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The new revenue opportunities are in the ecosystems that link devices to services
As 2008 draws to a close, handset vendors find themselves with a choice to make: Get more involved with the services market and thrive, or stay hardware-focused and wither on the vine.
The popularity of the Apple iPhone, despite the introductory price of US$499 for the 4GB version in 2007, gave vendors a respite from the steady fall in average handset prices. Here, at last, was a device segment that could be not only a reliable source of revenue growth, but also a way of increa… More >>
Latest Event
OSiM USA 2009
11-12 March 2009
Stanford Court Hotel, San Francisco, USA
Now in its 3rd Year, OSiM USA 2009 is the ONLY Mobile Specific Open Source Conference and Exhibition in the World. After the success and… More >>
Latest Research Service
Sony Ericsson close to adding Android to portfolio of OSes it uses
Sony Ericsson has joined the Open Handset Alliance, the first step toward the use of the Android mobile operating system in some of its handsets. The decision comes on the heels of the announcement by… More >>
Latest Report
Future Mobile Handsets (10th Edition)
Since the inauguration of the first digital mobile networks in the early 1980s, mobile handset sales have generally been on an upward trend. The first and so far only downturn in unit sales happened… More >>
Latest Market Data
Global multimedia-handset launches, selected manufacturers, 2Q08
A glance at the multimedia handsets launched in 2Q08 by some of the world's biggest mobile-device makers shows that TV and GPS tuners are still relatively rare on phones.
Users wanting a phone… More >>
