While smartphone and tablet sales are driving rapid growth in the apps user base everywhere, no region is seeing that growth faster than Asia Pac. Continue Reading »
Posts filed under: Emerging Markets
Wireless Wisdom for 2013 and Beyond
While many countries still struggle amid tough economic conditions, the wireless space continues to see significant growth worldwide, and remains a highly exciting industry representing massive opportunities. Continue Reading »
Understanding Growth in Smartphone Markets
Smartphones grab all the headlines and steal the limelight at trade shows, but the fact remains that 5 out of every 6 mobile subscribers worldwide does not yet own a smartphone. Continue Reading »
Competitiveness of Mobile Markets
Market competitiveness can be measured by studying the number of players in a market and the size of the market share they each have. Continue Reading »
Smartphone Installed Base - Leading Countries #China
China has now overtaken the USA as the worlds largest smartphone market. Continue Reading »
Worldwide Mobile Handset Installed Base
Worldwide, mobile penetration crossed 85% in 2011, and will touch 100% some time around the end of 2013. Over the last five years, as the focus of the mobile industry has shifted from voice and messaging, to apps and data services, so we have seen the incredible fast rise in popularity of smartphones. Continue Reading »
Mobile OS Penetration: USA and UK compared to India
Mobile OS Penetration varies considerably between advanced Western markets and the huge Asian growth markets. Continue Reading »
8 Trillion USD in 5 years
Mobile services revenues worldwide will add up to just short of $8 Trillion USD over Full-Year 2012 to Full-Year 2016 inclusive. Continue Reading »
Don't Completely Forget the Basics
While sales of smartphones and app downloads grab all the media attention, basic voice and messaging services still generate the bulk of MNO service revenues Continue Reading »
The New Kings of Mobile and Wireless
The mobile landscape is shifting dramatically, and over the last few years we have seen massive changes. We are seeing a generational shift in the balance of power within mobile and wireless, and MNOs are under threat even more than ever. Continue Reading »