In 2009 Apple Corp and Research In Motion (RIM) successfully captured market share from other larger device producers, controlling 14.4% and 19.9% of the worldwide smartphone market, respectively, says research firm, Gartner Inc.
IDC says that the number of people using mobile technologies at work will top one billion this year. This will be helped by 4G wireless, soon to be a reality for many businesses as Sprint’s WiMAX network gets out the gate and other Canadian and US carriers follow with LTE.
Cisco Systems and Hewlett-Packard have called it quits and are now competitors, though the gloves are still on. This is no surprise to the Canadian mid-market, which has been warming to HP’s ProCurve.
Montreal-headquartered research firm Maravedis says that 4.73 million active BWA/WiMAX subscribers were reached by the end of Q3 2009, and for the first time, the number of mobile WiMAX (802.16e-2005) subscribers surpassed the number of fixed WiMAX (802.16-2004) subscribers worldwide.
Recent reports that Google is building a gigabit-a-second broadband network serving between 50,000 and 500,000 people hides the fact that, when it comes to the world of telecommunications, these are baby steps.
Motorola has confirmed that it intends to reorganize itself into two independent companies by the first quarter of 2011: the mobile handset business will be combined with the set-top box unit in preparation for a spin off into a publicly traded company.
Research firm Forrester says that information worker demand, combined with some employers’ willingness to cover mobile costs, is priming the pump for a surge in smartphone growth.
Vancouver-headquartered Intrinsyc Software International Inc., a developer of Google Android, Research in Motion BlackBerry, and Windows Mobile applications for the smartphone market, is planning on saving 8%, or $800,000, in annual expenses by cutting executive staff.
