The smartphones has been the fastest growing category within the mobile phone space for the last couple of years. In 2009, a total of 172 million smartphones were sold which was a growth of 24% over 2008 (source: Gartner) whereas the mobile phone category was more or less flat in 2009 in the backdrop of severe recession. Analysts expect over 240 million Smartphones to...

New analysis from Wireless Intelligence reveals that the top 20 mobile operators and operator groups ranked by total connections represented over 58 percent of global mobile connections in 1Q09. Aggregated top 20 operators and operator groups*, Q1 2009 The largest operator is China Mobile with just 11% market share. Vodafone is a distant second with 5% market share....

Read my other articles at www.telecomcircle.com In this post, I would discuss the current and emerging business models in the wireless industry. The key activities in the value chain of the business model are Service Creation, Identity Management, Service Provisioning and Billing. The key players in the ecosystem are the carriers, handset vendors, platform owners...