Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:
- Mobile Broadband Subs to Hit 1B in 2011
- Mobile game ad spend to reach $900 million by 2015
- Global Tablet Market Will Soar to US$46 Billion by 2014
- Ringback Tone Advertising to Hit $780 million annually by 2015 as Consumers Chase Free Airtime
- Connected Car App Users Accelerating 40-Fold by 2016
- A billion mobile broadband connected devices by 2016
- Tablets lead rise of ‘lite OS’ devices to 150 million global shipments
- AdSpend on Mobile Games to Reach Nearly $900 Million Globally by 2015
- Mobile Backhaul Market to Exceed $8 Billion by 2015
- Wireless M2M Communication Reached 81.4 Million Units in 2010
- Smartphone shipments will approach 1 billion
- Global Smartphone Shipments Reach Record 94 Million Units in Q4 2010
- Number of Entry-Level Smartphones to reach over 185 million by 2015, driven by Operator Own-Brand Initiatives and Falling Prices
- 1.4 billion people to access both fixed and mobile broadband by 2015
- By 2015, 8.7 Trillion Text Messages Will Be Sent Each Year
- Cellular M2M Modules Will See Dramatic Uptake in Automotive and Metering
- Cisco: Mobile Data Traffic Up 26X by 2015
- Remote patient monitoring market to grow 26 percent by 2014
- Social Networking Will Push Mobile VoIP Users to Nearly 139 Million by 2014
- App Stores to Generate $15 B in Revenue
- Shipments of consumer devices with embedded mobile broadband doubled in 2010
- Mobile Augmented Reality Attracts Leading Brands as Juniper Research forecasts $1.5 billion revenue stream by 2015
- Majority of Mobile Broadband Users Ready to Pay for a Higher Quality of Experience