Sections
Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
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Cover | 1 | 8 |
CONTENTS | 9 | 2 |
Glossary | 11 | 19 |
INTRODUCTION | 30 | 2 |
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK | 32 | 4 |
Chapter 1 | 36 | 31 |
Introduction to the Wireless Industry | 37 | 1 |
3G Cellular Systems, Including EV-DO, Are Enhanced/HSPA+ Offers High Speed Competition to 4G | 38 | 2 |
LTE Offers 4G High-Speed Platforms, Competes with WiMAX | 40 | 1 |
WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi | 40 | 1 |
Wi-Fi Accelerates | 41 | 2 |
Security Issues Create Wireless Concerns | 43 | 1 |
MIMO (802.11n) Enhances WiMAX, the High-Speed Wireless Wave | 43 | 1 |
Femtocells Utilize the Internet to Make a Leap in Wireless Service Levels | 44 | 1 |
Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling Short-Range Speed | 44 | 1 |
Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices | 45 | 1 |
Handset Makers Adopt Android, Push Advanced 3G and 4G Smartphones | 46 | 1 |
RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution | 47 | 2 |
Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless | 49 | 1 |
Self-Check-In Kiosks, RFID and Other New Technologies Save Labor Costs for Airlines and Hotels | 50 | 1 |
Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and Real-Time Traffic Information | 51 | 2 |
Cellular Phone Subscriptions Worldwide Top 5 Billion | 53 | 1 |
Cellphones Revolutionize Life in Emerging Nations/mChek and M-PESA Enable Remote Banking | 53 | 1 |
Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket | 54 | 1 |
Smartphones Evolve into Personal Digital Appliances | 55 | 1 |
Wireless Devices Become a Fast-Growing Market for Electronic Games | 56 | 1 |
Mobile Music Plays a Major Role in New Cellphones | 56 | 1 |
Apple s iPhone and iPod Touch Sell 50 Million Units, Raise User Expectations and Deliver Mobile Entertainment | 57 | 1 |
Video Via Cellphone and Mobile TV Gain Subscribers | 57 | 1 |
BlackBerry Use Soars, but Competition Grows | 58 | 1 |
Cellphones Are Equipped with Speech-Recognition Technology | 59 | 1 |
GPS and Location Based Services (LBS) Enhance Cellphone Subscriptions | 59 | 2 |
Location Based Advertising and Mobile Advertising on Cellphones Grow Quickly | 61 | 1 |
Mobile Banking, Remittances and Wireless Payments Grow | 62 | 2 |
In-Flight Wireless Takes Off | 64 | 1 |
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) Ready to Spread/Nanotechnology Applications | 64 | 1 |
Nanotechnology &MEMS Applications in Optics and Displays Lead to a Breakthrough in Wireless Device Screens | 65 | 2 |
Chapter 2 | 67 | 15 |
Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID &Cellular Industry Overview | 68 | 1 |
Internet Access Technologies Compared | 69 | 1 |
Wireless Standards &Speeds | 70 | 1 |
Wireless Quick Facts, U.S.: 1995-2009 | 71 | 1 |
Number of Business &Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2002-2010 | 72 | 1 |
Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide | 73 | 1 |
Cellular &Other Wireless Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2005-2008 | 74 | 1 |
Cellular &Other Wireless Telecommunications, Selected Expenses, U.S. Firms: 2005-2008 | 75 | 1 |
Satellite Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue: 2005-2008 | 76 | 1 |
Satellite Telecommunications, Selected Expenses, U.S. Firms: 2005-2008 | 77 | 1 |
Top 10 Mobile Phones, U.S., January-October 2009 | 78 | 1 |
Top 10 Websites Accessed Over Mobile Phones, U.S., January-September 2009 | 79 | 1 |
Top 10 Mobile Video Channels, U.S., January-September 2009 | 80 | 1 |
Wireless Telecommunications Industry (Except Satellite) Employment, U.S.: 2000-2009 | 81 | 1 |
Chapter 3 | 82 | 27 |
Chapter 4 | 109 | 29 |
INDUSTRY LIST, WITH CODES | 110 | 2 |
INDEX OF RANKINGS WITHIN INDUSTRY GROUPS | 112 | 9 |
ALPHABETICAL INDEX | 121 | 3 |
INDEX OF U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY STATE | 124 | 2 |
INDEX OF NON-U.S. HEADQUARTERS LOCATION BY COUNTRY | 126 | 3 |
INDEX BY REGIONS OF THE U.S. WHERE THE FIRMS HAVE LOCATIONS | 129 | 5 |
INDEX OF FIRMS WITH OPERATIONS OUTSIDE THE U.S. | 134 | 4 |
Individual Profiles On Each Of THE WIRELESS 325 | 138 | 331 |
ADDITIONAL INDEXES | 469 | 26 |
INDEX OF FIRMS NOTED AS HOT SPOTS FOR ADVANCEMENT FOR WOMEN &MINORITIES | 470 | 1 |
INDEX OF SUBSIDIARIES, BRAND NAMES AND AFFILIATIONS | 471 | 24 |