China has now overtaken the USA as the worlds largest smartphone market. Continue Reading »
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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 »
Shifting Market Share in OS Markets
iOS swapped places with RIM, while Android dominated over Symbian. Continue Reading »
Worldwide Smartphone Vendor Market Share
Samsung led the worldwide smartphone market in mid-2012 with 34.4 percent market share followed by Apple with 17.7 percent market share. 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 »
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 »
Smartphone shipments growing fast
Did you know that worldwide, smartphone shipments are growing at 17.7 percent CAGR from the start of this year until the end of 2016? Continue Reading »
Disruptive Technologies
Interesting quote from Rupert Murdoch at the Leveson inquiry this morning. Continue Reading »