McGuire’s Law

Research is good. Free highlights from expensive research reports are great. Here are some recent headlines:

• 5.6B mobile subs by 2013 (Strategy Analytics)
• 2B mobile broadband subs by 2015 (Analysys Mason)
• $300B in mobile transactions by 2013 (Juniper Research)
• 49M European laptops with mobile broadband by 2013 (Berg Insight)
• $75B in NFC payments by 2013 (Juniper Research)
• $16B in mobile M2M by 2014 (Strategy Analytics)
• 62% of SME owners won business because responsive while mobile (Ipsos MORI)
• 230M touchscreen shipments by 2012 (IMS Research)
• Wireless data revenues to grow 16% per year (SNL Kagan)
• $3.3B in location-based mobile social networking revenues by 2013 (ABI Research)
• Location Based Platforms and Infrastructure Licensing Revenues Will reach $2.2 billion by 2013 (ABI Research)
• Strong Market Outlook for Commercial Telematics as Forecasts Point to $11 Billion Market in 2013 (ABI Research)
• Global Mobile M2M Market to reach $57 billion by 2014 (Strategy Analytics)
• Slotted Phone Shipments to Top 1 Billion in 2011 (Strategy Analytics)
• 120% Annual Growth in Cellphone Removable Memory Card Capacities, Reaching 26GB by 2012 (Strategy Analytics)

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As we work to build mobility into every product, service, and process, our greatest inhibitor is the mindset represented by those who defend the tethering of products and processes to specific places. This mindset is fueled by the investments that have been made that establish power in the companies, departments, and individuals that stand in the way of mobilizing our lives and our businesses. These investments are not always in hard assets, but often are investments of time and experience to establish intellectual and relational assets. We should expect our assault on these ways to be defended to the death. Here are recent examples:

• European regulators constrain mobility’s growth
• iPhone monopolists practice price gouging
• Cellular duopolists demonstrate big bell “pricing discipline”
• Broadband monopolists throw roadblocks in front of mobile competitors (and here) (and especially here)

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Bonus: CIO Today says “Enterprises Should Define Their Mobile Strategy”

In order to be winners in the new mobile era, businesses will not only need to capture the power of mobility, but also manage the danger. Highlighted below are recent examples of the danger of mobility and how some firms are beginning to manage it:

• Lost devices
• Bad app design
• Too many radios
• Too many platforms
• Latency
• Cracks
• Texting while, well, doing just about anything
• Irresponsible phone use

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