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Cyber security for critical infrastructures has become an issue of primary importance to nation states. Policy is playing an increasingly important role alongside the deployment of technical measures. ... read more

Qualcomm powered devices are capturing the high end of the device market and this overriding factor has resulted in Qualcomm attracting an average implied subsidy of $530 compared ... read more

NXP, Inside Secure, and STMicroelectronics were judged to be the top rated vendors of NFC ICs in ABI Research’s Competitive Assessment. Companies were scored for eight key criteria ... read more

There is a fierce battle raging between Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS), Wi-Fi, and licensed small cells for coverage and capacity in enterprise wireless systems. Each type of system ... read more

The growth of 802.11ac and 802.11ad will occur in very different ways. 802.11ac will explode into devices, including smartphones, from the start while 802.11ad will see a more ... read more

Worldwide carrier Wi-Fi deployments reached a total 4.9 million hotspots in 2012. “Despite the successful adoption of 3G and 4G mobile data services, the number of Wi-Fi Hotspots ... read more

ABI Research reports that Intel’s latest application processor, Z2580, sets the bar for performance and current drain in smartphones. It outperformed the competition in ABI Research’s benchmark testing ... read more

The shift of video consumption to tablets and smartphones is causing operator requirements for video on demand (VOD) systems to change as vendors struggle to keep up with ... read more

Apple has been able to maintain its tablet lead by delivering a quality experience at a premium price. The iPad maker exited the first calendar quarter of 2013 ... read more

By 2018 ABI Research expects active UltraViolet (UV) accounts (those with multiple movies) to exceed 65 million worldwide - up from the estimated 6 to 8 million at ... read more

The use of ICTs within the electrical grid means an evolution from isolated structures into open and networked environments where the subversion of power control systems has become ... read more

ABI Research’s latest Competitive Assessment looks at the overall business, technical, and mindshare race of the leading EPC suppliers, including special consideration of their leadership on SDN/NFV. In ... read more

ABI Research ranked Nokia Siemens Networks first in its macro basestation Competitive Assessment thanks to its high scores in Innovation and Implementation categories. Ericsson was ranked second and ... read more

ABI Research predicts subscribers of enterprise mobile content management (MCM) solutions will grow at double-digit rates to over 110 million by 2018. Smartphone subscribers of MCM will grow ... read more

4G networks are launching fast and moving to a flat and distributed hierarchy. Dictated by performance needs, data management is moving closer to the network edge. This evolution ... read more

A drive for cost savings and energy efficiency has brought a wave of new players and capabilities into the commercial building automation market. Rather than competing directly with ... read more

The market for disposable wireless Medical Body Area Network (MBAN) sensors within professional healthcare is in its earliest stages, but key foundations to support adoption are now in ... read more

Established mobile baseband processor chipset vendors will certainly remain key players as the shift towards LTE continues. Qualcomm is dominating LTE chipset sales so far with over two-thirds ... read more

After years of steady but low growth the commercial building automation systems (BAS) market is experiencing a rapid period of change and investment. Traditionally, growth and adoption has ... read more

An estimated 405 million handsets, including 197 million smartphones, were shipped in the first quarter of 2013, according to market intelligence firm ABI Research. Smartphone shipments grew 38% ... read more