49% of U.S. Internet Users Purchasing Gaming Devices Prefer a Sony PSP




PlayStation Portable Is Most Wanted Gaming Gadget in U.S.

Dallas, TX -/May 26, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Close to one-half (49%) of U.S. Internet users who plan to purchase a portable gaming device want a Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP), according to Parks Associates' Mobile Entertainment Platforms and Services, a new consumer study of more than 2,000 U.S. Internet users.

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Mobile Phone Shipments Declined 8 Percent Year Over Year in Western Europe





Has The Color, Camera, Clamshell Replacement Boom Peaked?

Boston, MA -/May 25, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, mobile phone shipments declined 8 percent year-over-year in Western Europe. This was the market's slowest growth rate since 2001. Volume totaled 37 million units in Q1 2005, down from 41 million in Q1 2004.

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Fixed Wireless Access Sufficient for WiMAX Success





London, England -/May 25, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- Strategy Analytics predicts a market of more than 20 million WiMAX subscriber terminals and base stations per year in 2009, according to "WiMAX - 3G Killer or Fixed Broadband Wireless Standard?" The need for inexpensive last mile connections between users and high-speed backbone networks already deployed in the developing world will drive this demand.

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Devices And Integration Costs Up to 50% of the Wireless FFA Ecosystem in 5 years




Growing Adaptability of Mainstream Devices Will Open Profitable Near-Term FFA Opportunities for Operators in Insurance and Real Estate Industries

Boston, MA -/18 May, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- The latest Wireless Enterprise Strategies report from Strategy Analytics, "The Promises and Pitfalls of Wireless FFA," concludes that industrial expertise and IT skills will remain key selling points and network transport will continue to be commoditized in the $2.5 billion wireless Field Force Automation (FFA) solution market in North America and Western Europe.

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Subscription Services As The Future Dominant Online Music Model




STRATEGY ANALYTICS: SUCCESS OF iTUNES MAY BE SHORT LIVED

Boston, MA -/17 May, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- While online music stores like Apple's iTunes have attracted millions of customers by selling downloads of songs or albums, changing market conditions will make subscription-based music services the dominant model for selling online music in the future. That is the conclusion of "Online Music: Will Napster Be the Next iTunes as Subscriptions Replace Downloads?" a new report from global technology research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics.

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Network Security Tools Book Released By O'Reilly





Write, Hack, and Modify Open Source Security Tools; O'Reilly Releases "Network Security Tools"

Farnham, UK-/12 May, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-Each time a software vulnerability is discovered and announced, organizations that use the affected software have to rush to install vendor-issued patches before their networks are compromised. But vendors are often one step behind the announcement, and even casual attackers with few skills are able to launch assaults and compromise the networks of major corporations before the patch is installed.

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BroadGroup Reveals Mobile Termination To Be 40% of Revenues




London, -/10 May, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- A new price database and analytical report from the Wholesale Practice at BroadGroup reveals that wholesale termination rates for voice and mobile reached an estimated USD 12.11 billion by the end of 2004.

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U.S. wireless subscribers close to $250m in the fourth quarter of 2004




U.S. Wireless Content and Application Download Revenues Approached $250 Million in Fourth Quarter of 2004, IDC Finds

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., -/9 May, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- As the wireless market matures and voice services become more of a commodity, the dynamics of competition among U.S. wireless carriers is evolving. IDC research found that total revenues from paid downloads by U.S. wireless subscribers approached $250 million in the fourth quarter of 2004, on volume of almost 100 million units.

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China Could See Over 580m Mobile Subscribers By 2010



San Francisco, CA and London, UK-/26 April, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- The latest study, "The China Mobile Market" published by business information providers, visiongain, investigates the high growth of mobile and Internet users in China, which began in the second half of 1990s. Since then, the mobile market in China has become fiercer, with competition amongst mobile operators to control the entire value chain from contents and application through to terminals.

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IPv6 Network Administration Book Released By O'Reilly



The Next Generation Internet Protocol Moves from Theory to Practice
O'Reilly Releases "IPv6 Network Administration"

Farnham, UK-/26 April, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-For nearly a decade, the next generation protocol to improve the Internet has been "just two years away." Finally, the future has arrived. Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is ready, it works, and its momentum is starting to build.

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