I’ve done some searching for statistics on different types mobile platforms and their current global uptake. Here is a what I’ve found.

Platform
Amount(millions)
Notes

Java
700M
Total shipped, end of 2005Most phones are feature phones, a fact that is reflected in this figure.I wonder what the MIDP 1/2 split is?

Flash Lite
77M
Total shipped, Q1 2006This figure is based mostly on the […]

The Ministry of transport and communications has completed its annual report of the Finnish mobile services market. Here is a quick summary for 2005:

2.8B SMS messages (+29%)
14.4M MMS messages (4 M€)
Total value of market: 284 M€ (+16%, SMS’s account for 178 M€/+13%)
Data services market worth 30 M€ (+43%)
Content services worth 71 M€ (+16%)
Monthly ARPU 27.2€ […]

The best finnish mobile services were awarded last friday (24.3) in an event organized by Tele-Forum Ry and Finnish operators. The winners were:

Peoples choice: Ilta-Sanomat WAP services

Best entertainment service: Älypää-quiz, Älypää Oy
Best information service: Weatherman, Ilmatieteenlaitos
Samsung’s choice: Maxdox, MaxRumpus Oy
Nokia’s choice: Viivi & Wagner, Geniem Oy

Congratulations to the winners, and many thanks to the organizers […]

This post is about mobile services, innovation and where I think we’re heading in that space. I’ve been thinking about this stuff lately, and here are some of my thoughts on the subject.

There is no distinction between the wired and wireless internet. Mobile phones are first class net citizens, and any service provider that refuses […]

Something I’ve been waiting for quite some time is about to happen. The Finnish parliament decided yesterday that handset subsidizing will be legal starting April 1, 2006. The law specifies the max contract period (2 years), and handset locking is allowed (but must be removed if demanded after the contract has expired). Curiously, carriers can […]

I today attended and gave a speech at a mobile marketing seminar arranged by SSML (the Finnish direct marketing association). An excellent event where most of the people working with mobile marketing in Finland were present. A big thanks to the arrangers. A lot of stuff was covered, future possibilities discussed, and great case examples […]

I’m writing this post regarding the finnish mobile industry in order to have some of my thoughts at this time written down. The next six months are going to be really interesting; I believe there will be a lot of M&A activity that will change the industry to some extent. At the same time, I […]