Global Mobile Applications Market (2010 - 2015) Report Published by MarketsandMarkets

DALLAS, Texas, June 7, 2010 - The success of Apple's App Store has not only established the salability
of mobile applications, but has also shown that the best of these offer the
potential to generate enormous revenues. Several telecom giants have thus
begun providing a dedicated application stores to their users, so much so
that more than 3 million unique applications are currently on air for
communications, games, multimedia, productivity, travel, and utility
purposes.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS

    - Define, measure, and forecast the global mobile applications market.
    - Identify and measure the mobile application submarkets as per
      category, store type, and application provider.
    - Identify major trends influencing the markets at the macro and
      micro level
    - Track the significant geography-specific trends in the regions of
      North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World (ROW).
    - Strategically profile and analyze market players and their core
      competencies in each segment of the mobile application market.
    - Track and analyze the recent market developments and competitive
      strategies such as alliances, joint ventures, and mergers and
      acquisitions.

REPORT DESCRIPTION

The success of Apple's App Store has not only established the salability
of mobile applications, but has also shown that the best of these offer the
potential to generate enormous revenues. Several telecom giants have thus
begun providing a dedicated application stores to their users, so much so
that more than 3 million unique applications are currently on air for
communications, games, multimedia, productivity, travel, and utility
purposes.

About 7 billion (free and paid) application downloads were made globally
in 2009 alone from both native and third-party application stores; generating
revenues of $3.9 billion in the same year. Apple with a whopping more than 4
billion downloads to date commanded more than 90% of the application market
share in 2009. However, new players are rapidly entering the application
market space, as the increasing uptake and usability of smartphone devices
boosts the mobile application market still further. According to our
estimates, the global mobile application market is expected to be worth $24.4
billion in 2015, growing at a CAGR of 64% from 2009 to 2015.

MARKETS COVERED

This research report categorizes the global market for mobile
applications on the basis of:

    - Mobile applications categories:

    - Communications
    - Games
    - Multimedia
    - Productivity
    - Travel
    - Utilities
    - Others

    - Business model (store) types:

    - Native or On Deck
    - Third party or Off Deck

    - Mobile Application Market by users

    - Individuals or consumer user segment
    - Business or Enterprise users segment

    - Market participants:

    - OS developers
    - Handset manufacturers
    - Application developers
    - Operators

The report provides market estimates and forecasts for the global mobile
applications markets in North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World
(ROW). In addition to market sizing and forecasts, the report also offers a
detailed analysis of the market trends, opportunities, and the factors
influencing the growth of each segment of the mobile applications market. The
report also draws a competitive landscape, analysing the core competencies of
the major players, and the strategies adopted to expand their market
presence.

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STAKEHOLDERS

The targeted audience for this report includes:

    - Handset manufacturers: a competitive analysis of their mobile
      application stores, as well as development and support programs
    - Mobile phone operators: a comprehensive review of their
      offerings, growth strategies, strengths, and weaknesses
    - Mobile software developers: comparative analysis of platforms
      that offer high growth potential
    - Application store providers: a detailed technical comparison of
      their offerings
    - Retail electronics distributors
    - Enterprise and business users

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

The report uses a combination of primary and secondary research to arrive
at market estimates.

    - Size of the mobile applications market is calculated using bottom-up
      approach; using volume (downloads/year) and prices validated by
      the key market participants such as CEOs, VPs, global head strategy
      etc.
    - Market sizes were also verified by cost volume approach.
      - Prices and pricing trends in different geographies were
        identified and analyzed through secondary research, and then average
        selling price per unit was calculated.
      - All currencies were converted into USD. After that weighted
        average price of mobile applications have been calculated.
    - Geographical market split was arrived at by determining
      population, cost of applications, and the adoption rate in different
      regions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

    Executive Summary

    1. Introduction
    1.1. Mobile applications: a recession proof industry?
    1.2. Development prospects for software developers
    1.3. Opportunity for operators
    1.4. Apple leads the market

    2. Summary

    3. Market Overview
    3.1. Evolution of Mobile Applications Market
    3.2. Market Dynamics
    3.3. Forces for competition
    3.4. On Deck vendors benchmarking analysis

    4. The Growth of Smartphone and Mobile Data Markets
    4.1. Patterns in Consumer Demand
    4.2. Emerging from Recession
    4.3. An increasing role for third-party applications
    4.4. Shifting Momentum: Emerging value chain dynamics

    5. Mobile Application Market
    5.1. Mobile applications market overview
    5.2. Mobile applications Categories
    5.2.1. Communications
    5.2.2. Games
    5.2.3. Multimedia
    5.2.4. Productivity
    5.2.5. Travel
    5.2.6. Utilities
    5.2.7. Others
    5.3. Mobile applications advertising opportunity
    5.4. Mobile Application Market by Users
    5.4.1. Consumers
    5.4.2. Business and Enterprise

    6. Business Models: Delivering through application stores
    6.1. Native (On Deck) Mobile application stores
    6.1.1. The iTunes App Store
    6.1.1.1. AppStore as a Handset Sales Driver
    6.1.1.2. Key Success Factors
    6.1.2. Android Market
    6.1.2.1. Advantages for operators
    6.1.2.2. Android Market Business Model to the consumer
    6.1.2.3. Initial Market Impact of the Google/Android Business Model
    6.1.2.4. Android as an enabler for mobile search, LBS and user defined
             content
    6.1.2.5. Android App Stats and Trends
    6.1.3. BlackBerry App World
    6.1.3.1. BlackBerry App World Business Model and App Categories
    6.1.3.2. Fixing the Declining Competitive Advantage for RIM
    6.1.3.3. Price Variation in LBS for Blackberry
    6.1.4. Nokia Ovi Store
    6.1.5. Microsoft Windows Marketplace
    6.1.6. Palm Pre App Catalog
    6.1.7. LG Application Store
    6.1.8. Samsung Apps
    6.1.9. Play Now Arena (Sony Ericsson)
    6.1.10. Operator Offerings
    6.1.10.1. T-Mobile's effort
    6.1.10.2. Airtel application store
    6.2. Third Party (Off Deck) App Stores
    6.2.1. Getjar
    6.2.1.1. Getjar Innovation in Business Model
    6.2.2. Handango
    6.2.3. Handmark

    7. Evolving role of market participants and the ecosystem
    7.1. Handset/OS manufacturers
    7.2. Developers
    7.3 . Operators
    7.4. Current Trends
    7.4.1. Consumer response
    7.4.2. Pricing Trends
    7.4.3. Download and usage trends
    7.4.4. Product and Sales Lifecycles for Applications

    8. App Store models and native apps: Downside risks and disadvantages
    8.1. App restrictions
    8.2. Consequences of low barriers to entry
    8.3. Fragmentation and cost factors
    8.4. App maintenance and updates
    8.5. Long term commercial feasibility of application stores

    9. Potential and Current Constraints for Web App models
    9.1. Potential for Apps
    9.2. Constraints
    9.3. Web app strategies among market actors
    9.4. Future exploitation and conclusion (Opportunities)

    10. Geographic Analysis

    11. Company Profiles
    11.1. 2ergo
    11.2. 3Cinteractive
    11.3. Airtel
    11.4. AppBoy
    11.5. AppCubby
    11.6. Apple
    11.7. Buongiorno
    11.8. China Mobile
    11.9. China Unicom
    11.10. China Telecom
    11.11. Distributive Networks
    11.12. Facebook
    11.13. GetJar
    11.14. Google (Android)
    11.15. Handango
    11.16. Handmark
    11.17. HTC
    11.18. iLoop Mobile, Inc.
    11.19. Impact Mobile
    11.20. LG
    11.21. Microsoft
    11.22. Mobile Accord
    11.23. Motorola
    11.24. MTS
    11.25. Nokia
    11.26. NTT Docomo
    11.27. Open Market
    11.28. Palm
    11.29. Play Now Arena
    11.30. Reliance Communications
    11.31. Renu Mobile
    11.32. RIM
    11.33. Samsung
    11.34. Sony-Ericsson
    11.35. Sun
    11.36. Symbian
    11.37. Sybase 365
    11.38. T-Mobile
    11.39. Vodafone
    11.40. Waterfall Mobile

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