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PLUNKETT'SWIRELESS, WI-FI, RFID & CELLULARINDUSTRY ALMANAC 2009CONTENTSA Short Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Glossary iIntroduction 1How To Use This Book 3Chapter 1: Major Trends in the Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry 71) Introduction to the Wireless Industry 72) 2.5G, 3G Cellular Systems Are Deployed while 4G Is on the Drawing Board 93) Wi-Fi Accelerates 114) Security Issues Create Wireless Concerns 125) Municipal Wi-Fi Broadband Systems Falter 126) WiMAX Extends Wireless Range Far Beyond Wi-Fi 137) MIMO (802.11n) Enhances WiMAX, the High-Speed Wireless Wave 148) Femtocells Utilize the Internet to Make a Leap in Wireless Service Levels 149) Ultrawideband (UWB) Offers Sizzling Short-Range Speed 1510) Bluetooth Provides Wireless Connectivity to Millions of Cellphones and Other Devices 1511) New Dual Mode Handsets Switch from Cellular to Wi-Fi 1612) RFID Drives Inventory Management Evolution 1713) Supply Chain Management (SCM) Software Combines with Wireless 1914) Self-Check-In Kiosks, RFID and Other New Technologies Save Labor Costs for Airlines and Hotels 2015) Wireless Information Systems Surge Ahead in Vehicles: Telematics, ITS and Real-Time TrafficInformation 2116) Cellular Phone Use Continues to Proliferate/MVNOs Struggle 2217) Cellphones Evolve into Personal Digital Appliances 2318) Wireless Devices Become a Fast-Growing Market for Electronic Games 2519) Music Plays a Major Role in New Cellphones 2520) Apple's iPhone Makes a Splash 2621) Video Via Cellphone Slowly Takes Off 2622) BlackBerry Use Soars, but Competition Grows 2723) Cellphones Are Equipped with Speech-Recognition Technology 2824) GPS and Location Based Services (LBS) Enhance Cellphone Subscriptions 2825) Location Based Services (LBS) and Advertising on Cellphones Take Hold 3026) Smart Phones May Replace Smart Cards 3127) Chinese, Indian and African Cellphone Markets Skyrocket 3228) In Flight Wireless Takes Off 3229) Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) Ready to Spread /Nanotechnology Applications 3330) Google, Verizon and Others Bring Open Systems to the Cellular Handset Market 33Chapter 2: Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Statistics 35Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Overview 36Internet Access Technologies Compared 37Wireless Standards & Speeds 38Number of Business & Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2000-2007 39Number of Residential High Speed Internet Lines, U.S.: 2000-2007 40Top Mobile Operators by Number of Subscribers, Worldwide 41Top 20 Cellular Telephone Service Companies, Worldwide: 2006-2007 42Cellular & Other Wireless Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses: 2004-2007 43Satellite Telecommunications, Estimated Sources of Revenue & Expenses: 2004-2006 44Wireless Telecommunications Industry Employment, U.S.: 1998-2008 45Chapter 3: Important Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Contacts 46Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Internet SitesChapter 4: THE WIRELESS 325:Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 67Industry List, With Codes 68Index of Rankings Within Industry Groups 70Alphabetical Index 79Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 82Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 84Index by Regions of the U.S. Where the Firms Have Locations 87Index by Firms with Operations Outside the U.S. 92Individual Profiles on each of THE WIRELESS 325 95Additional IndexesIndex of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 420Index of Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 422

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