admin81073Jan 30, 20143 min readBusiness Models and StrategyNo, Google is not going 'horizontal' by selling MotorolaAnother excellent move by Google: Offload Motorola Mobile Devices to Lenovo, while keeping the patents to themselves. Skimming through...
admin81073Nov 2, 20115 min readPlatform warsThe elusive long-tail of mobile shipments[The era of smartphones is upon us, as penetration increases from 11% in 2008 to over 25% in 2011. But what of the remaining three...
admin81073Sep 7, 20118 min readBusiness Models and StrategyThe post-Motorola dilemma: Same old-Google or the new Apple?[Google’s pending acquisition of Motorola creates a dilemma: Google must choose between staying true to its core business or reshaping...
admin81073Apr 17, 20115 min readPlatform warsThe mobile services landscape: Can OEMs compete with platform vendors?[Growing competition and price pressures push handset makers to seek new ways to differentiate. This increasingly means services....
admin81073Feb 11, 20115 min readBusiness Models and StrategyThe Android Monopoly and how to harness it[Behind Android’s stellar success is a love and hate relationship with handset vendors. Android is a critical launchpad for PC-borne OEMs...
admin81073Oct 23, 20105 min readPlatform warsSymbian is dead. Long live Symbian[Is Symbian coming to the end of its shelf life? Research Director Andreas Constantinou dissects the motivations behind Nokia’s strategy...
admin81073Oct 18, 20105 min readPlatform warsSmart < feature phones = the unbalanced equation (100 Million Club series)[Smartphones get all the media attention, but it’s feature phones that are still driving the mobile industry. Marketing Manager Matos...
admin81073Oct 6, 20108 min readMobile Trends30 Tablets in Q4 2010: packed train arriving at empty station[There are 30 tablets coming by Q4 2010, but who is going to buy them? Guest author Jonathan Goldberg, Research Analyst at Deutsche Bank...
admin81073Jul 26, 20107 min readBusiness Models and StrategyRemapping the handset OEM landscape: squeezed in between a rock and a hard place[In a race for profits, the mobile industry finds itself squeezed between vertically integrated players like Apple and horizontal players...
admin81073Jun 27, 20103 min readInfographicsMapping the mobile ecosystem: top-20 most connected companiesBack in March we released the 3rd edition of the Mobile Industry Atlas, the definitive who’s who of the mobile industry. Since its humble...
admin81073May 26, 20105 min readPlatform warsThe many faces of Android fragmentation[Android fragmentation is only getting started. Research Director Andreas Constantinou breaks down the 3 dimensions of Android...
admin81073Apr 25, 20106 min readApps and app storesWholesale Applications Community: The Operator Love Affair with Developers[The Wholesale Application Community has made big headlines in the last two months. But beyond the affectionate operator feelings and...
admin81073Feb 26, 20104 min readMobile TrendsDemolition Derby in Devices: The roller-coaster ride is on[The economic realities will lead to a roller-coaster ride that will shake up the mobile industry. Guest blogger Richard Kramer talks...
admin81073Jan 24, 20108 min readPlatform warsBehind the Smartphone Craze: redrawing the map of mobile platforms[Thought Android and iPhone are taking over the world? Think again. The device platforms map is more fragmented than ever, while the...
admin81073Nov 15, 20064 min readGeneralMotorola's AJAR set to follow in Nokia's S60 footstepsMotorola’s acquisition of TTPCom in June bought the OEM ownership of the AJAR operating system for low-end handsets. In a corporate...