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Smartphone users

ghest risk for churn

price is becoming less critical as a churn trigger

Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update

mobile data traffic will double every year through 2014,

RIM's BlackBerry handsets were the best selling smartphones in the UK for 2010

n December 2010, BlackBerry's market share went to a record high of 36 per cent, with a 51.1 per cent share for pre-pay deals and 23.3 per cent for contract free phones

It had sold over 129 million BlackBerry smartphones worldwide

study uses the concept of 'face time'

long users actively engage

295 minutes per month on gaming.

Latest UK Smartphone Market Share Trends

January 12, 2011

Google’s mobile platform Android witnessed strong growth over the last 6 month and claimed 14.9% share of the UK smartphone market in October 2010

Android is a Linux-based operating system for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers

Android is designed primarily for smartphones and tablets, the open and customizable nature of the operating system allows it to be used on other electronics, including laptops and netbooks, smartbooks,[75] ebook readers,[76] and smart TVs (Google TV

Android is designed primarily for smartphones and tablets

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n 2008, there were almost 162 million Smartphones sold, surpassing notebook sales for the first time. Just over 49% of Smartphones sold in 2008 were based on Symbian OS, a significant drop from a near 65% share it enjoyed one year earlier. While this is in large part due to the relatively poor performance of Nokias Smartphone range, it is also an indication of the popularity enjoyed by competing platforms including Linux, BlackBerry OS, Microsoft Windows Mobile, OS X iPhone and new entrant Android.

Openness is a key criterion, says Informa, while all in the mobile telecoms space now see the revenue potential of applications and services.

vendors shipped a total of 100.9 million smartphones during the fourth quarter of 2010 (4Q10), up 87.2% from the 53.9 million smartphones shipped during 4Q09

302.6 million smartphones

Top Five Smartphone Vendors, Shipments, and Market Share, Q4 2010 (Units in Millions)

46 million monthly smartphone application users across the U.K., France, Germany, Italy and Spain, whose installed base is growing by over 10%, month-over-month

46 million monthly smartphone application users across the U.K

Smartphone penetration breaks 50% barrier in the U.S.

Smartphone users demand best voice and data quality – and are at the highest risk for churn

Close to 40% of smartphone and data card users likely to churn within a yea

UK, Germany and the US

Android is now the most popular operating system among people who bought a smartphone in the past six months,

Blackberry RIM and Apple iOS are in a statistical dead heat for second place

What are the figures for smartphone penetration in the UK?

Enders Analysis

302 million smartphones shipped in 2010,

81% browse the Internet

68% use an app

48% watch videos on their smartphone

15% of the mobile market in Latin Americ

IDC reckons that by 2014, the market for smartphones in Latin America will hit 100 million un

K smartphone users have downloaded over 860 million apps in 201

revenue reached from paid apps in the UK stood at £280 million for 2010

UK currently holds 8 percent

Growth of smartphones and mobile internet use