The number of smartphones shipped with open source OS will increase from 106 million this year to 223 million by 2014, according to Juniper Research. The research firm found that operating systems and the applications are playing an increasingly important role in the differentiation of new smartphones and a key factor in the choice of which handset to choose from by users. AppStore and open... [

Mobile payments and retail applications are expected to result in a great NFC adoption, a recent report from Juniper Research shows. According to the research firm, which analyzed “the $110bn NFC opportunity,” one of six mobile phone users in the world will own an NFC-enabled mobile phone by 2014. However, Juniper Research also notes that business model and technology hurdles will not ...

According to a recent study completed by Juniper Research, the mobile retail market is anticipated to exceed $12 billion by 2014. The rapid growth in the industry can likely be attributed to 1:1 marketing and the whirlwind of smartphones taking over the market. Some additional factors that are not to be forgotten are the evolution of high speed mobile networks, mobile web, and a utilization of SMS...

Wider availability of hi-speed mobile networks, proliferation of smartphones, and broadening ranges of mobile connectivity solutions will foster growth of “unwired enterprises”, according to a new report from Juniper Research. The research company argues that approximately 80% of business mobile devices will be operating via 3.5/3.9G networks by 2014, representing 722 million businesse...

Hampshire, UK – 14th January 2009: The number of mobile phone subscribers that use their phones for mobile banking transactions will exceed 150m globally by 2011, according to a new study by Juniper Research. These figures refer to additive banking which is focused on developed markets rather than transformational banking (see Note for Editors below). The Juniper Research report determined that ...

The boffins at Juniper Research have predicted that by 2014, 1 in 6 mobile phone subscribers will be using an NFC device. Whether or not theyll be using NFC for something other than transmitting naughty pictures and business cards is another story all together. Juniper Research also thinks that in 2014, NFC enabled monetary transactions

With the bad economy right now, the mobile phone world is a bit upside down. Typically, the low cost handsets are where the brunt of the business is located. In the current economy, sales of high-end smartphones are where the money is. Research firm Juniper Research has released a new report that claims by 2014 low-cost

Mobile coupons will dominate the mobile retail market in the early stages of its growth spurt, according to a new Mobile Marketing and Retail Strategies Report by Juniper Research. The report finds that one-to-one marketing allied with the rapid proliferation of smartphones will lead the growth of the entire mobile retail market to $12 billion

Bank of America might be celebrating reaching one million mobile banking customers, but there are millions more set to do their financing over their phone, according to analysts Juniper Research, and a significant proportion of those will be coming from users who have never had a bank account or credit card before. Some 41.5 billion mobile

The number of mobile phone subscribers that use their phones for mobile banking transactions will exceed 150m globally by 2011, according to a new study by Juniper Research. The Juniper Research report determined that the mobile banking market is currently most advanced in the Far East, but that growing numbers of mobile banking services are