Articles tagged with: Open Source and Abi Research

Tier 2 Mobile Handset Vendors Must Compete on Two Fronts

Tier 2 mobile handset vendors shipped 80.5 million units last year, a small fraction of the global total. But they face significant challenges when seeking greater market share. They are competing against the Tier 1 giants of the industry, which together control about 70% of the global market. They are also trying to differentiate themselves and create recognizable brands. According to a new study from ABI Research, the most obvious strategies open to them may not be the best.  more

Related Tags: nokia, samsung, motorola, pantech

GPS-Enabled Handsets Expected to Bypass the Economic Downturn

Shipments of GPS-enabled mobile phones will hit a speed-bump in 2009, but will still manage to post year-to-year unit growth through the current economic downturn, according to a new market study by ABI Research. While global handset shipments are expected to drop by 4-5% in 2009, GPS-enabled phones will climb to 240 million units, an increase of 6.4% over 2008.  more

Related Tags: android, google, nokia, iphone, smartphone, apple, ict, edge, smartphones, gps, blackberry, personal, apple-iphone, smart, chipsets

Nearly 20% of Mid- and High-End Mobile Devices Will Run a Linux Operating System by 2013

Linux, which has been much maligned by Symbian and Microsoft as a non-starter in the handset operating system market, is set to see strong growth as issues with framework fragmentation and silicon requirements are alleviated. The growing momentum behind the LiMo Foundation initiative, as well as the marketing boost that has been realized from the entry of GoogleĆ's Android solution has been further enhanced by NokiaĆ's support of the Maemo solution and its purchase of Trolltech.  more

Related Tags: android, google, microsoft, symbian, limo-foundation, operating-system, maemo, linux

Mobile Browser Market to Grow to 1.5 Billion Units in 2013

While a large number of phones today still use browsers with very limited web browsing capabilities, many smartphones are incorporating browsers that support the latest capabilities such as AJAX and RSS, as well as websites optimized for viewing on a mobile device. ABI Research sees this segment of the mobile browser market accounting for the vast majority of growth over the next five years, as the open-Internet browser (OIB) segment for mobile grows from 76 million in 2007 to nearly 700 million browsers delivered in 2013.  more

Related Tags: smartphones, flash