Mobile Software: Market Research Report

February 2012 | 757 pages | ID: M51520E9F02EN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Mobile Software in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: User Interface (UI) and Applications, Application Execution Environment (AEE), Operating System (OS) Software, and Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World.

Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2008 through 2017.

The report profiles 82 companies including many key and niche players such as ACCESS Co.Ltd., A.D.A.M. Inc., Apple, Inc., Electronic Arts, Inc., Funambol, Inc., Google Inc., HyperOffice, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., InnoPath Software, Inc., Microsoft Corporation, MFormation Technologies, Inc., Nokia Corporation, Nuance Communications, Inc., Omtool, Ltd., Oracle Corporation, PCTEL Secure, QUALCOMM Incorporated, Red Bend Software, Inc., Research In Motion Limited, Smith Micro Software, Inc., and Sybase, Inc.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
Product Definitions and Scope of Study
User Interface (UI) and Applications
Application Execution Environment (AEE)
Operating System (OS) Software
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Proliferation of Mobile Computing Devices Bodes Well for Mobile Software

Table 1. World Market for Mobile Computing Products (2010): Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales by Product Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Will Growth in the European Mobile Devices Market be Held Hostage by the Debt Crisis?
Mobile Software Market: An Overview
Location Based Services: A Key Revenue Spinning Mobile Consumer Application

Table 2. World Market for Location-Based Services (2010): Breakdown of Number of Subscribers in Thousand by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Location based Social Network Services: A Killer Service Offering
Demand for Location Enabled Search On the Rise
Spurt in Wireless Mobile Internet Expands Market for Mobile Web Applications
BRIC Mobile Internet Subscriber Base to Witness Rapid Expansion

Table 3. Mobile Internet Usage in BRIC Countries (2008) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Other Key Statistical Findings

Table 4. World Market for Mobile Internet (2010): Breakdown of Number of Mobile Internet Users in Million by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 5. Global Mobile Internet Market (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues for MMS/SMS, Entertainment, Advertisement/Search, Enterprise Services and Other Data Access (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 6. Worldwide Mobile Internet Traffic (2008-2010) (In terabyte(TB)/month) (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 7. US Market for Wireless Mobile Internet (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenues by Point of Access Mobile Device Type (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Top Mobile Internet Activity Among Customers in Select Regions – BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), United States, and Europe
Rising Mobile Email Usage Creates Higher Demand for Mobile Email Clients

Table 8. World Market for Mobile Email (2010): Breakdown of Number of Users in Million by Geographic Region (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

The Changing Role Mobile Phones: A Primer
Smartphones Revolutionize Mobile Computing

Table 9. World Market for Smartphones (2010): Breakdown of Sales Figures in Thousand Units by Geographic Region/Country (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

The Changing Landscape of Mobile OS Market

Table 10. Worldwide Market for Smartphones (2009 & 2011): Percentage Market Share Breakdown of Unit Shipments by Leading Operating Systems (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Gen X Mobile Phone Users Inspire Development of Innovative Software Apps

Table 11. US Market for Smartphone Applications (2010): Proportion of Smartphone Users (%) by Number of Applications Downloaded & Installed on Smartphones (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Mobile Phone Crossover with Computers Grows Evident in Developing Countries
Smartphone Security Software: Abuzz with Activity & Opportunities

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Mobile Software: A Definition
Market Segments: A Review
User Interface (UI) and Applications

Table 12. Global Mobile Software Market (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of User Interface (UI) and Applications Revenue by Segment (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Application Execution Environment (AEE)

Table 13. World Market for Application Execution Environment (2011): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Leading Players (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Operating System (OS) Software
Popular Smartphone Operating Systems
Smartphone Operating Systems: Advantages & Disadvantages
Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software

Table 14. World Market for Mobile Device Management Software (2010): Percentage Share Breakdown of Revenue by Leading Players (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS

Hewlett-Packard Unveils webOS 2. 0
Synchronica Unveils Mobile Gateway 5
Intel and Nokia to Introduce MeeGo
The Symbian Foundation Launches Symbian^3 Platform
Microsoft Introduces New Windows Phone 7 Series
MontaVista Introduces Montabello Software
Logic Launches Zoom OMAP34x-II MDP
SPBSOFTWARE Launches SPB TV
Sun Microsystems Introduces Sun Java Communications Suite 7
Sun Microsystems Launches Java Platform Enterprise Edition 6
STMicroelectronics Launches STLC2690
Crisp Collaborates with AdaptiveMobile
Smith Micro Software Introduces QuickLink® Music 2. 0
Smith & NeuStar to Launch IMS-Based Instant Messaging Client Server Solution
Smith Micro Software Introduces QuickLink IMS Client Suite
Sybase Introduces Sybase® Unwired Platform
Sybase iAnywhere Unveils Information Anywhere Suite Afaria® Handheld Security Technology

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

Six Japanese Companies Enter into Agreement to Develop New Application Platform
Myriad Unveils New Strategy for Chengdu R&D Center
Zenprise Takes Over Sparus Software
SAP Takes Over Sybase
Hitachi Purchases Certain Software Assets of Nortel Networks
Open-Plug Chooses Enea Solution for ELIPS Platform
TDIA and NGMN Alliance Enter into a Cooperation Agreement
Smith Micro Software and LiveWire Mobile Ink Agreement
Smith Micro Software Signs Agreement with Time Warner Cable
Myriad Group Acquires Purple Labs
Tellabs Snaps Up WiChorus
Funambol Takes Over Zapatec
NEC, Hitachi and Casio Computer to Merge Mobile Phone Business
Purple Labs Inks Agreement with Sagem Wireless
Spin Master Selects O4
Juniper Joins NGMN Alliance
Market6 and O4 Enter into Agreement
Celunite Changes Name to Azingo
Sybase® Inks Partnership Agreement with Cable&Wireless

5. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS

ACCESS Co. Ltd. (Japan)
A. D. A. M. Inc. (USA)
Apple, Inc. (USA)
Electronic Arts, Inc. (USA)
Funambol, Inc. (USA)
Google Inc. (USA)
HyperOffice (USA)
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. (USA)
InnoPath Software, Inc. (USA)
Microsoft Corporation (USA)
MFormation Technologies, Inc. (USA)
Nokia Corporation (Finland)
Nuance Communications, Inc. (USA)
Omtool, Ltd (USA)
Oracle Corporation (USA)
PCTEL Secure (USA)
QUALCOMM Incorporated (USA)
Red Bend Software, Inc. (USA)
Research In Motion Limited (Canada)
Smith Micro Software, Inc. (USA)
Sybase, Inc. (USA)

6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Table 15. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Mobile Software by Geographic Segment – North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 16. World 10-Year Perspective for Mobile Software by Geographic Segment – Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Revenues for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 17. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for User Interface (UI) and Applications by Geographic Segment – North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 18. World 10-Year Perspective for User Interface (UI) and Applications by Geographic Segment – Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Revenues for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 19. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Execution Environment (AEE) by Geographic Segment – North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 20. World 10-Year Perspective for Application Execution Environment (AEE) by Geographic Segment – Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Revenues for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 21. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Operating System (OS) Software by Geographic Segment – North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 22. World 10-Year Perspective for Operating System (OS) Software by Geographic Segment – Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Revenues for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 23. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software by Geographic Segment – North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 24. World 10-Year Perspective for Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software by Geographic Segment – Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Revenues for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. NORTH AMERICA

Market Analytics

Table 25. North American Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Mobile Software by Product Segment – User Interface (UI) and Applications, Application Execution Environment (AEE), Operating System (OS) Software and Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 26. World 10-Year Perspective for Mobile Software by Product Segment – Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Revenues for User Interface (UI) and Applications, Application Execution Environment (AEE), Operating System (OS) Software and Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. EUROPE

Market Analytics

Table 27. European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Mobile Software by Product Segment – User Interface (UI) and Applications, Application Execution Environment (AEE), Operating System (OS) Software and Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 28. European 10-Year Perspective for Mobile Software by Product Segment – Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Revenues for User Interface (UI) and Applications, Application Execution Environment (AEE), Operating System (OS) Software and Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. ASIA-PACIFIC

Market Analytics

Table 29. Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Mobile Software by Product Segment – User Interface (UI) and Applications, Application Execution Environment (AEE), Operating System (OS) Software and Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 30. Asia-Pacific 10-Year Perspective for Mobile Software by Product Segment – Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Revenues for User Interface (UI) and Applications, Application Execution Environment (AEE), Operating System (OS) Software and Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. REST OF WORLD

Market Analytics

Table 31. Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Mobile Software by Product Segment – User Interface (UI) and Applications, Application Execution Environment (AEE), Operating System (OS) Software and Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2008 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 32. Rest of World 10-Year Perspective for Mobile Software by Product Segment – Percentage Share Breakdown of Annual Revenues for User Interface (UI) and Applications, Application Execution Environment (AEE), Operating System (OS) Software and Mobile Device Management (MDM) Software Markets for Years 2008, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 82 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 85)
Region/CountryPlayers
The United States
Canada
Japan
Europe
France
Germany
The United Kingdom
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)