IDC Mobility – An IDC Four Pillar Research Area

The explosion of mobile applications and the tremendous rate of smartphone adoption is revolutionizing the mobile industry. The multifaceted mobile ecosystem continues to evolve -- reshaping and redefining the roles and relationships of a wide range of industry stakeholders. From ISVs, mobile device manufacturers, and mobile operators to system integrators, telecom hardware manufacturers, and cloud providers, the ability to anticipate market shifts and adapt your tactical, strategic, and investment decisions accordingly will be critical for capitalizing on future opportunities.

Mobility Research
Press Releases
Mobility Analysts
Events

Japan Mobile Security 2014–2018 Forecast and 2013 Review
Feb-15

How Microsoft Could Disrupt the Current Enterprise Mobility Management Landscape
Feb-15

Western Europe Enterprise Mobility Survey, 2014: Comparison of Wave 1 and Wave 2 Results
Jan-15

Japan Mobile and Client Computing User Survey on Smart-Connected Device Use 2014
Jan-15

Western Europe Enterprise Mobile Application Development Platform 2014–2018 Forecast and Analysis
Jan-15

Worldwide Tablet Shipments Experience First Year-Over-Year Decline in the Fourth Quarter While Full Year Shipments Show Modest Growth, According to IDC
Feb-15

In a Near Tie, Apple Closes the Gap on Samsung in the Fourth Quarter as Worldwide Smartphone Shipments Top 1.3 Billion for 2014, According to IDC
Jan-15

IDC Reveals Worldwide Mobile Enterprise Applications and Solutions Predictions for 2015
Dec-14

IDC Hosts Worldwide Mobile Enterprise Applications & Solutions 2015 Web Conference Predictions
Dec-14

Worldwide Smartphone Growth Forecast to Slow from a Boil to a Simmer as Prices Drop and Markets Mature, According to IDC
Dec-14

Courtney Munroe Group Vice President, Worldwide Telecommunications	Carrie MacGillivray Program Director, Mobility and Telecom	Danielle Levitas Group Vice President, Consumer, Broadband and Digital Marketplace
John Jackson Research Vice President

Additional Mobile Research Analysts

Adrian Dominic HoPrincipal	Angela SalmeronResearch Manager	Ben HoffmanResearch Analyst
Bill RojasResearch Director	Chris ChuteResearch Director	Dustin KehoeAssociate Director
Francisco JeronimoResearch Manager	John DelaneyResearch Director, European Consumer Mobile	Karsten WeideProgram Vice President
Kevin RestivoSenior Analyst, Mobility	Leslie HandResearch Director	Lynne DunbrackProgram Director, Connected Health IT
Marcus TorchiaResearch Manager, Smart Grid Strategies	Mark WintherGroup Vice President and Consulting Partner	Masahiro KatayamaGroup Manager
Matt DavisProgram Director	Nicholas McQuireResearch Director	Ramon T. LlamasSenior Research Analyst
Rosalind CravenSenior Research Analyst, EMEA Telecommunication and Networking	Rosie SecchiResearch Manager	Ruthbea ClarkeResearch Director, Smart Cities Strategies
Ryan ReithProgram Manager	Sheila BrennanProgram Manager	Tom MainelliResearch Director
William StofegaProgram Director	Sathya AtreyamResearch Manager	Denise LundResearch Director
Jonathan GawResearch Manager, Connected Home

Mobile Applications Revolution
April 29, 2014 | An IDC Briefing

IDC Mobility Tweets
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Mobile Device Concerns Addressed in IDC Research:

What are the worldwide, regional, and country level forecasts for sales of mobile devices?

What does the growing salience of emerging markets mean for established device vendors and their smaller rivals?

What strategies are being adopted by device vendors and how does device technology evolve beyond the current form factors?

How do consumers use different mobile devices, and how are usage trends evolving as new products such as media tablets enter the marketplace?

Mobile Application Concerns Addressed in IDC Research:

How are mobile enterprise application platform providers driving deployments for the enterprise and mobile operators?

How are key social networking players like Facebook, Google+, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Foursquare evolving in the mobile application space?

What are mobile application developer priorities and perceptions of the major mobile OSs and how are those evolving?

What are the performance metrics, evolution, and competitive outlook for mobile application storefronts?

Mobile Software Concerns Addressed in IDC Research:

What methods exist to create, deploy, manage, and secure access on or by mobile and wireless devices?

What is the convergence and crossover between the mobile security and mobile device management markets?

Which mobile operating environments will emerge as key components to mobile business deployments?

What are the opportunities, key trends, and end-user needs in the mobile software market?

Mobile Services Concerns Addressed in IDC Research:

What strategies are emerging in the pricing, packaging, and marketing of mobile services?

What are the key drivers and inhibitors for mobile adoption and usage of mobile broadband services

What is the role of the service provider in mobile solutions across the enterprise?

What are the new business opportunities and connections between consumers and producers that M2M promises?

Mobile Infrastructure Concerns Addressed in IDC Research:

What is the market for current (2G/3G) and next-generation (LTE) cellular infrastructure by segment and region?

How will the market evolve for femtocells, picocells, distributed antenna systems, and other "micro" deployments?

How will operator LTE deployments proceed, and how long will HSPA and CDMA technologies coexist with LTE?

What is the opportunity for wireless backhaul, and what new backhaul solutions are evolving?

IDC Mobility – An IDC Four Pillar Research Area

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