Wi-Fi enabled handsets could top 180M units this year, says In-Stat

DESPITE A general slowdown in wireless handset shipments, mobile handsets with embedded Wi-Fi stayed strong in 2009 and could exceed 180 million units this year, reports In-Stat.In its research report Wi-Fi in Mobile Phones: Dual Mode Becomes The In Thing, the market research company said that while the majority of current Wi-Fi enabled handsets are smart phones, feature phone manufacturers are also beginning to incorporate this feature which in turn will provide double stimulus for Wi-Fi handset growth.“There are three primary zones of Wi-Fi handset usage - at home, at the office and on the go”, said In-Stat analyst Frank...