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The VisionMobile blog is a space where VisionMobile analysts and industry insiders exchange views on the fast-changing mobile market and the trends that define the future direction of telecoms.

  • 21/05/2013

    A Game of Ecosystems: Measuring ecosystem performance

    Andreas Pappas
  • 8/05/2013

    The Mediatek Phenomenon: the new smartphone disruption

    Jonathan Goldberg
  • 30/04/2013

    [Infographic] Developer Economics 2013: Dev tools are the foundation of the app economy

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 21/03/2013

    Dr. Google and Mr. Android

    Jonathan Goldberg
  • 19/02/2013

    From Skyper to Passpoint: The Renaissance of Wi-Fi Innovation

    Niklas Agevik
  • 23/01/2013

    [Report] Developer Economics 2013 – Key Insights

    Andreas Pappas
  • 16/01/2013

    The Xiaomi Tribe: New hope for handset makers?

    Stijn Schuermans
  • 19/12/2012

    The changing landscape of app discovery

    Andreas Pappas
  • 18/12/2012

    Surviving Disruption: An Innovation Toolbox for Reinventing the Telco

    Michael Vakulenko
  • 13/11/2012

    Which apps make money?

    Andreas Pappas
  • 9/10/2012

    [Survey] Developer Economics 2013: Best practices for app development & marketing

    Andreas Pappas
  • 3/09/2012

    WebRTC: a new game-changer, disrupting Telcos and OTTs

    Tsahi Levent-Levi
  • 13/08/2012

    [Infographic] The Rise of the New App Economy

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 9/07/2012

    Mobile platform wars: Winners and losers in 2012

    Andreas Pappas
  • 20/06/2012

    [Report] Developer Economics 2012 – The new app economy

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 13/06/2012

    [Infographic] The Clash of Ecosystems – The life and death of mobile platforms

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 11/06/2012

    [Infographic] Beyond Siri: the next frontier in User Interfaces

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 8/06/2012

    Beyond Siri: Breaking down the Virtual Assistant market

    Marlène Sellebråten
  • 27/03/2012

    Mozilla Boot2Gecko: can the new HTML5 champion succeed where webOS failed?

    Stijn Schuermans
  • 28/02/2012

    [New report] Cross-Platform Developer Tools 2012

    Seth Jones
  • 15/02/2012

    Nokia+Microsoft: A Tale of Two Broken Business Models

    Michael Vakulenko
  • 9/02/2012

    The Fight for Voice: The saga of telcos vs. OTT players

    Paul Golding
  • 31/01/2012

    The Dead Platform Graveyard: Lessons Learned

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 28/11/2011

    The death of Flash – 8 years in the making

    Francisco Kattan
  • 7/11/2011

    [Report] Mobile Platforms: The Clash of Ecosystems

    Michael Vakulenko
  • 16/10/2011

    From MeeGo to Tizen: the making of another software bubble

    David Neary
  • 29/07/2011

    [Report] A new way of measuring Openness, from Android to WebKit: The Open Governance Index [Updated]

    Liz Laffan
  • 25/07/2011

    Platforms 101: Not all mobile platforms are created equal

    Michael Vakulenko
  • 19/07/2011

    [Infographic] The Mobile Platform Race – How do mobile platforms stack up?

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 26/06/2011

    Platform X: How cross-platform tools can end the OS wars

    Jonas Lind
  • 14/06/2011

    Developer Economics 2011 – Why app stores are a one-way street

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 8/06/2011

    [Report] Developer Economics 2011 – Winners and losers in the platform race

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 6/06/2011

    [Report] HTML5 and what it means for the mobile industry

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 21/03/2011

    [Infographic] Top 5 Handset OEMs 2001-2010

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 24/02/2011

    Is Microsoft buying Nokia? An analysis of the acquisition endgame

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 11/02/2011

    The Android Monopoly and how to harness it

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 10/02/2011

    Mobile Megatrends 2011

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 24/01/2011

    [Survey] Developer Economics 2011: The evolution of app development

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 5/01/2011

    Open Source community building: a guide to getting it right

    David Neary
  • 7/11/2010

    The MeeGo Progress Report: A+ or D-?

    David Neary
  • 3/11/2010

    [Infographic] The Mobile Developer Journey

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 18/10/2010

    Smart < feature phones = the unbalanced equation (100 Million Club series)

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 27/09/2010

    Windows Phone 7: Tipping the Scales of the Smartphone Market

    Michael Vakulenko
  • 22/09/2010

    The Flash vs. HTML5 Endgame

    Guilhem Ensuque
  • 12/09/2010

    Waking the Dragon: The Rise of Android in China

    Hong Wu
  • 13/07/2010

    Mobile Developer Economics: Taking Applications to Market

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 5/07/2010

    Mobile Developer Economics 2010: The migration of developer mindshare

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 26/05/2010

    The many faces of Android fragmentation

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 10/05/2010

    Breaking the 500 million barrier of mobile software

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 16/04/2010

    Is Android Evil?

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 7/02/2010

    Low cost Android: crossing the $100 barrier

    Ben Hookway
  • 13/01/2010

    Mobile Megatrends 2010

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 17/12/2009

    Is Proprietary the new Standard in the Mobile Industry?

    Elad Granot
  • 13/12/2009

    Mobile recommendations: market overview and outlook

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 3/12/2009

    100 million insights on mobile software

    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 12/11/2009

    Who Can Save Palm?

    Michael Vakulenko
  • 30/10/2009

    Mobile App Stores: The Next Two Years

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 6/09/2009

    Socializing the mobile address book: market overview and trends

    Florent Stroppa
  • 7/08/2009

    Open is the New Closed

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 24/07/2009

    Who will own the screen? an analysis of the Active Idle Screen market 2009-2011

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 9/06/2009

    The Amazon Kindle: More revolutionary for the mobile telecoms industry than the iPhone ever was

    Stefan Constantinescu
  • 8/05/2009

    Mobile widgets: market review and commercial reality

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 18/03/2009

    Why the LiMo Foundation needs to go back to the drawing board

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 19/11/2008

    The 100 million club: the bigger picture of mobile software

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 14/11/2008

    The Mobile Application Store phenomenon

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 26/08/2008

    Application Environments: Order from Chaos

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 21/07/2008

    The 7 centres of gravity in mobile

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 24/06/2008

    Nokia and Symbian to become one; royalty-free, open source roadmap

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 20/05/2008

    Value Quadrants: understanding value creation in mobile

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 25/11/2007

    The significance of Google’s Android

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 17/09/2007

    GPLv2 and GPLv3: licensing dynasty or end of the road?

    Liz Laffan
  • 7/04/2007

    Bye Bye Browser

    Andreas Constantinou
  • 2013 articles

  • VisionMobile - Game of Ecosystems 21/05/2013

    A Game of Ecosystems: Measuring ecosystem performance


    Andreas Pappas
  • The Mediatek Phenomenon 8/05/2013

    The Mediatek Phenomenon: the new smartphone disruption


    Jonathan Goldberg
  • DE13_preview 30/04/2013

    [Infographic] Developer Economics 2013: Dev tools are the foundation of the app economy


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • VMMrGoogle&MrAndroid 21/03/2013

    Dr. Google and Mr. Android


    Jonathan Goldberg
  • VisionMobile - the Renaissance of Wi-Fi Innovation 19/02/2013

    From Skyper to Passpoint: The Renaissance of Wi-Fi Innovation


    Niklas Agevik
  • Developer Economics 2013 23/01/2013

    [Report] Developer Economics 2013 – Key Insights


    Andreas Pappas
  • iStock_000011934199Medium 16/01/2013

    The Xiaomi Tribe: New hope for handset makers?


    Stijn Schuermans
  • 2012 articles

  • VisionMobile - The changing landscape of app discovery 19/12/2012

    The changing landscape of app discovery


    Andreas Pappas
  • Telco Innovation Toolbox 18/12/2012

    Surviving Disruption: An Innovation Toolbox for Reinventing the Telco


    Michael Vakulenko
  • VisionMobile - which apps make money 13/11/2012

    Which apps make money?


    Andreas Pappas
  • Developer Economics 2013 9/10/2012

    [Survey] Developer Economics 2013: Best practices for app development & marketing


    Andreas Pappas
  • modern cell phone 3/09/2012

    WebRTC: a new game-changer, disrupting Telcos and OTTs


    Tsahi Levent-Levi
  • VMDE12_preview 13/08/2012

    [Infographic] The Rise of the New App Economy


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • VisionMobile - Top platforms being used - Developer Economics 2012 9/07/2012

    Mobile platform wars: Winners and losers in 2012


    Andreas Pappas
  • Developer Economics 2012 - VisionMobile 20/06/2012

    [Report] Developer Economics 2012 – The new app economy


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • VMInfoCoE_preview 13/06/2012

    [Infographic] The Clash of Ecosystems – The life and death of mobile platforms


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • Beyond Siri infographic preview 11/06/2012

    [Infographic] Beyond Siri: the next frontier in User Interfaces


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • Siri_thumbnail 8/06/2012

    Beyond Siri: Breaking down the Virtual Assistant market


    Marlène Sellebråten
  • VisionMobile: Mozilla Boot2Gecko: The new HTML5 champion? 27/03/2012

    Mozilla Boot2Gecko: can the new HTML5 champion succeed where webOS failed?


    Stijn Schuermans
  • VM_Xplatform 28/02/2012

    [New report] Cross-Platform Developer Tools 2012


    Seth Jones
  • VisionMobile: Nokia + Microsoft: A tale of two broken business models 15/02/2012

    Nokia+Microsoft: A Tale of Two Broken Business Models


    Michael Vakulenko
  • VisionMobile - Telcos vs. OTTs - The Fight for Voice 9/02/2012

    The Fight for Voice: The saga of telcos vs. OTT players


    Paul Golding
  • VisionMobile - Dead mobile platforms 31/01/2012

    The Dead Platform Graveyard: Lessons Learned


    Andreas Constantinou
  • 2011 articles

  • The death of Flash - 8 years in the making 28/11/2011

    The death of Flash – 8 years in the making


    Francisco Kattan
  • VisionMobile - The Clash of Ecosystems 7/11/2011

    [Report] Mobile Platforms: The Clash of Ecosystems


    Michael Vakulenko
  • VisionMobile - From MeeGo to Tizen: A software bubble in the making 16/10/2011

    From MeeGo to Tizen: the making of another software bubble


    David Neary
  • VisionMobile - Open Governance Index 29/07/2011

    [Report] A new way of measuring Openness, from Android to WebKit: The Open Governance Index [Updated]


    Liz Laffan
  • Platforms 101: Not all mobile platforms are created equal 25/07/2011

    Platforms 101: Not all mobile platforms are created equal


    Michael Vakulenko
  • VMinfo_preview 19/07/2011

    [Infographic] The Mobile Platform Race – How do mobile platforms stack up?


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • VisionMobile - How cross-platform tools can end the OS wars 26/06/2011

    Platform X: How cross-platform tools can end the OS wars


    Jonas Lind
  • Developer Economics - Why app stores are a one-way street 14/06/2011

    Developer Economics 2011 – Why app stores are a one-way street


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • VisionMobile - Developer Economics 2011 - Platform race 8/06/2011

    [Report] Developer Economics 2011 – Winners and losers in the platform race


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • VisionMobile- HTML5 and what it means for the mobile industry 6/06/2011

    [Report] HTML5 and what it means for the mobile industry


    Andreas Constantinou
  • VMInfographic_small4 21/03/2011

    [Infographic] Top 5 Handset OEMs 2001-2010


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • VisionMobile - Nokia & Microsoft deal_pic 24/02/2011

    Is Microsoft buying Nokia? An analysis of the acquisition endgame


    Andreas Constantinou
  • VisionMobile blog - The Android Monopoly and how to harness it 11/02/2011

    The Android Monopoly and how to harness it


    Andreas Constantinou
  • VM024 - MegatrendsCover_V3 10/02/2011

    Mobile Megatrends 2011


    Andreas Constantinou
  • VisionMobile - Developer Economics 2011 24/01/2011

    [Survey] Developer Economics 2011: The evolution of app development


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • Open Source community building: a guide to getting it right 5/01/2011

    Open Source community building: a guide to getting it right


    David Neary
  • 2010 articles

  • VisionMobile - The MeeGo progress report 7/11/2010

    The MeeGo Progress Report: A+ or D-?


    David Neary
  • VisionMobile_Mobile_Developer_Journey 3/11/2010

    [Infographic] The Mobile Developer Journey


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • 100 Million Club - Smart < feature phones: the unbalanced equation 18/10/2010

    Smart < feature phones = the unbalanced equation (100 Million Club series)


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • Windows Phone 7: Tipping the scales of the smartphone market 27/09/2010

    Windows Phone 7: Tipping the Scales of the Smartphone Market


    Michael Vakulenko
  • The Flash vs. HTML5 Endgame 22/09/2010

    The Flash vs. HTML5 Endgame


    Guilhem Ensuque
  • Print 12/09/2010

    Waking the Dragon: The Rise of Android in China


    Hong Wu
  • VMDE_02 13/07/2010

    Mobile Developer Economics: Taking Applications to Market


    Andreas Constantinou
  • DevelopersEconomics_01 5/07/2010

    Mobile Developer Economics 2010: The migration of developer mindshare


    Andreas Constantinou
  • The many faces of Android fragmentation, 26/05/2010

    The many faces of Android fragmentation


    Andreas Constantinou
  • VM100milClub 10/05/2010

    Breaking the 500 million barrier of mobile software


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • Is Android Evil? 16/04/2010

    Is Android Evil?


    Andreas Constantinou
  • Robot-on-diet 7/02/2010

    Low cost Android: crossing the $100 barrier


    Ben Hookway
  • Mobile Megatrends 2010 (VisionMobile research) copy 13/01/2010

    Mobile Megatrends 2010


    Andreas Constantinou
  • 2009 articles

  • visionmobile18 17/12/2009

    Is Proprietary the new Standard in the Mobile Industry?


    Elad Granot
  • visionmobile_20 13/12/2009

    Mobile recommendations: market overview and outlook


    Andreas Constantinou
  • 100m-preview 3/12/2009

    100 million insights on mobile software


    Matos Kapetanakis
  • visionmobile_17palmos 12/11/2009

    Who Can Save Palm?


    Michael Vakulenko
  • appstores 30/10/2009

    Mobile App Stores: The Next Two Years


    Andreas Constantinou
  • visionmobile_112 6/09/2009

    Socializing the mobile address book: market overview and trends


    Florent Stroppa
  • open-is-the-new-closed1 7/08/2009

    Open is the New Closed


    Andreas Constantinou
  • ais-report-cover 24/07/2009

    Who will own the screen? an analysis of the Active Idle Screen market 2009-2011


    Andreas Constantinou
  • kindle 9/06/2009

    The Amazon Kindle: More revolutionary for the mobile telecoms industry than the iPhone ever was


    Stefan Constantinescu
  • Widgets everywhere! 8/05/2009

    Mobile widgets: market review and commercial reality


    Andreas Constantinou
  • plans 18/03/2009

    Why the LiMo Foundation needs to go back to the drawing board


    Andreas Constantinou
  • 2008 articles

  • 100 million club preview 19/11/2008

    The 100 million club: the bigger picture of mobile software


    Andreas Constantinou
  • shopping bags 14/11/2008

    The Mobile Application Store phenomenon


    Andreas Constantinou
  • AEs_slide3b 26/08/2008

    Application Environments: Order from Chaos


    Andreas Constantinou
  • Vortex 21/07/2008

    The 7 centres of gravity in mobile


    Andreas Constantinou
  • Shoelaces 24/06/2008

    Nokia and Symbian to become one; royalty-free, open source roadmap


    Andreas Constantinou
  • Value quadrants 2 20/05/2008

    Value Quadrants: understanding value creation in mobile


    Andreas Constantinou
  • 2007 articles

  • Android 25/11/2007

    The significance of Google’s Android


    Andreas Constantinou
  • GPLv2 vs GPLv3(VisionMobile, Sep 2007) copy 17/09/2007

    GPLv2 and GPLv3: licensing dynasty or end of the road?


    Liz Laffan
  • Cellular network 7/04/2007

    Bye Bye Browser


    Andreas Constantinou

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