Business Customer Mobile Data Services Revenues to Increase 17% in 2010 According to ABI Research

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While the world recession has caused hardship for many businesses, it has had little impact on their use of mobile data services. In an update to ABI Research’s Business Mobility Market Data, worldwide mobile data services revenues are expected to increase 17% in 2010. Through 2014, mobile data services revenues will grow at a CAGR of 12%.

“Company consolidations have forced the remaining workforce to become even more efficient. Mobile data services offer the most options for tailoring services to the needs and work practices of workers in order to increase productivity and business efficiency.”

Says practice director Dan Shey, “Company consolidations have forced the remaining workforce to become even more efficient. Mobile data services offer the most options for tailoring services to the needs and work practices of workers in order to increase productivity and business efficiency.”

Messaging services will maintain their leadership position for data revenues, fueled by the penetration and growing use of SMS services by business customers worldwide. Total worldwide messaging revenues from this segment will grow 10% through 2014, equaling $48 billion.

Mobile broadband revenues will be highest in North America from 2010 to 2014. However, the greatest share the mobile broadband services wallet will go to mobile business customers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East where in 2014 revenues will grow to 27% and 26% of total spending respectively.

Application download revenues will see the greatest growth with Asia Pacific mobile business customers. The highest portion of ARPU spend for these applications will come from business customers in Asia Pacific and Western Europe.

ABI Research’s “Business Mobility Market Data” (http://www.abiresearch.com/research/1002957-Business+Mobility+Market+Data) provides a global view of mobile services adoption and use for business customers in the seven world regions of North America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. Mobile services forecast metrics of customers, ARPUs and revenues are offered for voice (real-time communications), messaging, information access, application downloads, line-of-business applications, mobile broadband and mobile device management services. The market data set also provides mobile business customer distribution by size of business for SOHO, small, medium and large businesses.

The market data package is included in ABI Research’s Business Mobility Research Service (http://www.abiresearch.com/products/service/Business_Mobility_Research_Service) and is updated on a quarterly basis.

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