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Ovum survey confirms promising growth for mobile applications in emerging markets

Despite the meteoric growth of the mobile applications market, over two-thirds of consumers do not download apps, finds Ovum. The independent global analyst firm suggests that, while this figure is substantial, the high and fast-growing penetration of smartphones means there is scope for further growth in application downloads. A report* based on Ovum’s latest Consumer… Read more

Eden Zoller

Ovum warns vendor consolidation and cloud services transform HR services but not necessarily complex BPO

From the adoption of horizontal business process outsourcing (BPO) to the demise of the leading providers’ service in large deals, the market for multi-process human resources (HR) outsourcing  has evolved consequently, says Ovum. According to the global industry analyst firm, it remains uncertain as to whether advances in HR-related technologies will directly affect the adoption… Read more

Thomas Reuner

Analyst view:NSN and Ericsson make carrier Wi-Fi announcements at CTIA

At CTIA today, both NSN and Ericsson have made carrier Wi-Fi announcements. Daryl Schoolar, principal network infrastructure analyst at Ovum has the following reactive comment: “One of the problems with Wi-Fi offload has been the fact the Wi-Fi network can become just as congested as the mobile network, especially if all the end-users opt to… Read more

Daryl Schoolar