http://www.marketreportsonline.com/Market Reports Online XML Feedhttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/247360-self-organizing-n.htmlNew and emerging classes of mobile devices (smartphones, pc data cards, USB modems, consumer devices with embedded wireless, machine-to-machine, etc.) are fostering explosive growth of wireless data usage by public and enterprise users. As a result, wireless service providers have to simultaneously support a growing number of higher-bandwidth data applications and services on their networks.Improving OSS for mobile cellular networks is always a goal of wireless carriers and an important technology to deploy is the so called Self Organizing Network (SON), which has been introduced as part of the 3GPP LTE network framework. SON is expected to be deployed over time and ultimately have a dramat...Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/246659-implementing-and-.htmlNew and emerging classes of mobile devices (smartphones, pc data cards, USB modems, consumer devices with embedded wireless, machine-to-machine, etc.) are fostering explosive growth of wireless data usage by public and enterprise users. As a result, wireless service providers have to simultaneously support a growing number of higher-bandwidth data applications and services on their networks.Improving OSS for mobile cellular networks is always a goal of wireless carriers and an important technology to deploy is the so called Self Organizing Network (SON), which has been introduced as part of the 3GPP LTE network framework. SON is expected to be deployed over time and ultimately have a dramat...Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/241258-telephony-applica.htmlThe use of telephony API's (telecom API) enables data dissemination to third parties over a defined interface, protocols, and procedures.  Telecom networks inherently contain a lot of data for and about users, devices, usage, behaviors, status, and configuration.Much of the data is unstructured or so called Big Data.  Rather than dealing with a literal sea of data, API's allow the consuming entity (business, application, etc.) to obtain only the most relevant data and hence realize it as meaningful information.  Telephony APIs capitalize on existing network infrastructure and capabilities to create a vast array of business opportunities for carriers worldwide.T...Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/239945-market-opportunit.htmlRich Communication Services (RCS) originally marketed by GSMA marks the transition of messaging and voice capabilities from Circuit Switched technology to an all-IP world.  RCS and  Voice over LTE (VoLTE) share the same IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) investment and leverage the same IMS capabilities.For consumers, RCS has the potential to combine voice and SMS with instant messaging or chat, live video sharing and file transfer across all devices and networks.   For enterprise customers, RCS represents an attractive alternative to the potential free-for-all with Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) as the corporate entity can employ a Corporate Owned and Personally Enabled (COPE)...Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/237682-big-data-in-healt.htmlMedical data represents a large,  rapidly growing, and mostly unstructured data residing in multiple locations including lab and imaging systems, physician notes, medical correspondence, claims, CRM and financial systems. With resizing costs with the healthcare industry, there is an imperative to reduce the cost of care and efficiently manage resources without compromising patient care.  Healthcare organizations have the opportunity to leverage big data technology to perform analytics to improve care and profitability.This report evaluates Big Data in healthcare ecosystem and opportunities including technologies, growth drivers, challenges, and stakeholders. The report analyzes di...Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/236815-market-opportunit.htmlPeople often categorize "mobile marketing" within a large bucket of things that include mobile customer relationship management, mobile search, mobile entertainment and personalization, mobile couponing, and mobile advertising.  We define each here to create a reference regarding the relationship of each to "mobile marketing".Mobile advertising will steadily morph to other devices, including tablet devices, network computers, e-readers, and cloud computers.  Testing of ads for compatibility on devices other than phones is highly recommended before committing to purchase an ad. Mind Commerce recommends including mobile as an integral part of a cross-media m...Sat, 20 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/236556-public-safety-bro.htmlThis report is an overview of telecom veteran Frank Ohrtman's impressions gained while attending FirstNet's first public board of directors meeting accompanied by a tour of the Public Safety Communications Research labs where evaluated platforms were on full display. If the success of FirstNet is to be judged by its stated goals, then FirstNet is not technically, financially or politically feasible.  In addition, FirstNet is not a solution for rural broadband. On the other hand, the work of the Public Safety Communications Research lab in evaluating LTE platforms for interoperability is perhaps the most valuable work of FirstNet-related efforts. Those efforts may point to industry win...Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/237079-market-opportunit.htmlSometimes considered a stand-alone service, often thought about only in precise positioning terms, location determination may also be on a proximity basis.  In all cases, location adds value to applications and is thus an enabler of MVAS applications.Location-based Service (LBS) applications use of information about the whereabouts of the wireless or mobile device is located, with that device usually being directly connected to or associated with a human or physical asset.Target Audience:Mobile network operatorsLBS application developersWireless infrastructure providersMobile content developers and aggregatorsMobil...Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/233364-lte-in-middle-eas.htmlAfrica and the Middle East are two of the fastest growing regions in the world for mobile communications and Internet adoption/usage.   As of June 2012, Internet penetration in the ME represented approximately 40 % of potential penetration while mobile penetration reaches nearly 100%.  In certain countries, mobile Internet is prevalent, such as Saudi Arabia wherein roughly 80% of users have mobile broadband.The fourth generation (4G) of cellular via the LTE technology represents a huge step forward and opportunity for ME and Africa as it will open the door for many new applications, expanded usage of existing services, and many new user behaviors.In this report we anal...Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/232373-artificial-intell.htmlArtificial Intelligence (AI) facilitates the efficient and effective supply of information to enterprises for optimized business decision-making.  Major IT and software vendor companies are investing billions to generate revenue from AI based commercial solutions in various areas including robotics, machine translators, chat bots, voice recognizers, business intelligence systems, mobility control systems, intelligent search, and more.The AI based solution market is valued at US$ 900 million globally by year end 2013 and is expected to grow exponentially over the next five years.  Some of the biggest opportunity areas are commercial applications, search in the Big Data environment,...Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/231889-enterprise-byod-c.htmlEnterprise Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) penetration is predicted to reach 390 million by 2015 with upwards to 70% of large organizations with well-established BYOD policies in place.  The biggest challenge of BYOD for the enterprises is the challenge of secure file sharing and collaboration practices.  There is a need to protect intellectual property and protect against intrusion threat and viruses while maintaining productivity, reporting, accountability and bottom line results.  The enterprise organization must assess BYOD policies to ensure they meet these requirements without becoming too burdensome on administration or their workforce.  Mind Commerce research indica...Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/231563-augmented-reality.htmlAugmented Reality (AR) represents a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input, that enrich the user's perception of the real world.  AR has great potential of many industry verticals including:EducationHealthcarePublic SafetyManufacturingEnergy ManagementGaming and EntertainmentThis research analyzes emerging AR applications in gaming and the general entertainment industry as a whole.  The first section of this report evaluates the development of the AR applications as a whole. The second section focuses on the use of AR in ...Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/228463-next-generation-b.htmlMobile network operators (MNOs) are facing unprecedented challenges from M2M evolution, Telematics growth in industry verticals, and consumer preference shift towards data & communication services in 4G LTE network paradigm. MNO's are also facing and evolving competition driven by Over-the-Top (OTT) players.  In our analysis, we use the analogy that the telecom services market is becoming more like a supermarket in which managing portfolio of integrated solutions is the key and the evolving ecosystem is more focused on connecting objects rather than simply connecting people and businesses.Mind Commerce evaluates disruptions in traditional business model leading to new transform...Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/228249-global-technology.htmlBig Data represents more than just a collection of data sets that form a large quantity of data, which is difficult to process using traditional data processing applications.  Big Data also represents a big business opportunity across many industry verticals.This report provides comprehensive analysis of big data in several key industry verticals including healthcare, government and telecommunications. The report evaluates global big data trends including anticipated applications in across  industry verticals and companies developing solutions.  The report evaluates the future of big data management, analytics, and related issues.  The report also provides a market outlo...Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/225035-software-defined-.htmlAn approach to building computer networks that separates and abstracts elements of these systems, Software Defined Networking (SDN) allows system administrators to rapidly provision network connections in mechanized fashion rather than manually configuring. In software architecture terms, SDN requires some method for the Control Plane to communicate with the Data Plane.  One such mechanism is OpenFlow which is a standard interface for controlling computer networking switches.This report evaluates SDN, OpenFlow, and other related tools, procedures and mechanisms.  It includes analysis of SDN versus other approaches, the impacts on existing vendors, and the future market pote...Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/90240-google-in-rfid-an.htmlRFID and M2M represent two large markets by themselves, both expected to grow dramatically over the next 10-20 years.  Mix this growth with the competencies and expected continued growth of Google and there is a powerful mixture for explosive growth.This research includes an evaluation of RFID and M2M from a state of the industry perspective.  This research identifies areas in which Google is poised to make a large impact within both RFID and M2M.  This will have a profound effect on the existing ecosystem as well as create new opportunities for market development and expansion.Target AudienceRFID and M2M professionalsIndustry mark...Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/215246-bring-your-own-de.htmlMobile Device Management (MDM) policy deployed under Corporate Owned-Personally Enabled (COPE) strategy has recently gained much attention to manage enterprise mobility system of an organization overcoming the pitfalls of the so called "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) approach.  Factors driving the COPE strategy include adoption corporate data control & security, high cost mobility management, distracted ineffective troubleshooting and challenges, high cost burden on total billing, usage & support staff, and more.COPE represents a strategy in which an organization extends BYOD for their employees while allowing them to use their device for personal usage wherein securit...Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/215154-next-generation-m.htmlThe accelerated global spending growth on mobile ad campaigns during the last five years is likely a function of three critical areas that we will examine more closely throughout this report: Mobile Devices, Mobile Technology/Access, and Marketing Savvy.The use of augmented reality (AR) applications with mobile phones has great potential in support of mobile marketing. For example, it will make the shopping experience for the end-user more educational. This report evaluates the use of AR applications in the mobile market arena with in depth analysis of future AR applications and the integration with social commerce with marketing and advertising in mobile device and wearable augmented reali...Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/213596-middle-east-mvno-.htmlMiddle East MVNO Market and Competitive Analysis 2013 is the only publication that provides competitive analysis, market evaluation and current market data for the Middle East MVNO marketplace.This report provides an in-depth critical analysis of the Middle East MVNO landscape today. The report is aimed at investors, consultants, integrators and analysts in the mobile space, suppliers of MVNO equipment and software, and network operators and other service providers.  The Competitive Analysis report focuses on a telecom sector that has experienced a billion-dollar wave of new investment in many of the worlds developed markets. The report evaluates each market within the Middle East regi...Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/213597-regulation-and-po.htmlProgress in wearable technologies for monitoring is driven by the same factors that were behind the transition from desktop computing and communication tools to portable devices providing processing and ubiquitous connectivity.  These drivers include substantive changes in key social and economic factors. This transition is fuelled by the enormous technical advances in microelectronics and communication technologies as well as the ongoing process of miniaturization.With the coming commercial introduction and widespread use of wearable Augmented Reality (AR), there will be a need for new policies and regulations for their use.  These policies go beyond the obvious and extend into m...Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/212986-google-vs-yahoo-m.htmlMobile communications has evolved to become a complex ecosystem with many players.  The wireless carriers, while dominant in core services, are not the only major players when it comes to applications, content, and commerce.  Google and their major competitors, Yahoo, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook, are fiercely battle with one another in the wireless arena.  They are also collectively a force to be reckoned with for the mobile network operators.The report evaluates various key areas of competition including mobile platforms, gaming, e-commerce, mobile payments and more. The report also provides SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) for each company in diffe...Mon, 31 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/211664-intellectual-prop.htmlIntellectual Property Rights (IPR) are intended to protect the legal rights of property to the owner includes inventions (patents), trademarks, industrial designs, service marks, commercial names, designations etc.  A key factor in disputes is not only the issues of validity and infringement but also a determination of commercial value and potential damages.  IPR law in the digital arena is intended to safeguard the legal rights of owners to various assets including architectures, platforms, processes, procedures, methods, and the associated commercialization of applications, products, and services.IPR has become a significant issue within telecom, ICT, and digital media as there ...Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/211663-market-opportunit.htmlMobile commerce is transforming from more than just banking, coupons, and checkout to become a more transcendent medium for all aspects of commerce.  It is important to recognize that commerce is more than purchasing.  Commerce starts with an impression, leading to a purchase decision, and ultimately a purchase.  There is a lot of money in the entire value chain, especially considering the huge amount of advertising spent by major enterprise companies. The convergence of LTE, social and commerce represents an opportunity for wireless communications companies, commerce companies, and enterprise of all types to provide value-added solutions for retail customers to realize benef...Thu, 27 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/209578-google-vs-microso.htmlA "social search" is that puts search queries into a social context. With social search, each searcher sees unique results that are shaped by the characteristics of his social network friends including interested, posts, likes, and more.There is a continuously and rapidly increasing amount of social data that is commonly known as User Generated Content (UGC).  UGC, if indexed and searched, provides valuable information to the searcher including up-to-date, highly relevant, personalized information about topics being searched.Now search engines have an additional source for external citations including links shared on social sites such as Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed an...Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.marketreportsonline.com/209117-wi-fi-direct-mark.htmlWiFi Direct allows devices to communicate directly with each other using methods similar to traditional WiFi, except for the use of a central access point. Instead, the devices use a "Software Access Point" (Soft AP). Each device will have a radio transceiver, usually on a chip, which uses software to create an access point within the device itself.As of December 2012 there have 1520 certifications issued for Wi-Fi Direct products to 48 companies for a variety of products. This paper will examine some of these companies and the products they offer. The companies range from consumer electronics companies to smartphone manufacturers to semiconductor manufacturers. The products range...Thu, 06 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT