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It took just 3 years for LTE to take off, big time. Last year ended with estimated 92.3 million LTE connections and this year is poised to add more than 100 million new subscribers for a total of 198.1 million! According to IHS iSuppli, that’s just a start as LTE is set to claim more…
According to latest figures from Gartner, mobile ad revenues will grow from $9.6 billion in 2012 to $11.4 billion this year. Furthermore, the figure is set to reach $24.5 billion in 2016, with these revenues creating new opportunities for app developers, ad networks, mobile platform providers, specialty agencies and even communications service providers in certain…
In one of its latest reports, Strategy Analytics is looking at the mobile business app market, suggesting it “went mobile in a big way in 2012.” In fact, the research company says that revenues from mobile business apps reached $25 billion last year, and that in 2013 more than 200 million workers will be using…
You may’ve heard that tablet sales will surpass notebook sales this year, but what’s the figure we should take as a reference point. According to some analysts, tablet makers can expect their shipments to grow from last year’s 130 million to between 170 and 180 million in 2013. Although Apple’s iPad will continue to be…
A report coming from Chitika Insights keeps the Apple iPad at a very high position for web usage compared to the competition. Competitors like the Amazon Kindle line, Samsung Galaxy tablet line, and Microsoft Surface are all selling somewhat well (the latter not so much) but when it comes to actual usage, the iPad doesn’t…
It’s been a wild year for iOS, Android, and the entire smartphone and tablet market as a whole. There’s nothing like ending the year with a bang than with the holiday shopping season, when nowadays it seems like all anyone ever gets anymore is a smartphone or tablet. If there’s anything to back up that…
A new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight suggest that the total value of the global mobile marketing and advertising market will grow from 3.8 billion EUR in 2011 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31% to 19.7 billion EUR in 2017. This will then correspond to 15.5% of the total…
According to the latest research data from Strategy Analytics, global LTE smartphone shipments will grow threefold from 90.9 million units in 2012 to 275 million units in 2013. This record breaking year will be led by major handset makers such as Apple, Samsung, LG and others. Strategy Analytics’ Senior Analyst Neil Shah says that major…
comScore has recently published a report dealing with smartphone penetration in Europe. Their findings are somewhat surprising as they’ve found that Spain — which is in the midst of recession — has the highest smartphone penetration in Europe, with 63.2% of mobile phone users owning a smartphone. Moreover, Spanish market has also experienced the strongest…
Engagement rates for location-based features in rich media mobile ads nearly doubled in Q3 2012 (185%), according to new findings from Celtra’s quarterly Mobile Rich Media Monitor Report. Overall, the engagement rates continue to show steady QoQ growth, and in the third quarter, the average ad engagement rate was 13.7%, nearly a 1% increase over…