Plunkett's Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Almanac 2010

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters.Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

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• PLUNKETT'S WIRELESS, WI-FI, RFID & CELLULAR INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2010 CONTENTS A Short Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Glossary i Introduction 1 How To Use This Book 3 Chapter 1: Major Trends in the Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry 7 1) Introduction to the Wireless Industry 7 2) 3G Cellular Systems Are Deployed while Ultra Fast 4G Is Coming Soon 9 3) LTE and HSDPA Offer High-Speed Platforms, May Compete with WiMAX 11 4) Wi-Fi Accelerates 11 5) Security Issues Create Wireless Concerns 12 6) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi 13 7) MIMO (802.11n) Enhances WiMAX, the High-Speed Wireless Wave 14 8) Femtocells Utilize the Internet to Make a Leap in Wireless Service Levels 15 9) Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling Short-Range Speed 15 10) Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices 16 11) Google, Verizon and Others Bring Open Systems to the Cellular Handset Market 17 12) Dual Mode Handsets Switch from Cellular to Wi-Fi 18 13) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution 18 14) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless 20 15) Self-Check-In Kiosks, RFID and Other New Technologies Save Labor Costs for Airlines and Hotels 21 16) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and Real-Time Traffic Information 22 17) Cellular Phone Handset Sales Slow/MVNOs Struggle 24 18) Cellphones Evolve into Personal Digital Appliances 25 19) Wireless Devices Become a Fast-Growing Market for Electronic Games 27 20) Music Plays a Major Role in New Cellphones 27 21) Apple's iPhone Sells 40 Million Units, Raises User Expectations 27 22) Video Via Cellphone and Mobile TV Gain Subscribers 28 23) BlackBerry Use Soars, but Competition Grows 29 24) Cellphones Are Equipped with Speech-Recognition Technology 30 25) GPS and Location Based Services (LBS) Enhance Cellphone Subscriptions 30 26) Location Based Advertising and Mobile Advertising on Cellphones Grow Quickly 32 27) Smart Phones May Replace Smart Cards/Mobile Banking Grows 33 28) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket 34 29) In Flight Wireless Takes Off 35 30) Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) Ready to Spread/Nanotechnology Applications 35 31) Nanotechnology & MEMS Applications in Optics and Displays Lead to a Breakthrough in Wireless Device Screens 36 Chapter 2: Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Statistics 38 Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Overview 39 Internet Access Technologies Compared 40 Wireless Standards & Speeds 41 Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2002-2008 42 Number of Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2002-2008 43 Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide 44 Cellular & Other Wireless Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2005-2008 45 Cellular & Other Wireless Telecommunications, Selected Expenses, U.S. Firms: 2004-2007 46 Satellite Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue: 2004-2007 47 Satellite Telecommunications, Selected Expenses, U.S. Firms: 2004-2007 48 Wireless Telecommunications Industry (Except Satellite) Employment, U.S.: 1999-2008 49 Chapter 3: Important Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Contacts 50 Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet Sites Chapter 4: THE WIRELESS 325: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 76 Industry List, With Codes 77 Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 79 Alphabetical Index 88 Index of U.S. Headquarters Location by State 91 Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 93 Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 96 Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S. 102 Individual Profiles on each of THE WIRELESS 325 106 Additional Indexes Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 440 Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 441