Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/cf6c461f/global_mobile_comm) has announced the addition of the "Global Mobile Communications - A Keystone for Industry Growth" report to their offering.
This annual report (11th edition) offers a wealth of information on the global mobile sector and is a valuable resource of insights, examples and trends. It provides information on the key trends and statistics, supported by analysis and cases studies. It also includes unique insights into regional developments, written by BuddeComm's Senior Analysts.
Subjects Covered Include:
- Key global mobile industry trends;
- Key global mobile industry statistics;
- Global mobile smartphone, handset and touchscreen statistics and trends;
- Insights into mobile spectrum issues;
- Insights in customer service issues;
- Regional overviews for North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.
- Case study on the emerging market of Brazil.
Mobile Industry Continues Upward Growth Despite Market Conditions:
Considering the enormous pressure the economic downturn has placed upon industry growth in general around the world - the mobile sector could well be the envy of other sectors when taking stock of the overall picture. Subscriber growth is still on the rise with the developing markets offering further opportunities for growth; there is a growing demand for higher bandwidth multimedia services offered by smart phones and around the world there are continuing technology developments via the deployment 3G and 4G services.
Examples of Key Insights:
- Smart phone sales now account for over a quarter of all handset sales. This has risen sharply in just two years and is forecast to grow further.
- Voice services are still an important component of revenue generation.
- The next phase of mobile technology and services rests upon the development of wireless broadband and in particular the 4G technology, Long-term evolution (LTE). In the interim however, mobile users continue to utilise the 2G, 3G and 3.5G (HSPA) services on offer, with around 1.8 billion 3G subscribers expected worldwide by the end 2012.
- In Africa, the greatest demand for mobile devices is in the major cities; however cellular solutions are also being employed to increase accessibility in rural and other disadvantaged areas.
- Although mobile communications have been driving Europe's general telecom sector in recent years, accounting for over half of the sector's overall revenue, it is facing a number of issues which will have considerable implications for revenue, business models and investment opportunities.
- In Asia, overall regional penetration had reached an estimated 83% going into 2012, suggesting there was still more room for subscriber growth across the region.
- Around half the mobile subscribers in the world are to be found in Asia.
- The wireless market in Canada and the USA has experienced rapid growth since the 1980s.
- In the Middle East, competition continues to drive subscriber growth due to high prepaid levels, emerging MVNOs, demographic trends and mobile broadband.
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