Sections
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| COVER | 1 | 3 |
| PLUNKETT S WIRELESS, WI-FI, RFID &CELLULAR INDUSTRY ALMANAC 2015 | 4 | 4 |
| CONTENTS | 8 | 2 |
| INTRODUCTION | 10 | 2 |
| HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 12 | 3 |
| Chapter 1 MAJOR TRENDS IN THE WIRELESS, WI-FI, RFID &CELLULAR INDUSTRY | 15 | 32 |
| 1) Introduction to the Wireless Industry | 16 | 1 |
| 2) 3G and 4G Networks Rollout Worldwide/5G on the Horizon/Massive Investments Required | 17 | 2 |
| 3) Wi-Fi Enables Wireless Traffic Growth | 19 | 1 |
| 4) Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices | 20 | 1 |
| 5) Cellular Phone Subscriptions Worldwide Top 6.9 Billion | 21 | 1 |
| 6) Handset Makers Adopt Android, Push Advanced 3G and 4G Smartphones | 21 | 1 |
| 7) RFID and NFC (Near Field Communication) Sensors Drive Inventory Management Evolution | 22 | 1 |
| 8) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless | 23 | 1 |
| 9) RFID Helps Manage Hospital and Pharmacy Inventories | 24 | 1 |
| 10) The Personal Health Internet: Remote Patient Monitoring Advances Through Telemedicine and Wireless Systems | 24 | 1 |
| 11) Self-Check-In Kiosks, RFID and Wireless Technologies Save Costs and Enhance Travelers Experience at Airlines and Hotels | 25 | 1 |
| 12) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and More | 26 | 2 |
| 13) In Emerging Nations, mChek and M-PESA Enable Remote Banking via Cellphone | 28 | 2 |
| 14) Smartphones Aid Wireless Payments/Square Soars as a Mobile Merchant Transaction System | 30 | 1 |
| 15) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket | 31 | 1 |
| 16) Wireless Devices Are Fastest Growing Platform for Electronic Games | 32 | 1 |
| 17) Tablets and Smartphones Cause Shift in Desktop PC Market/eBook Sales Grow | 32 | 2 |
| 18) Mobile Videos and TV Gain Smartphone Users | 34 | 1 |
| 19) GPS and Location-Based Services (LBS) Enhance Cellphone Subscriptions | 34 | 1 |
| 20) Location-Based Advertising Grows/Mobile Advertising to Account for 26.4% of all U.S. Ads by 2018 | 35 | 2 |
| 21) App Revenues Approach $26 Billion | 37 | 1 |
| 22) In Flight Wireless Takes Off | 38 | 1 |
| 23) The Internet of Things and M2M: Wireless Sensors to Boom Aided by Nanotechnology | 39 | 2 |
| 24) Nanotechnology &MEMS Applicationsin Optics and Displays Lead to a Breakthrough in Wireless Device Screens | 41 | 1 |
| 25) Carriers Eliminate Unlimited Access Plans for Smartphones and Landlines, Up Profit Potential | 42 | 2 |
| 26) Voice Recognition Changes the Wireless World | 44 | 1 |
| 27) Sports Equipment and Apparel Manufacturers Offer the Latest High-Tech Advantages Such as Wearable Sensors | 44 | 2 |
| 28) Satellite Technology Aims to Bring Broadband to Developing Countries | 46 | 1 |
| Chapter 2 WIRELESS, WI-FI, RFID &CELLULAR INDUSTRY STATISTICS | 47 | 11 |
| Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID &Cellular Industry Overview | 48 | 1 |
| Internet Access Technologies Compared | 49 | 1 |
| Wireless Quick Facts, U.S.: 1998-2013 | 50 | 1 |
| Wireless Standards &Speeds | 51 | 1 |
| Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2009-2014 | 52 | 1 |
| Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, by Speed, U.S.: 2010-2013 | 53 | 1 |
| Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide | 54 | 1 |
| Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite): Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2010-2013 | 55 | 1 |
| Satellite Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue &Expenses, U.S.: 2008-2012 | 56 | 1 |
| Wireless Telecommunications Industry (except Satellite) Employment, U.S.: 2004-2013 | 57 | 1 |
| Chapter 3 IMPORTANT WIRELESS, WI-FI, RFID &CELLULAR INDUSTRY CONTACTS | 58 | 29 |
| Chapter 4 THE WIRELESS 300: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY WERE CHOSEN | 87 | 317 |
| INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 88 | 2 |
| INDEX OF COMPANIES WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 90 | 8 |
| ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 98 | 3 |
| INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 101 | 2 |
| INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 103 | 3 |
| Individual Profiles On Each Of THE WIRELESS 300 | 106 | 298 |
| ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 404 | 18 |
| INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 405 | 2 |
| INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 407 | 15 |
| A Short Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID &Cellular Industry Glossary | 422 | 24 |
