Hype Cycle for Wireless Devices, Software and Services, 2009

ID Number: G00168675

18 July 2009

Phillip Redman Sandy Shen Monica Basso Tole J. Hart Elia San Miguel Brian Gammage Eric Goodness Carolina Milanesi John Girard Greg Young Mim Burt Michael J. King William Clark C. Dwight Klappich Michael Dunne Leif-Olof Wallin Annette Zimmermann Nick Ingelbrecht Madhusudan Gupta Charlotte Patrick Jouni Forsman Robin Simpson Yuko Adachi Ken Dulaney Tim Zimmerman Tim Payne Terrence Cosgrove Ronni J. Colville Leslie Fiering

Although not recession-proof, the adoption of mobile technologies and services continues, driven by new mobile devices and applications.

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Table of Contents

Analysis

What You Need to Know

The Hype Cycle

The Priority Matrix

Off the Hype Cycle

On the Rise

		Mobile Virtual Worlds
		Mobile Integrated Communications Client
		Cloud Synchronization
		Fixed-Mobile Convergence: Enterprise
		Real-Time (Mobile) Routing
		Smartphone Hypervisors
		Mobile Portal VoIP

At the Peak

		VoIP Wireless WAN
		Mobile Consumer Application Platforms
		Mobile Social Networks
		Mobile Unified Communications
		Mobile Service-Level Management Software
		Mobile Application Stores
		Mobile Internet Devices (as Subsegment of Smartphones)
		Near-Field Communication
		Mobile Sales Force Automation for Call Reporting/Dashboards
		Mobile (Wireless) Enhanced Supply Chain Management

Sliding Into the Trough

		Mobile Advertising
		Mobile Data Protection
		Mobile Instant Messaging
		Radio Frequency Identification for Logistics and Transportation
		Mobile Presence
		Dual-Mode Phones
		Mobile Search
		Unlicensed Mobile Access

Climbing the Slope

		Embedded Cellular Data
		Mobile Browsers
		Mobile E-Mail Services
		Mobile POS
		Mobile Enterprise Applications on Demand
		Mobile Sales Force Automation for Opportunity Management
		VoIP Wireless LAN, Enterprise
		Mobile Device Management
		Location-Aware Applications
		Mobile Sales Force Automation for Orders/Inventory
		Mobile TV Streaming
		Telecom Expense Management
		Location-Based Services

Entering the Plateau

		Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms
		Java Micro Edition
		Cellular Data Cards and Dongles
		Mobile Video on Demand
		Wireless Video Calling

Appendixes

Hype Cycle Phases, Benefit Ratings and Maturity Levels

Recommended Reading

List of Tables

	Table 1.	Hype Cycle Phases

	Table 2.	Benefit Ratings

	Table 3.	Maturity Levels

List of Figures

	Figure 1.	Hype Cycle for Wireless Devices, Software and Services, 2009

	Figure 2.	Priority Matrix for Wireless Devices, Software and Services, 2009

	Figure 3.	Hype Cycle for Wireless Devices, Software and Services, 2008

Hype Cycle for Wireless Devices, Software and Services, 2009
18 July 2009

Hype Cycle for Wireless Devices, Software and Services, 2008
24 June 2008

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