2012 Mobile Industry Predictions

2012 Mobile Industry Predictions

It is that time of the year. Each year in Dec we ask our community to opine on the top trends of the following year and results are much better than one person looking through the crystal ball. Check out 2011, 2010, 2009, and 2008 predictions.

Let us know what you think and enter to win the limited edition exclusive Mobile Future Forward Book for 2011.

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The questions are:

1. What was most newsworthy in Mobile 2011?

2. What will be the biggest mobile stories of 2012?

3. Who will be the most open player in the mobile ecosystem in 2012?

4. What applications will define 4G?

5. What will be the breakthrough category in mobile in 2012?

6. What will be the most popular consumer mobile applications in 2012?

7. Which will be the most dominant (unit sales) tablet platform in 2 years?

8. Who will make the biggest mobile acquisition in 2012?

9. How will the "Apps vs. Mobile Web" debate shape up in 2012?

10. Who will define the mobile payment/commerce space?

11. Which solutions will gain the most traction for managing mobile data broadband consumption?

12. Which category will generate the most mobile data revenue in 2012?

13. What will help mobile cloud computing gain traction in 2012?

14. Which enterprise segment will mobile impact the most?

15. What will be the dominant revenue model for apps in 2012?

16. What mode of mobile payments will get traction in North America and Western Europe in 2012?

17. What will be the most successful non-mobile-phone category in 2012?

18. Which of the following are likely to happen in the near future?

19. Which areas will feel the most impact from Regulators in 2012?

20. Who was the mobile person of the year?

 

Thanks. We will be back with results during the first week of Jan 2012. Until then, best wishes for a great holiday season and a terrific new year.