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As I have stated in the past, I expected Android to take over the number one position in the smartphone category. According to the latest data from Nielsen and comScore it looks like that has happened. Before we get to those numbers let’s consider some of the . . . → Read More: Android is Going Strong
I wrote a post this week about the frequencies available for LTE. I thought I would do a post covering the progress of LTE handsets. The GSMA has published a list of 28 devices that support AMR-WB (G722.2). Although the first AMR-WB HD enabled handset was first . . . → Read More: 27 HD Voice Mobile Handsets and Counting-Who Cares?
With LTE the topic of late, I thought it would be interesting to do a quick post on the frequency coverage of LTE. First, a quick status on 3G/4G data. The GSMA has announced that HSPA is still prolonging the 3G data needs until LTE becomes more . . . → Read More: What’s the Frequency, LTE?
Came across a great graphic (by icrossing) showing the worldwide market share of the various mobile operating systems. It’s all about the Apple vs. Google (of course). It will be interesting to see the impact of Nokiasoft next year.
For the full graphic click . . . → Read More: Mobile Operating System Market Share [Graphic]
This week I am attending the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. First observation is the event is in a state of change (more on that later). I have attended many MWC shows in the past but this is a first for CounterPath. It’s a great . . . → Read More: MWC 2011: The Telecommunications Shift in Action
Yesterday I posted a story regarding the Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2010–2015. Cisco provided endless data on the growth of mobile data traffic fueled by video and other high-bandwidth applications. The post was not so much about the data in the . . . → Read More: SLIDES: Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast
Cisco’s VNI forecast was published with a ton of a data. The data is great for us Marketeers and Product Managers that need to have supportive numbers to show how VoIP to Video is exploding into the mobile landscape. Of course the data is focused on the . . . → Read More: Cisco Visual Networking Index: A Ton of Data-Missing Some Points
IDC published their mobile handset shipments for fourth quarter 2010. Overall the market grew 17.9%—driven by smartphones. There were 401.4 million units shipped last quarter compared to 240.5 million during the same period in 2009. Even more interesting is that mobile handset vendors shipped a total of . . . → Read More: 2010 Mobile Handset Shipments Were Strong—What Does That Mean for 2011?
I am a big fan of infographics. I can across an interesting infographic by Metagràfic. It illustrates the facade of Symbian’s dominance considering the onslaught of newer mobile OSs from Google and Apple. From a market point of view I am seeing Android as the new Symbian . . . → Read More: Interesting Infographic: European Smartphone in Past Year
As a marketing executive I am continually looking for demographic and psychographic information regarding our end users. Boiling down true market requirements against a defined set of buyers that are properly segmented is key for product success. This week a colleague of mine sent over a cartoon . . . → Read More: Mobile OS: What’s My Age Again? |
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