McGuire’s Law

Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• 5.6B mobile subs by 2013 (Strategy Analytics)
• 2B mobile broadband subs by 2015 (Analysys Mason)
• $300B in mobile transactions by 2013 (Juniper Research)
• 49M European laptops with mobile broadband by 2013 (Berg Insight)
• $75B in NFC payments by 2013 (Juniper Research)
• $16B in mobile M2M by 2014 (Strategy Analytics)
• 62% of SME owners won business because responsive while mobile (Ipsos MORI)
• 230M touchscreen shipments by 2012 (IMS Research)
• Wireless data revenues to grow 16% per year (SNL Kagan)
• $3.3B in location-based mobile social networking revenues by 2013 (ABI Research)
• Location Based Platforms and Infrastructure Licensing Revenues Will reach $2.2 billion by 2013 (ABI Research)
• Strong Market Outlook for Commercial Telematics as Forecasts Point to $11 Billion Market in 2013 (ABI Research)
• Global Mobile M2M Market to reach $57 billion by 2014 (Strategy Analytics)
• Slotted Phone Shipments to Top 1 Billion in 2011 (Strategy Analytics)
• 120% Annual Growth in Cellphone Removable Memory Card Capacities, Reaching 26GB by 2012 (Strategy Analytics)

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Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• $330M+ in ad-funded mobile content in 2013
• Mobile gaming to surpass $4.5B this year
• 900M mobile banking and payment customers by 2012
• 31% of VCs believe mobile apps will be hottest area of investment
• 41B financial services transactions by end of 2011
• 32M LTE subs by 2013
• 90% would choose airline with mobile checkin over one without
• 1.8B mobile transportation tickets by 2011
• 50% growth in ATM/POS cellular embedded modules
• Mobile internet users to triple to 1.7B by 2013
• Wireless security alarm connections to triple to 7.5M by 2013
• 2.4B Bluetooth-enabled devices to ship in 2013
• 49M European notebooks to have mobile broadband by 2013
• 42M 3G mobile TV users by 2012
• 830M GPS-integrated mobile devices by 2012
• Mobile content sharing puts $16B in revenue at risk by 2012

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Now playing: Derek Webb & Sandra McCracken – My Finest Misfortune

Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• Mobile rich media advertising to reach $2.8B by 2012
• Search advertising to reach $2B in 2013
• Mobile advertising to grow 60% per year for next four years
• 186M machines to be connected to mobile networks in 2012
• 12% of DSL customers to switch to mobile WiMax within 5 years
• 4.6M MySpace and Facebook US users
• Touch screen market to reach $3.3B by 2015
• Touch screen market to reach $6.4B by 2013
• $9.6B in wireless sales in healthcare by 2012
• 550M GPS-enabled handsets to ship in 2012
• Mobilites want text messages in response to ad clicks
• 62% of European SMEs have won business by responding while on the move
• Seven of ten enterprises deploying mobile devices to drive productivity
• 90% of IT executives are supporting mobile data-capable devices
• Enterprise FMC to reach $50B by 2012
• 69% want a mobile device that lets them choose services and content
• Cellular modem shipments to reach 200M by 2013
• Half a million buildings to have in-building wireless systems by 2013
• Cellular M2M module shipments to reach nearly 80M by 2013
• 186M machines will be connected to mobile networks in 2012
• Nearly 230M using mobile social networks by 2012
• Mobile Web 2.0 to reach $22.4B by 2013

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Bonus: Dean Bubley asks: What’s in a number?

Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• 45% of IT professionals say providing mobile e-mail is important
• Despite Higher Costs – Customers Report High Levels of Satisfaction with Wireless Plan Upgrades
• US mobile entertainment to grow 16.3% CAGR to $6.6B by 2012
• 35M mobile banking customers by 2010
• 800M mobile banking customers by 2011
• 104M mobile payment customers by 2011
• MIM challenging SMS
• $412M in on-deck mobile social networking by 2012
• Fewer switching because of coverage
• Mobile device shipments up 13.7%
• Mobile phone shipments up 14.3%
• Mobile device management to grow 80% CAGR to $20B by 2013
• Search related mobile advertising to reach $5B in 2013
• $7.6B in mobile adspend by 2013
• 34% of personal navigation devices to have two-way connectivity built in by 2013
• Mobile location based services to reach $13.3B by 2013
• 3B mobile coupons by 2011
• 47M “last mile” WiMax broadband customers within 5 years
• Total spending on mobile media services to reach $102B by 2012
• Non-voice mobile revenues to reach $251B by 2012
• 87% increase in mobile TV viewing

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Now playing: Kevin Max – To The Dearly Departed

Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• 16% already banking mobile, 35% of rest are open to it
• Consumer telematics to reach $41B by 2013
• In building wireless to reach $15B by 2013
• Mobile messaging to reach $212B by 2013
• 1B GPS chips to ship in 2013
• 30M new cars to ship with on-board telematics by 2013
• IMS to provide mobile operators with $300B in new revenue over next 5 years
• 90M 4G subs by 2013
• Mobile search to reach $4.8B by 2013
• Mobile music, games, and TV to reach $34B by 2010
• 2.6B mobile tickets by 2011

Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• North American Consumers Want More Than Visual Voicemail
• Enterprise mobility could help retailers save 40% of shoppers that walk out frustrated
• Cellphone navigation to pass dedicated PNDs this year
• 560M GPS-enabled handsets to ship in 2012
• Local Listings Top Reason for Mobile Search
• More than 50% of laptop and GPS buyers want wide area wireless connectivity
• 462M Mobile TV subs by 2012
• $24B in mobile marketing in 2013
• $820M in NFC transactions by 2013
• $587M in mobile financial transactions by 2011
• $20B in business mobility management by 2013
• European mobile IM adoption to reach 24% by 2012
• 1B mobile workers by 2011
• 34M North American handsets could be using financial apps by 2012
• 75% of 18-24 year olds use mobile data
• WiMax terminal chipset market to reach $500M in 2012
• Mobile entertainment to reach $64B by 2012
• Flash Lite-enabled handset shipments to reach 840M in 2012

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Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• Music delivered to mobile phones will account for almost 30% of global retail music values by 2011
• 4B mobilites in 2009
• Recycled handset shipments to reach 100M in 2012
• Mobile video messaging to reach $10B in 2012
• 83M traffic information service subscribers by 2012
• 90M will buy Mobile Internet Devices by 2012
• Mobile WiMax to reach 80M subs within 5 years
• 24M to use LTE by 2012
• Western European wireless tracking services to reach 3.3B euros by 2012

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Now playing: Andrew Osenga – Santa Barbara

Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• Mobile ad revenues to reach $5B by 2012
• 1B new subs by 2010
• 70% open to ad-based local search
• 255M VoIPo3G users by 2012
• Line of Business apps to reach nearly $5B by 2012
• More than 1M fleet management units will be in use in Europe next year
• Smartphone sales to grow at 30% CAGR over next 5 years
• 2007 handset semiconductor revenues to exceed $31B
• 720M mobile devices with integrated GPS to ship in 2011
• Converged voice services could generate $8.6B in the US by 2011
• Mobile games market to reach $10B by 2009
• 52M to pay for everyday items by mobile by 2011
• Mobile phone sales increased 47% year-over-year
• 55% of top-selling phones are 3G enabled
• % of phones using flash memory to decline from 99% to 96%
• Mobile internet services market should be $66B, instead it is $9.5B

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Bonus: Brough Turner on how mobile subscriber growth forecasts are always wrong

Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• Business ARPU 24% higher than consumer
• $8B mobile money transfer opportunity by 2012
• Data to be 34% of business mobile spending by 2012
• Consumers watching 40 minutes of mobile TV
• 200M+ WiMax subscribers by 2012
• 38M Asian mobile TV viewers
• 13.8% increase in mobile phone shipments
• 13M consumers downloaded a mobile app in 2Q07

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