for carrier Wi-Fi deployment, hotspot market shares and forecasts, and public Wi-Fi business models. The study provides quantitative information for the base year 201...

Considering the absence of a standardized technology for indoor positioning and the inability of traditional GPS technology to operate inside buildings, this paper explores the possibilities of convergences of various futuristic technologies towards achieving an Unified Positioning System which could operate seamlessly to deliver highly accurate an...

This research service covers the Argentinean total telecommunications market and examines key drivers and restraints for growth, market trends, and forecasts. The total market is composed of: fixed telephony services, mobile telephony services, fixed broadband services, pay TV services, and fixed VoIP services. In addition, revenue segmentation by ...