There’s a thought provoking piece on The Register about how OpenHand, an email software provider, has found it hard to sell its service through network operators.
OpenHand says that network operators are not taking up their service because it costs less (than say BlackBerry RIM) which translates to less profit for the network operator. Furthermore, the service […]

NPD Group have released market research on Q3 US Mobile Phone Sales.

Following on from the previous post, this might suggest that people have selected phones based on their physical design rather than how easy they are to use and that they ultimately become less satisfied due to lack of ease of use.

JD Power and Associates have released the results of a study into US mobile phone customer satisfaction. Operation and physical design were seen to be more important than phone features.

As phones and the services become more complex, ease of operation becomes paramount. New features and services should only be added to new phones if they are […]

Daniel Appelquist, who works for Vodafone, has started a UK Mobile Monday. The first meeting will be on the 7th December at Vodafone’s offices in London.
For those not familiar with Mobile Monday, it’s a gathering of people in interested in hearing about and discussing mobile technologies. The US meetings are organised by Russell Beattie and Mike Rowehl.
It’s a free […]

More Canalys stats, this time for Q3 World Smartphone sales. Nokia Series 60 continues to surge ahead and Microsoft Windows Mobile  is still not gaining traction. More interesting is Motorola’s massive growth of market share due to its Linux based smart phone in China.

The Open Software Developments Labs (OSDL), home of Linus Torvalds, have created a Mobile Linux Initiative.
This will focus on…

Up to now, companies in the mobile Linux ecosystem have done their own thing. The Mobile Linux Initiative is an attempt to create shared (open) specifications, processes, tools and software that OEMs, ISVs and network operators can use. In some […]

People often ask me what OS platform they should use to implement new mobile projects. Market share is an important consideration.
I came across the following interesting graph when looking at the presentations from the recent Symbian Smartphone show. It shows Canalys estimates of sales of each OS platform by region.

With Palm Inc now licensing Microsoft Windows […]