Mobile Market Research

Here’s my list of links to mobile market research…

Source Date Link
iSuppli September 2009 Smart Phones to Surpass PNDs in Navigation Market in 2014
Chetan Sharma August 2009 US Wireless Data Market Update - Q2 2009
Canalys August 2009 Smart phones defy slowdown
Gartner August 2009 Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 6 Per Cent and Smartphones Grew 27 Per Cent in Second Quarter of 2009
Frost & Sullivan August 2009 Smartphone Downloads from All App Stores to Reach 6.67 Billion in 2014
Juniper August 2009 Sharp Increase in Mobile Internet Adspend Expected, with Revenues Approaching $2bn by 2014
ABI Research August 2009 Europe Leads Mobile Managed Services Market at Nearly $9 Billion
ABI Research August 2009 Wi-Fi-Enabled Phone Shipments Continue to Double Every Two Years
ABI Research August 2009 Cellular Modems US Survey: ABI Research Finds Uptake Limited by Service Cost
ABI Research August 2009 Managed Wireless Security Services Market to Top $1 Billion in 2014
ABI Research  July 2009 Mobile Handset Inventories Bulk Up, Operators and Distributors Go Shopping for 269 Million Handsets
ABI Research  July 2009 Entry-level Mobile Phone Markets to Enjoy 24% Annual Growth through 2014
ABI Research  July 2009 170 Million Mobile Subscribers Will Make Domestic Person To Person Payments in 2011
ABI Research  July 2009 Global Handset Navigation Subscriber Base to Grow to 26 Million by 2010
Pyramid Research July 2009 Mobile Gaming in Emerging Markets
Juniper July 2009 Annual Mobile Application Downloads to Hit 20 billion by 2014
ABI Research June 2009 Worldwide Mobile Services Revenue to Grow at Least 1.2% Annually Through 2014
ABI Research June 2009 Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Declined 11.9% in the First Quarter of 2009
Juniper June 2009 Ad-funded MMS revenues to hit $87 million by 2014 
Juniper June 2009 Mobile Advertising Bucks Downward Trend in Adspend exceeding $6bn by 2014
Juniper May 2009 Freemium Model to Predominate in Mobile Apps with VAS revenues Reaching $14bn by 2014
Gartner May 2009 Number of Mobile Payment Users Worldwide to Increase 70 Percent in 2009
Gartner May 2009 Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Declined 8.6 Per Cent and Smartphones Grew 12.7 Per Cent in First Quarter of 2009
ABI Research April 2009 Mobile Handset Market Stays Afloat with 258 Million Shipped in 1Q-2009
ABI Research April 2009 Great Expectations: Would You Look for a Touchscreen on a $50 Mobile Phone?
Juniper April 2009 Mobile Application Revenues to reach $25bn by 2014 as Apps Stores Hit Mass Market
Gartner March 2009 Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Grew 6 Per Cent in 2008, But Sales Declined 5 Per Cent in the Fourth Quarter
Canalys March 2009 Mobile phone usage relatively safe from spending cutbacks
ABI Research February 2009 Buying Mobile Applications: 17% of US Smartphone Survey Respondents Spent More Than $100 Last Year
ABI Research February 2009 Nearly Half of Respondents View MIDs as Cell Phone Replacements
Gartner February 2009 Enterprise Mobile Phones Will Replace Desktop Phones in North America by 2011
Gartner February 2009 Eight Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2009 and 2010
ABI Research January 2009 Enter the Year of the Smartphone: 171 Million and Rising
ABI Research January 2009 GPS-enabled Handsets Expected to Bypass the Economic Downturn
ABI Research January 2009 Nearly Half a Billion Mobile Financial Services Customers in 2013
Informa December 2008 5 billion mobile subscribers to generate $1 trillion in revenues by 2013
Juniper December 2008 Mobile Betting to Hit $3.6bn in 2009, Beating Global Recession, According to Juniper Research
Juniper December 2008 Resilient Mobile Adult Content Market to Reach $5bn by 2013, Driven by Video Chat Services
Juniper November 2008 Mobile Games Market to Reach $10bn by 2013
Juniper November 2008 On-portal Betting to push Mobile Gambling Wagers to $27.5 billion by 2013
Compass September 2008 U.S. Businesses Expected to Spend $11.6 Billion on Mobile Applications by 2012
Gartner September 2008 Worldwide Smartphone Sales Grew 16 Per Cent in Second Quarter of 2008
Gartner September 2008 Worldwide Smartphone Sales Grew 16 Per Cent in Second Quarter of 2008
Gartner August 2008 Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Increased 12 Percent in Second Quarter of 2008
Gartner August 2008 Telecom Carriers Are Well Placed to Win Advertising Revenue if They Overcome Key Challenges
Gartner August 2008 Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales on Pace to Grow 11 Per Cent in 2008
In-Stat August 2008 ‘Mobile Video’ Increasingly Includes ‘Internet Video’ but Mobile Operators Can Fulfill Current Needs
Canalys August 2008 Almost 40% of smart phones shipping in EMEA have GPS integrated
In-Stat July 2008 iPhone and Android Build Momentum For Major Change In Wireless Industry
IDC July 2008 Advanced Features in High-End Phones Help Drive Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments to 15.3% Growth in Second Quarter
Gartner June 2008 Worldwide Mobile Gaming Revenue to Surpass $4.5 Billion in 2008
Gartner May 2008 Gartner Says Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Increased 14 Per Cent in First Quarter of 2008
In-Stat May 2008 Smartphones: The Clear Choice over Mobile Internet Devices in US
Canalys February 2008 Smart mobile device shipments hit 118 million in 2007, up 53% on 2006
In-Stat February 2008 HSPA, New Data Plans Will Improve the Smartphone Market In Europe
Forrester January 2008 European Mobile Instant Messaging To Triple In The Next Six Years
In-Stat November 2007 Size and Growth of Smartphone Market Will Exceed Laptop Market for Next Five Years
IDC October 2007 Nokia and Samsung Continue Gains as Mobile Phone Volume Rises 13.8%
Canalys August 2007 Worldwide mobile navigation device market more than doubles
IDC August 2007 Handheld Device Vendors Benefit from Dell’s Departure, But Overall Market Still in Decline
Canalys June 2007 Consumers warm to the touch screen phone
Canalys May 2007 Interest in mobile TV overshadowed by other applications
ComScore May 2007 Mobile Web Audience Already One-Fifth the Size of PC-Based Internet Audience in the U.K.
Strategy Analytics April 2007 Inventory Burn Trims Global Mobile Handset Shipment Growth to 12% in Q1 2007 
Research & Markets March 2007 Symbian Continues to Lead the Smartphone Operating System Arena with More Than 70% of Market Share  
IDC February 2007 Converged Mobile Device Market Surges Ahead on 42% Growth in 2006
Canalys February 2007 64 million smart phones shipped worldwide in 2006
IDC February 2007 Worldwide Handheld Device Shipments Reach 5.5 Million Units in 2006, Down 28.5% From 2005 Levels
Gartner February 2007 Gartner Says Worldwide PDA Shipments Top 17.7 Million in 2006
Strategy Analytics January 2007 Global Mobile Phone Shipments Top 1 Billion Units in 2006  
Canalys October 2006 EMEA smart mobile device market growth rises to 11.7%
IDC October 2006 Record Shipments Drive Worldwide Mobile Phone Market to 21.0% Growth
IDC September 2006 Shipments of Converged Mobile Devices Hit New Record High in Second Quarter of 2006
Telephia August 2006 US Mobile Internet Population Jumps to 34.6 Million
Canalys July 2006 Smart mobile device market growth remains steady at 55%
IDC July 2006 Mobile Phone Shipments Continue Robust Growth in the Second Quarter
Strategy Analytics April 2006 Global Mobile Phone Shipments Will Reach 1 Billion Units in 2006
IDC April 2006 Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Exhibits Strong Year-Over-Year Growth on Continued Strength of Developing Markets
Gartner February 2006 Gartner Says Top Six Vendors Drive Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales to 21 Percent Growth in 2005
IDC January 2006 A Strong Fourth Quarter Sends Worldwide Mobile Phone Shipments over 800 Million Units for 2005
Strategy Analytics January 2006 Megavendors Drive Global Handset Shipments to 810 Million Units in 2005
Strategy Analytics January 2006 Global Handset Sales Forecast, 2005-2010
Infotrends January 2006 Camera Phones Account for 87% of Mobile Phone Shipments in 2010
iSuppli January 2006 Mobile Phone Revenue To Decline
IDC November 2005 3G the Trigger to Wider Consumer Smart Phone Adoption as the European Mobile Phone Market Grows 16% in 3Q05
IDC October 2005 Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Breaks 200 Million Unit Mark in 3Q05
Canalys October 2005 Worldwide smart phone market soars in Q3
Series60.com September 2005 Series 60 Key Figures
Gartner August 2005 Mobile phone sales rise 21%
Gartner August 2005 Worldwide PDA Shipments Increased 32 Percent in Q2 2005
Canalys July 2005 Smart phones up, handhelds down globally in Q2
IDC July 2005 Mobile Device Operating System Report
Gartner July 2005 A billion mobile phones by 2009
LogicaCMG July 2005 Mobile Content Demand Set to Triple
Canalys April 2005 Global smart mobile device sales surge past 10 million in quarter
Strategy Analytics April 2005 Cameraphones Stealing Sales From Digicams
IDC January 2005 IDC Finds Young Adult Males More Likely than Females to Purchase Mobile Phones as Fashion Statements
Strategy Analytics January 2005 Handset sales reach new high in 2004
Canalys October 2004 Global smart phone shipments treble in Q3
Ovum September 2004 Ringtones to generate $721 mln in Western Europe in 2008<
Gartner September 2004 Mobile Phone Sales Spike
Strategy Analytics August 2004 Mobile Data Revenues Will Grow to $189 Billion in 2009
IDC July 2004 Worldwide Mobile Phone Market Continues to Exhibit Strong Growth