Global shipments of GPS-enabled handsets increased 92% in 2009 to 150 million units, according to a new research report by Berg Insight. Growing at CAGR of 38.7%, shipments are forecasted to reach 770 million units in 2014. Adoption of GPS technology started in smartphones and is now essentially a standard feature on all new models.…
ABI Research: Enterprise mobile data revenues to hit $43 billion by 2014
Enterprise mobile data access service revenues are set to reach $43 billion by 2014, according to ABI Research. In comparison, revenues from mobile messaging services, including SMS and mobile email, are forecast to reach $48 billion in the same period. However, in most markets — except for North America and Asia-Pacific region — mobile data…
NPD Group: 3 out of every 10 mobile phones purchased in the USA during Q409 were smartphones
The NPD Group, which uses monthly survey results from over 150,000 consumers, has released some interesting numbers. They say that 31% of all mobile phones purchased in the United States during Q409 were smartphones, compare that to only 23% in Q408. Two out of every three of those smartphones cost consumers $150 or less, compared…
Juniper Research: Web 2.0 mobile revenues to reach $18.9 billion by 2014
Revenues from Web 2.0-related apps and services will hit $18.9 billion in 2014, according to the new report by Juniper Research. Among the apps/services that ride this wave are various presence-enabled communities such as mobile VoIP, (location based) social networking services, user-generated content and mobile dating sites, as well as chat and professional applications. The…
Android market share sees biggest growth in mobile OS space, Windows Mobile takes a tumble
Comscore released their Mobile OS market share for October to January. Windows Mobile was the biggest loser, and Android seemed to pick up almost everything it lost. RIM and Apple also both saw gains. RIM is still the leader in the OS space, holding 43% of the total market in the U.S. The iPhone gained…
Juniper Research: Mobile retail market to exceed $12 billion by 2014
The mobile retail market is anticipated to exceed $12 billion by 2014, driven by one-to-one marketing and the rapid proliferation of smartphones. In addition, there are also other factors that will help this market grow such as the growth of the mobile web, the availability of high speed mobile broadband networks and the ever-growing usage…
Samsung tops U.S. market, consumer survey
Samsung is on top of the world this morning because it had the most market share in the United States for 2009 and Brand Keys said the company topped its customer loyalty survey for wireless handsets. While the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android smartphones take up a lot of the conversation, Samsung is the world’s second-biggest…
Telenav says chances are good you’ve searched for Walmart with your mobile phone
Quick, think about the last time you used your smartphone on the road. How did you task your mobile phone? Chances are good that, if you have GPS functionality, you used some sort of GPS navigation feature on your handset. You probably also used your mobile phone to look up businesses in a particular area.…
3G Americas: Mobile connections in Latin America exceed half a billion; GSM networks rule around the world
Mobile connections in Latin America surpassed half a billion in Q4 2009, according to 3G Americas. Unsurprisingly, the GSM-HSPA technology is leading the way with 91% market share and 464 million connections reported at year-end 2009. Of that number, 64 million were added during 2009 (28 million in Brazil alone), of which 9.4 million were…
Analyst: iPhone to Beat BlackBerry Market Share in 2011
In North America, BlackBerry is currently the smartphone to beat, but the meteoric rise of the iPhone will continue well into 2011 and nab RIM’s number one market share spot, according to Trefis. This conclusion was based on the clear outpacing of growth Apple has enjoyed with the iPhone. In 2007, iPhone growth sat 0.3%,…