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that the combined entity would be in the position to significantly invest in its networks and enhance customer experience.
Rise of Smartphones, Android
Wherever they are in the world, mobile phone users will continue their migration to smartphones over the next four years, according to a report from Analysys Mason that foresees compound annual growth rate of 32 percent for the devices between 2010 and 2014, increasing the market share of smartphones to 26 percent by the end of that period.
“Smartphone markets in the developed world will continue to be fiercely competitive, but key handset manufacturers such as Nokia and Samsung are lining-up to tap a new opportunity in emerging markets. The
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Four-fifths of providers plan to spend the same amount or more on BSS in the next 24 months as they did in the last 24 months. |
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market by 2014. Android has only 1 percent of the market today, though recent reports say that sales of smartphones using Android are growing swiftly, with sales in the U.K. growing by 400 percent over the last month. Of course, that growth comes from a very small base.
BSS Spending Outlook Strong
A new study from Transverse shows plans for communications service providers in their BSS outlook for the next two years. Four-fifths of providers plan to spend the same amount or more on BSS in the next 24 months as they did in the last 24 months. Around one-third
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ingredients of a successful mobile data proposition in emerging markets will be different to those in developed markets, and I don’t think that an iPhone will be one of them. In the medium term, Android-, bada- and Symbian OS-based devices will dominate these new markets.”
In a separate report, the analyst firm expects phones operating on the Android platform to comprise 30 percent of the smartphone
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of those who plan to invest in their BSS over the next 24 months will be adding new features/modules or implementing entirely new solutions. The most common BSS goal for the next 24 months is to implement convergent billing and charging. The next two most common goals are supporting the introduction of new technologies and improving the customer experience.
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