Month: January 2013

Developer Economics 2013 – Key Insights

[We’ve just published Developer Economics 2013: the tools report. This report [vm_form_download link_text='(free download)’ product_id=’3789′]! is based on a large scale survey across 95 countries and 3,460 developers. This is the definitive guide on the app economy packed with facts and figures about the platforms, screens and revenue models that developers are using. In this edition we take a close look into the tools and services that developers use to create, monetise and market their apps, including Ad networks & exchanges, Cross-platform tools and Backend-as-a-Service.]

In this article, you’ll find all key insights from the report – please give us your feedback and leave a comment below. Also – keep an eye out for more Developer Economics articles, and don’t forget to visit our newly launched Developer Economics portal!

Developer Economics 2013

Mobile market duopolies

Mobile handset Industry growing at 23% CAGR. Despite the doom and gloom circling many mobile handset makers, the industry has been on a steady growth trajectory achieving a 23% CAGR in revenues since 2009. Underlying this growth are the increasing smartphone sales that now account for over 40% of all handset sales, fuelled by low cost Android devices that are rapidly eating away feature phone market share. Continue reading Developer Economics 2013 – Key Insights

Developer Economics 2013 Published

We’ve just published Developer Economics 2013: the tools report. This report  [vm_form_download link_text='(free download)’ product_id=’3789′] is based on a large scale survey across 95 countries and 3,460 developers. This is the definitive guide on the app economy packed with facts and figures about the platforms, screens and revenue models that developers are using. In this edition we take a close look into the tools and services that developers use to create, monetise and market their apps, including Ad networks & exchanges, Cross-platform tools and Backend-as-a-Service.

Many thanks to our sponsors, media partners and the developers for making this happen.

Ecosystem engineering and the modular telco

Just before the end of 2012 in association with Ericsson we published Telco Innovation Toolbox paper. It introduces ten economics and strategy frameworks that will help operators to accelerate their “digital” strategies, make the right innovation investments and avoid costly mistakes. The first two chapters of the paper were published last week on our blog. Today we are publishing “Ecosystem Engineering” and “The modular telco” chapters.

“Asymmetric business models” and “The true value of innovation and the cost of doing nothing” will follow next week.  The list of chapters can be found here. Continue reading Ecosystem engineering and the modular telco

The Xiaomi Tribe: New hope for handset makers?

[Chinese handset maker entrant Xiaomi is putting itself in the spotlight with impressive first year sales and innovation across hardware, services, brand and business model. Is this a promising attempt to create a new profitable handset business, following the Apple & Samsung profit recipe? VisionMobile analyst Stijn Schuermans investigates in this retelling of our relevant report.]

Xiaomi (pronounced “chow me”), the upstart Chinese handset maker, has put itself in the spotlight with impressive early sales figures in its first year of existence.

This article is based on an issue of Mobile Insider, a monthly publication by VisionMobile. that examines under-the-radar and forward-looking trends in mobile. Each issue focuses on a specific topic distilling the insights in an easy-to-digest 5-page format. Mobile Insider is part of Telco Economics, a range of strategy reports and workshops that deliver a 360° view on the new economics of the mobile industry and changing role of telcos in the era of digital ecosystems. Continue reading The Xiaomi Tribe: New hope for handset makers?

The new basis of competition and the superiority of ecosystem economics

Just before the end of 2012, in association with Ericsson, we published the Telco Innovation Toolbox paper. It introduces ten economics and strategy frameworks that will help operators to accelerate their “digital” strategies, make the right innovation investments and avoid costly mistakes.
The ideas from the paper will be posted on VisionMobile blog in a series of blogs posts. Today we are publishing two opening chapters and the rest of the chapters will follow weekly. The list of chapters can be found here.

The full paper in PDF format can be downloaded [vm_form_download link_text=’here’ product_id=’3751′].

A new basis of competition

There are no silver-bullet solutions to telco disruption. Rather than focusing on quick fixes, this paper introduces a new way to think about telco innovation, with the aim of helping operators to make the right choices in their innovation investments. Continue reading The new basis of competition and the superiority of ecosystem economics