Mobile in 2012
Posted by fling on January 3
http://www.chetansharma.com/MobilePredictions2012.htm
Chetan Sharma has compiled a list of mobile predictions for 2012 from various industry thought leaders. Some very interesting insight into the year ahead. I’ve listed the top answers here:
- What will be the biggest mobile stories of 2012?
- Continued growth of mobile data around the world
- Who will be the most open player in the mobile ecosystem in 2012?
- Google (who has the reality distortion field now?)
- What applications will define 4G?
- Video
- What will be the breakthrough category in mobile in 2012?
- Mobile Payments
- What will be the most popular consumer mobile applications in 2012?
- Mobile Payments & Commerce
- Which will be the most dominant (unit sales) tablet platform in 2 years?
- Nearly a tie: iOS 45% Android 44%
- Who will make the biggest mobile acquisition in 2012?
- Microsoft
- How will the “Apps vs. Mobile Web” debate shape up in 2012?
- Mobile Web will start to become more relevant
- Who will define the mobile payment/commerce space?
- Financial guys (e.g. Visa)
- Which solutions will gain the most traction for managing mobile data broadband consumption?
- 4G
- What will help mobile cloud computing gain traction in 2012?
- Enterprise, Storage & Media
- Which enterprise segment will mobile impact the most?
- Retail
- What will be the dominant revenue model for apps in 2012?
- Combination of revenue – in other words, no clear consensus
- What mode of mobile payments will get traction in North America and Western Europe in 2012?
- Proximity based
- What will be the most successful non-mobile-phone category in 2012?
- Tablet
- Which of the following are likely to happen in the near future?
- Tablets become the leading Enterprise IT device
- Which areas will feel the most impact from Regulators in 2012?
- Net Neutrality & Competitiveness
- Who was the mobile person of the year?
- Steve Jobs