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2013 handset and smartphone sales and market share: 10 things you need to know (Update)
April 1, 2014, by mobiThinking
Update (April 1, 2014): Now includes forecasts for smartphone sales 2014-2018 and average selling price of smartphones... Read More
Insiders guides to worlds top mobile markets: Brazil, Germany, Sweden, Nigeria, Kenya, France, Japan, Canada, USA, India
March 28, 2014, by mobiThinking
Join mobiThinking for a journey around the globe... Read More
The insiders guide to mobile Web and marketing in Brazil 2014
March 27, 2014, by mobiThinking
There are more mobile subscribers than people in Brazil, with 272.4 million mobile subscriptions shared among a population of 199 million. In 2013, for the first time, the number of smartphones sold (32 million) outpaced the number of feature phones (29.1 million). Mobile Web use is rising rapidly – 36 percent Brazilians are regular users of 3G services... Read More
EU unfetters the mobile Web, with plan to scrap roaming fees in Europe. When will the rest of the world follow?
March 20, 2014, by mobiThinking
Updated March 21, 2014: now includes clarification on positive impact for non-EU citizens visiting EU countries... Read More
UK regulator benchmarks mobile/fixed broadband progress against EU countries: why all countries should do this properly
March 14, 2014, by mobiThinking
The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has released a European Broadband Scorecard comparing the UK’s performance in broadband and mobile broadband with European countries. The regulator has been tasked with proving that progress is being made towards the UK Government’s ambitious goal that the UK ‘should have the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015’... Read More
Which mobile ad networks should be included in the 2014 version of the Guide to mobile ad networks?
March 12, 2014, by mobiThinking
mobiThinking is working on the 2014 version of the popular Guide to mobile ad networks (in the last year the guide has received 100,000 pageviews). The new version will introduce new networks, update old profiles and delete those haven’t been updated recently... Read More
GSMA Global Mobile Awards 2014 – the winners with videos and case studies
March 6, 2014, by mobiThinking
Congratulations to the Global Mobile Awards winners. Where available we have added links, descriptions and embedded video for the winning campaigns. If we do not have the best description, link to your case study, site, app or video, please email details to: editor(at)mobiThinking.com... Read More
What makes Internet of things, wearables, cars, 5G and privacy the top themes at MWC? Whats the significance for your business?
February 28, 2014, by mobiThinking
mobiThinking in Barcelona... Read More
The insiders guide to mobile learning (m-learning) in Africa: Dr Álvaro Sobrinho, chairman, Planet Earth Institute
February 11, 2014, by mobiThinking
Our guide to the current state of m-learning in Africa is Dr Álvaro Sobrinho, an entrepreneur and philanthropist from Angola. He is the chairman of the Planet Earth Institute (PEI), a charity that is focused on bringing scientific independence to Africa. PEI has conducted a number of consultations on m-learning, gathering reactions from stakeholders from the African, mobile and learning communities. Q1. What is mobile learning (m-learning) – how do you define it?... Read More
Five-minute interview: Paran Johar, Mobile Media Summit
February 5, 2014, by mobiThinking
With a background at mobile ad network Jumptap and digital agencies MRM and Tribal DDB, Paran Johar has always had to keep his eye on mobile and digital marketing innovation, but never more so than as the CEO and founder of the Mobile Media Summit... Read More