{"id":12720,"date":"2012-03-06T18:44:42","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T23:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2022-08-26T16:34:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-26T20:34:19","slug":"top-10-wireless-predictions-for-12-from-juniper-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/top-10-wireless-predictions-for-12-from-juniper-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Wireless Predictions for 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Top<\/a>UK-based<\/a> Juniper Research<\/strong><\/a> published a year-end list of predictions<\/strong> for the mobile and wireless industry for 2012<\/strong>. A copy of the report can be downloaded from Juniper Research, with registration here<\/a>. Are they on-target or off-the-wall?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"RecessionRecession Likely to Hit Smart Device<\/a> Sales.<\/strong>\u00a0Juniper Research says the continued recession will hurt smartphone and tablet sales. They believe tablet sales will be hurt more than \u201cmust-have\u201d smartphones.<\/p>\n

They say cash-strapped consumers may opt for the lower-priced tablets. This could benefit players such as Amazon<\/a> (AMZN<\/a>) Kindle Fire<\/a> or ARCHOS<\/a> (ALJXR<\/a>) ARNOVA branded devices rather than an Apple<\/a> (AAPL<\/a>) iPad. eReaders are most likely to be the hardest hit according to the report.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>2012 – The Year of the Quad-Core Processor. <\/strong>ASUS<\/a> (2357<\/a>) was the first to release\u00a0Quad-Core Processor<\/a>. The new chip appeared n November 2011, It ran on the Eee Pad Transformer Prime<\/a> with the newly launched\u00a0NVidia<\/a> (NVDA<\/a>) Tegra 3 chip<\/a>. Qualcomm<\/a> (QCOM<\/a>) has also added a quad-core chip to their Snapdragon<\/a> line. Juniper Research expects more to come.<\/p>\n

Quad-core processors offer improved performance and increased battery life. The performance boost comes from being able to multi-task more efficiently. It ensures that music will keep playing smoothly while the user is playing games or taking pictures. The power savings come from being able to keep those cores at a relatively low clock speed.<\/p>\n

Quad-core processors will allow developers to add more realistic effects, getting ever closer to the elusive console-quality experience. The Tegra 3 even allows for controller support and mirroring to a 3D TV. Javascript and Flash will also run faster allowing web developers to create more graphics and script-heavy apps and pages.<\/p>\n

\"Windows<\/a>Windows 8 OS to Fuel Nokia Revival Disrupt Tablet Market.\u00a0 <\/strong>Microsoft’s<\/a> (MSFT<\/a>) next OS will be compatible with both Intel and ARM architectures.\u00a0 Windows 8<\/a> will run on both PC and mobile devices. The research firm believes Windows 8 will create a huge ecosystem of devices from smartphones to desktops for app developers to target. Juniper Research expects Microsoft to gain market share in the tablet space, as it replaces the non-tablet-optimized Windows 7. And, with Nokia<\/a> (NOK<\/a>) transitioning its existing (smartphone) and new products (likely to include a tablet) to Microsoft\u2019s platform, the Finnish giant will be fighting back after spending several years losing market share to Google<\/a> (GOOG<\/a>) Android and Apple iOS<\/a> devices.<\/p>\n

\"High<\/a>2012 to see High Profile Malware Attacks on Mobile Devices. <\/strong>There have been many malware attacks targeted at mobile devices. However, these attacks have been relatively small-scale. This is unlikely to continue. Cyber-criminals will not be able to pass up the opportunity that consumer smartphones and tablets will present. Juniper Research anticipates that 2012 will see several high-profile, international attacks on various mobile OSs. Consumers at large must bed aware of the pressing need to protect their smart devices by installing security software.<\/p>\n

\"Cloud<\/a>Cloud Mobility to Drive Collaborative Communications – <\/strong>The BYOD trend driven by the consumerization of enterprise IT will increase according to the research firm. Specifically, Juniper Research believes that 2012 will see a substantial increase in the number of enterprises moving to develop and deploy mobile-centric, social business strategies.<\/p>\n

Other predictions from Juniper Research include:<\/p>\n