I just read a fascinating bit of research that Vodafone had commissioned regarding the impact that email has on (UK) businesses. To mak no bones about it, the reason that Vodafone sponsored the research is because they want to push their mobile email as a solution for the issues that were found – but aside…
Gartner: India’s mobile services market to surpass $37 billion by 2012
We all know India is growing like crazy. As a matter of fact it is the single fastest growing mobile phone market. According to Gartner, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%, the country’s cellular services market is projected to surpass $37 billion by 2012, while exceeding 737 million connections at the same…
NTT DoCoMo developing eye-controlled mobile phones
For the average person, the prospect of controlling your mobile phone’s music player and camera with a flick of the eye-balls is just a ridiculously lazy alternative to a swift finger jab or two. For the disabled, however, eye-controlled mobile tech opens the doors to a whole new world of productivity and independence. NTT DoCoMo,…
Juniper Research: Mobile web users to top 1.7 billion by 2013
The number of subscribers using mobile Internet services will rise from today’s 577 million to 1.7 billion by 2013, thanks to the demand for collaborative applications known collectively as “web 2.0” and greater 2.5/3G penetration. Established mobile players face increasing competition from web-based brands (Google? Yahoo?) and will have to adapt their strategies to accommodate…
Most smartphone consumers looking to buy iPhone 3G, says report
We can’t wait for the iPhone 3G to hit market, and it seems most of the US smartphone consumer market is thinking along those same lines. RBC Capital Markets has just released the results of a study that indicates a majority of consumers in the market for a new smartphone are seriously considering the iPhone…
Juniper Research: Mobile payment transaction values to exceed $300 billion globally by 2013
A new Juniper Research’s report called “Mobile Payment Markets: Digital & Physical Goods 2008 – 2013” forecasts that the gross transaction value of payments made via mobile phone for digital goods and physical goods will exceed $300 billion within next 5 years. Juniper found that there is a significant and immediate opportunity for mobile payment…
Worldwide Mobile gaming revenue to hit $4.5bn this year
Well they are, according to Gartner at least! I am just going to pull some very brief highlights here: Mobile game revenues will reach $6.3 billion in 2011 North America will pull ahead of Western Europe over the next few years and be a larger market as Americans adopt more data services in general Asia…
Cisco says Mobile data traffic could double annually up to 2012
No, not Simon says, but Cisco says… … and they are saying, that according to their Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast there are several IP networking trends we should expect – some highlights below: IP traffic will increase at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46 percent from 2007 to 2012, nearly doubling every…
Apple reportedly increasing 2008 iPhone 3G production to 15 million units
Conversations with numerous Apple store employees and AT&T store staff, in addition to reports of considerable iPhone 3G interest from other carriers, basically confirm what we’ve known all along. The iPhone 3G will be selling like hotcakes, especially in the US. And, it seems that Apple has been hearing the positive feedback. Apple has reportedly…
New business model paves way for Apple to move 23 million iPhone 3G handsets in 12 months
By now it’s obvious that Apple is planning to hit the global smartphone market hard with the next-generation iPhone 3G priced at just $199 for the 8GB base-model. And, we already know that the iPhone 3G will be selling like Botox treatments in Beverly Hills. But, just how many iPhone 3G units will Apple sell…