Research Archives - Mobile Industry Review

Apple, Huawei, and Xiaomi Finish 2015 with Above Average Year-Over-Year Growth, as Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Surpass 1.4 Billion for the Year, According to IDC

Every year, sales of smartphones rise as people ditch their feature phones and purchase the latest all-singing, all-dancing mobiles. You probably won't be surprised to learn that...

UK App developer? I need your help: Could you fill in this 3-minute survey?

Right then I need your assistance app developers. I’m helping contribute toward the UK App Developer Census being performed by research firm, VisionMobile on...

$600,000 available from Vodafone Americas Foundation for your project – be quick!

I've long been an admirer of the Vodafone Foundation. I was introduced to it a good few years ago by a smart lady by...

Creating loyalty is difficult: A fascinating read for operators wondering why it’s all going wrong

Two of IBM's top telecoms chaps have put together a terrific piece published on Telecom Asia exploring the issue of mobile operator customer loyalty....

Just how much of a problem is Facebook for the operator industry?

A thought-provoking research note from the team at Strand Consult: People who believe that Google is currently the biggest threat to mobile operators may...

Why the UK operators are really screwed: 92% of customers don’t plan on increasing their spend over the next 2-3 years

I received a fascinating piece of research in from IBM today. It was sent to me in conjunction with the news that IBM has...

Have the operators press the panic button yet? SMS revenue down $14bn in 2011!

Daniel Thomas over at the FT highlights some potentially alarming research indicating that operators aren't having a good time with messaging revenues: Telecom operators lost...

The “BlackBerry’s Dead” Myth: 4 out of 5 SMEs I called are staying with RIM for “foreseeable future”

I did my own BlackBerry research the other day. I must qualify this post's headline -- I called five SMEs to talk about their...

Mobile App Store downloads to hit 980.23 trillion by 2011

I trust you got the point of this post.

iPhone 4 disassembly by Chipworks

Fancy getting a look at the innards of the iPhone 4? Even the slight-geeks amongst us wouldn't mind having a bit of a...

A super example of why Nokia needs to get tough and get stuck in

Recently someone described me on Twitter as 'pro-Nokia'. Like you'd label someone 'right-wing' or 'left-wing'. I can't find the tweet but it...

App revenues to exceed $30bn by 2015

Juniper Research has been looking at mobile application stores in depth. You can get the report here. I'm pleased that the report...

Only 10% of buyers choose based on design; loyalty non-existent

A stimulating survey in from WDS Global who've just spoken to 1,000 customers globally. The results? Here are the key points: Price is...

LadyGeek’s The Female App Economy Report – ‘unboxed’

"I'll do an unboxing!" I said to Belinda, one of the founders of LadyGeek. Belinda had just handed me a copy of their...

Samsung SGH-E700… now with Android?

Why you need GadgetsOman (or similar) in your life

My iPhone 15 Pro Max SLi Ultra Ghia Plus strategy

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