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All used third-party trademarks belong to their respective owners. Contents Articles management 1 3 19 Windows Update 32 FOTA (technology) 37 39 Cross-platform 41 OMA Device Management 48 Open standard 51 SMS 63 Wandering WiFi 72 Sybase 74 Afaria 79 Good Technology 80 Research In Motion 82 BlackBerry 89 100 Intellisync 125 REVIVAL Mobile Management Suite 126 Juniper Networks 128 McAfee 139 MobileIron 145 Symantec 147 The SyncML Initiative 153 Device Management Forum 154 Mobile application development 155 Adaptxt 160 Adobe Flash Cast 162 Allsport GPS 162 Android Market 164 Appcelerator Titanium 171 AviatorCalc 172 Betavine 175 BlackBerry App World 177 Bolt Browser 180 User:Bootcamp66/Odyssey () 192 Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless 194 Brightkite 197 Canditv 199 City ID 200 Client–server model 202 User:Colinrbest/DragonRAD 204 Corona (software development kit) 205 Doddle 207 DragonRAD 209 EQO 211 EveryWAN Mobility Manager 213 Exit Games 214 GetJar 216 Handheld video game 217 Hands-On Mobile 220 Illumination Software Creator 224 Imoblife 226 InnoPath Software 229 Internet Explorer Mobile 231 iSilo 235 iSiloX 236 Java Platform, Micro Edition 237 JavaFX 243 JOCA 247 July Systems 248 Kavapoint 251 KD Player 253 Kinoma 256 Lightweight User Interface Toolkit 258 List of digital distribution platforms for mobile devices 259 List of Google products 265 Loopt 281 Lovegetty 284 Lovegety 285 User:Mathiastck/GetJar 285 Mformation 286 MIDlet 287 MiKandi 289 MOAP 291 Mobi4Biz 291 Mobiflock 292 Mobile browser 293 Mobile business intelligence 298 Mobile dialer 303 Mobile e-mail 304 304 Mobile media 308 Mobile software platform 309 Mobile Sorcery 315 Mobile Virtualization 316 Mobile wallpaper 317 Server ( OS) 319 Mobinex 321 Mobiola 323 Mobiquant 325 Motoblur 326 mpowerplayer 327 MXit 328 MyMobileWeb 334 N-Gage (service) 335 Nellymoser 347 Nokia network monitor 349 Nokia Suite 350 Nokia Point & Find 352 Nokia Sports Tracker 353 Obigo Browser 355 Odyssey Software (Mobile Device Management) 356 On-Device Portal 358 Oruxmaps 361 Ovi (Nokia) 362 Ovi Maps 367 Palm App Catalog 369 Phunware 370 PicDial 371 Pokémate 374 Polaris Browser 376 Polaris Document Master 378 Python for S60 379 Qeep 381 QuickOffice 383 Radio Service Software 384 S60 (software platform) 384 Secure Mobile Architecture (SMA) 391 Sense Networks 392 Series 30 (software platform) 394 395 Series 80 (software platform) 397 SHAPE Services 398 User:Sixsteps/Garage Labs 400 Skyfire (web browser) 401 SmartCam 406 Smartface 407 Software Components OTA 409 Sonic Boom, Inc. 410 Sony Ericsson Java Platform 412 Sybase unwired platform 413 SyncShield 414 System Center Mobile Device Manager 416 Tomytronic 3D 417 ToneThis 418 TouchPal 418 Tristit Browser 420 UAProf 421 Ubitexx 423 UDigits 425 Universal Mobile Interface 426 UZard Web 430 Virtual Radio 431 Web Browser for S60 432 WebKit 435 WiDEN 441 WikiPock 442 Windows Marketplace for Mobile 443 Windows Phone Marketplace 445 WIPI 447 WMLScript 448 WorkLight 449 Yahoo! Go 451 Zlango 452 Zozoc 454 References Article Sources and Contributors 455 Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors 465 Article Licenses License 469 Mobile device management 1 Mobile device management

Mobile Device Management (MDM) software secures, monitors, manages and supports mobile devices deployed across an enterprise. Enterprise-grade MDM functionality typically includes over-the-air distribution of applications, data and configuration settings for all types of mobile devices, including mobile phones, , tablet computers, ruggedized mobile computers, mobile printers, mobile POS devices, etc. The intent of MDM is to optimize the functionality and security of a mobile communications network while minimizing cost and downtime. [1] [2] [3] This applies to both company-owned and employee-owned devices across the enterprise.

Implementation Typically solutions include a server component, which sends out the management commands to the mobile devices, and a client command, which runs on the handset and receives and implements the management commands. In some cases, a single vendor may provide both the client and the server, in others client and server will come from different sources. The management of mobile devices has evolved over time. At first it was necessary to either connect to the handset or install a SIM in order to make changes and updates; scalability was a problem. One of the next steps was to allow a client initiated update, similar to when a user requests a Windows Update. Central remote management, using commands sent over the air, is the next step. An administrator at the mobile operator, an enterprise IT data center or a handset OEM can use an administrative console to update or configure any one handset, group or groups of handsets. This obviously provides scalability benefits particularly useful when the fleet of managed devices is large in size. [4] [5] Central functionality includes: • FOTA - Firmware over the air updates • Diagnostics • Remote Configuration and Provisioning • Security • Backup/Restore • Network Usage and Support • Server Deployment • Mobile Asset Tracking and Management • Remote Lock and Wipe • Device Provisioning • Software Installation • Troubleshooting and Diagnostic Tools • Policy Application • Logging and Reporting • Remote Control and Administration • GPS Tracking and 'Breadcrumb' Mapping Mobile device management 2

Device Management specifications The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) specified a platform-independent device management protocol called OMA Device Management. The specification meets the common definitions of an open standard, meaning the specification is freely available and implementable. It is supported by several mobile devices, such as PDAs and mobile phones..

Over the air Over-the-Air (OTA) capabilities are considered a main component of mobile network operator and enterprise-grade Mobile Device Management software. These capabilities include the ability to remotely configure a single mobile device, an entire fleet of mobile devices or any IT-defined set of mobile devices; send software and OS updates; remotely lock and wipe a device, which protects the data stored on the device when it is lost or stolen; and remote troubleshooting. OTA commands are sent as a binary SMS message. Binary SMS is a message including binary [6] data. Mobile Device Management software enables corporate IT departments to proactively and systematically manage the growing universe of mobile devices used across the enterprise; subsequently, over-the-air capabilities are in high demand. Enterprises using OTA SMS as part of their MDM infrastructure demand high quality in the sending of OTA messages, what imposes on SMS gateway providers to offer a high level of quality and reliability.

Vendors offering MDM solutions • AirWatch [7] • Amtelnet (MDM) [8] • Alepo's OMA-DM Server Product [9] • BoxTone Inc. • Sybase (Afaria product) [10] • FAMOC • Good Technology • RIM (BlackBerry) • Nokia (Intellisync product) • The Institution - (REVIVAL Mobile Management Suite product) • Juniper Networks (Junos Pulse Suite product) • McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management • Mobile Active Defense MECS • MobileIron • Odyssey Software inc. (Athena product) • Symantec Mobile Security Suite • Tangoe Mobile Device Manager • Zenprise (MobileManager 6.0 product) [11] • Ibelem PushManager [12] • MFormation Technologies [13] • MaaS360 by Fiberlink Mobile device management 3

References

[1] What is mobile device management? - a definition from Whatis.com (http:/ / searchmobilecomputing. techtarget. com/ sDefinition/

0,290660,sid40_gci1196634,00. html)

[2] Mobile device management overview (http:/ / www. mobiledevicemanagement. org/ mobile-device-management-overview)

[3] A comprehensive article on mobile device management (http:/ / www. devicemanagement. org/ content/ view/ 20754/ 152/ )

[4] IDC - Document at a Glance (http:/ / www. idc. com/ getdoc. jsp?containerId=207276)

[5] Device Management and Security Solutions (http:/ / download. . com/ download/ d/ 7/ 8/

d786eeac-3014-4172-8ce7-6b9888a9d5e0/ Windows_Mobile_Device_Management_and_Security_Solutions. pdf)

[6] http:/ / www. -wiki. org/ p_65-binary-sms. html

[7] http:/ / www. amtelnet. com

[8] http:/ / www. alepo. com/ omadmserver. shtml

[9] http:/ / www. boxtone. com

[10] http:/ / www. fancyfon. com

[11] http:/ / www. ibelem. com/ en/ p/ -584/ pushmanager-suite-4277. html

[12] http:/ / www. mformation. com/

[13] http:/ / www. maas360. com/ fiberlink/ en-US/

External links

• Open Mobile Alliance Device Management Specifications 1.2 (http:/ / www. openmobilealliance. org/ Technical/

release_program/ ETS. aspx)

• Article on the Case for Device Management (http:/ / blog. devicewire. com/ blogs/ devicewire/ archive/ 2007/ 08/

08/ the-device-management-business-case. aspx)

• NotifyMDM (http:/ / www. notifycorp. com/ notifymdm/ mdm_home/ index. html)

• Symphony SMS Mobile Device Management Services (http:/ / www. symphonysms. com/

solutions_mobile_device_management. asp)

Mobile phone

A mobile phone (also called mobile, cellular telephone, cell phone, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] or hand phone (in Southeast Asian English) ) is an electronic device used to make mobile telephone calls across a wide geographic area. Mobile phones are different from cordless telephones, which only offer telephone service within a limited range of a fixed land line, for example within a home or an office.

A mobile phone can make and receive telephone calls to and from the public telephone network which includes other mobiles and fixed-line phones across the world. It does this by connecting to a cellular network owned by a mobile network operator. In addition to functioning as a telephone, a modern mobile phone typically supports additional services such as SMS (or text) messaging, MMS, e-mail and Internet access; short-range wireless (infrared or ) communications; as well as business and gaming Motorola L7 mobile phone applications, and photography. Mobile phones that offer advanced computing abilities are referred to as smartphones.

The first handheld mobile phone was demonstrated by Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973, using a handset [6] weighing 2 kg. In 1983, the DynaTAC 8000x was the first to be commercially available. In the twenty years from 1990 to 2010, worldwide mobile phone subscriptions grew from 12.4 million to over 4.6 billion, penetrating the Mobile phone 4

[7] [8] developing economies and reaching the bottom of the economic pyramid.

History

Radiophones have a long and varied history going back to Reginald Fessenden's invention and shore-to-ship demonstration of radio telephony, through the Second World War with military use of radio telephony links and civil services in the 1950s. The first mobile telephone call made from a car occurred in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on June 17, 1946, using the Bell System's Mobile Telephone Service, but the system was impractical from what is considered a portable handset today. The equipment weighed 80 pounds (36 kg), and the AT&T service, basically a massive party line, cost $30 USD per month (equal to $337.33 today) plus $.30 to [9] $.40 per local call, equal to $3.37 to $4.5 today.

In 1956, the world’s first partly automatic system, Mobile System A (MTA), was launched in Sweden. MTA phones were composed of vacuum tubes and relays, and had a weight of 40 kg. In 1962, a more modern version called Mobile System B (MTB) was launched, which was a push-button telephone, and which used transistors in order to enhance the telephone’s calling capacity and An evolution of mobile phones improve its operational reliability, thereby reducing the weight of the apparatus to 10 kg. In 1971, the MTD version was launched, opening for several different brands of equipment and [10] [11] gaining commercial success.

Martin Cooper, a Motorola researcher and executive is considered to be the inventor of the first practical mobile phone for handheld use in a non-vehicle setting, after a long race against Bell Labs for the first portable mobile phone. Using a modern, if somewhat heavy portable handset, Cooper made the first call on a handheld mobile phone on [12] April 3, 1973 to his rival, Dr. Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.

The first commercially automated cellular network (the ) was launched in Japan by NTT in 1979, initially in the metropolitan area of Tokyo. Within five years, the NTT network had been expanded to cover the whole population of Japan and became the first nationwide 1G network. In 1981, this was followed by the simultaneous launch of the Nordic Mobile Telephone (NMT) system in Denmark, Finland, [13] Norway and Sweden. NMT was the first mobile phone network featuring international . The first 1G network launched in the USA was Chicago-based Ameritech in 1983 using the Motorola

DynaTAC mobile phone. Several countries then followed in the In 1905, phones were not so mobile. early-to-mid 1980s including the UK, Mexico and Canada.

The first "modern" network technology on digital (second generation) cellular technology was launched by Radiolinja (now part of Elisa Group) in 1991 in Finland on the GSM standard, which also marked the introduction of competition in mobile telecoms when Radiolinja challenged incumbent Telecom Finland (now part of TeliaSonera) who ran a 1G NMT network. Mobile phone 5

In 2001, the first commercial launch of (Third Generation) was again in Japan by NTT DoCoMo on the [14] WCDMA standard. One of the newest 3G technologies to be implemented is High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA). It is an enhanced 3G (third generation) communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) family, also coined 3., 3G+ or turbo 3G, which allows networks based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) to have higher data transfer speeds and capacity.

Features

All mobile phones have a number of features in common, but manufacturers also try to differentiate their own products by implementing additional functions to make them more attractive to consumers. This has led to great innovation in mobile phone development over the last 20 years. The common components found on all phones are: A printed circuit board inside a Nokia 3210 • A battery, typically rechargeable, providing the power source for the phone functions • An input mechanism and display to allow the user to interact with the phone. The most common input mechanism is a keypad, but touch screens are also found in some high-end smartphones. • Basic mobile phone services to allow users to make calls and send text messages. • All GSM phones use a SIM card to allow an account to be swapped among devices. Some CDMA devices also have a similar card called a R-UIM. • Individual GSM, WCDMA, iDEN and some devices are uniquely identified by an International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. Low-end mobile phones are often referred to as feature phones, and offer basic telephony, as well as functions such as playing music and taking photos, and sometimes simple applications based on generic managed platforms such as Java ME or BREW. Handsets with more advanced computing ability through the use of native software applications became known as smartphones. The first was the Nokia 9000 Communicator in 1996 which added PDA functionality to the basic mobile phone at the time. As miniaturization and increased processing power of microchips has enabled ever more features to be added to phones, the concept of the smartphone has evolved, and what was a high-end smartphone five years ago, is a standard phone today. Several phone series have been introduced to address a given market segment, such as the RIM BlackBerry focusing on enterprise/corporate customer email needs; the SonyEricsson Walkman series of musicphones and Cybershot series of cameraphones; the Nokia Nseries of multimedia phones, the Palm Pre the HTC Dream and the Apple iPhone. Other features that may be found on mobile phones include GPS navigation, music (MP3) and video (MP4) playback, RDS radio receiver, alarms, memo recording, personal digital assistant functions, ability to watch streaming video, video download, video calling, built-in cameras (1.0+ Mpx) and camcorders (video recording), with autofocus and flash, , games, PTT, memory card reader (SD), USB (2.0), dual line support, infrared, Bluetooth (2.0) and WiFi connectivity, instant messaging, Internet e-mail and browsing and serving as a wireless [15] modem. Nokia and the University of Cambridge demonstrated a bendable cell phone called the Morph. Some phones can make mobile payments via direct mobile billing schemes or through contactless payments if the phone [16] and point of sale support Near Field Communication (NFC). Some of the largest mobile phone manufacturers and network providers along with many retail merchants support, or plan to support, contactless payments through [17] [18] [19] NFC-equipped mobile phones. Mobile phone 6

An Android Smartphone has been launched with dual screen 3.5 inch each with design likes Nintendo DS. Besides functioning as a smartphone, it is also functioning likes Nintendo DS and further as a Tablet computer with combine [20] of two screen as one big screen 4.7 inch. It is 3G phone with a single Snapdragon processor.

Software and applications

The most commonly used data application on mobile phones is SMS . The first SMS text message was sent from a computer to a mobile phone in 1992 in the UK, while the first person-to-person SMS from phone to phone was sent in Finland in 1993. Other non-SMS data services used on mobile phones include , downloadable logos and pictures, gaming, gambling, adult entertainment and advertising. The first downloadable was sold to a mobile phone in Finland in 1998, when Radiolinja (now Elisa) introduced the downloadable service. In 1999, Japanese mobile operator NTT DoCoMo introduced its mobile Internet service, i-Mode, which today is the world's largest mobile Internet service.

The first mobile news service, delivered via SMS, was launched in Finland in 2000. Mobile news services are expanding with many organizations providing A Toshiba TG01 phone with "on-demand" news services by SMS. Some also provide "instant" news pushed touchscreen feature out by SMS. Mobile payments were first trialled in Finland in 1998 when two Coca-Cola vending machines in Espoo were enabled to work with SMS payments. Eventually, the idea spread and in 1999 the Philippines launched the first commercial mobile payments systems, on the mobile operators Globe and Smart. Today, mobile payments ranging from to mobile credit cards to are very widely used in Asia and Africa, and in selected European markets.

Power supply

Mobile phones generally obtain power from rechargeable batteries. There are a variety of ways used to charge cell phones, including USB, portable batteries, mains power (using an AC adapter), cigarette lighters (using an adapter), or a dynamo. In 2009, the first wireless [21] charger was released for consumer use.

Development and adoption of a common charger solution

On 17 February 2009, the GSM Association (GSMA), together with 17 [22] mobile phone manufacturers and providers, announced their Mobile phone charging service in Uganda commitment to implementing a cross-industry standard for a universal charging solution for new mobile phones. The standard charger connector to be adopted by manufacturers in the Open Mobile Terminal Platform (OMTP) including Nokia, Motorola and Samsung is the micro-USB connector (several media reports erroneously reported this as the mini-USB). The new chargers will also be much more energy efficient than existing chargers. Having a standard charger for all phones means that manufacturers will no longer have to supply a charger with every new phone. The OMTP technical requirements describe a common charger with a standard USB-A receptacle and a detachable [23] [24] USB-A to microUSB-B cable. Mobile phone 7

In October 2009, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced that it had also embraced the Universal Charging Solution standard - based on the OMTP specifications promoted by the GSMA - as its "energy-efficient one-charger-fits-all new mobile phone solution," and added: "Based on the Micro-USB interface, UCS chargers will also include a 4-star or higher efficiency rating — up to three times more energy-efficient than an [25] unrated charger."

Common power supply standard in the European Union

In 2009, many mobile phone manufacturers signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing to make most new data-enabled cell phones marketed in the EU compatible with a common External Power Supply (EPS). All signatories agreed to develop a common specification for the charger "to allow for full compatibility and safety of [26] [27] chargers and mobile phones." The technical specifications for the common EPS were published in December 2010 as EN 62684:2010, “Interoperability specifications of common external power supply (EPS) for use with [28] data-enabled mobile telephones." The mobile phone manufacturers who have agreed to this standard include the original signatories Apple, LG, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Qualcomm, RIM, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, and Texas [29] Instruments as well as Atmel, Emblaze Mobile, Huawei Technologies and TCT Mobile (Alcatel). The Memorandum of Understanding also provides for the use of the common External Power Supply with compliant phones not equipped with a MicroUSB receptacle: "...4.2.1...if a manufacturer makes available an Adaptor from the Micro-USB connector of a Common EPS [External Power Supply] to a specific non-Micro-USB socket in the Mobile Phone, it shall constitute compliance to this article."

Common power supply standard in the People's Republic of China

In 2006, the People's Republic of China issued a standard for mobile device power supplies (based on a 5V Power Supply with a USB-A receptacle and a detachable cable). The 2006 regulation is flexible regarding the interface on the mobile phone itself, allowing for the use of adapter cables if the mobile device is not equipped with a standard [30] USB connector. The standard was revised in December, 2009 (CCSA YD/T 1591-2006 updated to YD/T 1591-2009).

Common power supply standard in South Korea

In 2001, the Korean Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) released a "Standard on I/O Connection [31] Interface of Digital Cellular Phone" TTAS.KO-06.0028. The main feature of the standard is the specification of a 24 pin connector / socket for mobile phones sold in Korea. The 24 pin connector handles power input (battery charging) and power output, as well as data communication (USB and other digital signals), analog audio inputs and outputs (for hands-free microphone, earphone) and other signals. The 2007 revision of the standard [32] (TTAS.KO-06.0028/R4) specifies a smaller 20 pin connector to succeed the 24 pin connector. Charger efficiency Mobile phone 8

The majority of energy lost in a mobile phone charger is in its no load condition, when the mobile phone is not connected but the charger has been left plugged in and using power. To combat this, in November 2008, the top five mobile phone manufacturers Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson, and Motorola set up a star rating system to rate the efficiency of their chargers in the no-load condition. Starting at zero stars for >0.5 W and going up to the top five star rating for <0.03 W [33] (30 mW) no load power.

A number of semiconductor companies offering flyback controllers, such as Power Integrations and CamSemi, now claim that the five-star The world's five largest handset makers [34] standard can be achieved with use of their product. introduced a new rating system in November 2008 to help consumers more easily identify the Battery most energy-efficient chargers Formerly, the most common form of mobile phone batteries were nickel metal-hydride, as they have a low size and weight. Lithium ion batteries are sometimes used, as they are lighter and do not have the voltage depression that nickel metal-hydride batteries do. Many mobile phone manufacturers have now switched to using lithium-polymer batteries as opposed to the older Lithium-Ion, the main advantages of this being even lower weight and the possibility to make the battery a shape other than strict [35] cuboid. Mobile phone manufacturers have been experimenting with alternative power sources, including solar cells. A prototype mini solar panel from Wysips was able use perfectly as 'live phone' with Android phone. The mini solar panel can be installed on the Android phone screen, although the phone battery is still needed due to the solar [36] panel solely has not been able to produce enough energy.

SIM card

GSM mobile phones require a small microchip called a Subscriber Identity Module or SIM Card, to function. The SIM card is approximately the size of a small postage stamp and is usually placed underneath the battery in the rear of the unit. The SIM securely stores the service-subscriber key (IMSI) used to identify a subscriber on mobile telephony devices (such as mobile phones and computers). The SIM card allows users to change phones by simply removing the SIM card from one mobile phone and inserting it into another mobile phone or broadband telephony device.

A SIM card contains its unique serial number, internationally unique number of the mobile user (IMSI), security authentication and ciphering information, temporary information related to the local network, a list of the services the user has access to and two passwords (PIN for usual use and PUK for unlocking). SIM cards are available in three standard sizes. The first is the size of a Typical mobile phone SIM card credit card (85.60 mm × 53.98 mm x 0.76 mm). The newer, most popular miniature version has the same thickness but a length of 25 mm and a width of 15 mm, and has one of its corners truncated (chamfered) to prevent misinsertion. The newest incarnation known as the 3FF or micro-SIM has dimensions of 15 mm × 12 mm. Most cards of the two smaller sizes are supplied as a full-sized card with the smaller card held in place by a few plastic links; it can easily be broken off to be used in a device that uses the smaller SIM. Mobile phone 9

The first SIM card was made in 1991 by Munich smart card maker Giesecke & Devrient for the Finnish wireless network operator Radiolinja. Giesecke & Devrient sold the first 300 SIM cards to Elisa (ex. Radiolinja). Those cell phones that do not use a SIM Card have the data programmed in to their memory. This data is accessed by using a special digit sequence to access the "NAM" as in "Name" or number programming menu. From there, information can be added, including a new number for the phone, new Service Provider numbers, new emergency numbers, new Authentication Key or A-Key code, and a Preferred Roaming List or PRL. However, to prevent the phone being accidentally disabled or removed from the network, the Service Provider typically locks this data with a Master Subsidiary Lock (MSL). The MSL also locks the device to a particular carrier when it is sold as a loss leader. The MSL applies only to the SIM, so once the contract has expired, the MSL still applies to the SIM. The phone, however, is also initially locked by the manufacturer into the Service Provider's MSL. This lock may be disabled so that the phone can use other Service Providers' SIM cards. Most phones purchased outside the U.S. are unlocked phones because there are numerous Service Providers that are close to one another or have overlapping coverage. The cost to unlock a phone varies but is usually very cheap and is sometimes provided by independent phone vendors. A similar module called a Removable User Identity Module or RUIM card is present in some CDMA networks, notably in China and Indonesia. Multi-card hybrid phones

A hybrid mobile phone can take more than one SIM card, even of different types. The SIM and RUIM cards can be [37] [38] mixed together, and some phones also support three or four SIMs They are popular in India and Indonesia, attributed to lower on-net call rates. Since 2010 multiple SIM cards phone [39] also popular in other emerging markets.

Mobile phones in society

Market share

Quantity Market Shares by Gartner (New Sales)

BRAND Percent

Nokia 2009 36.4%

Nokia 2010 28.9%

Samsung 2009 19.5%

Samsung 2010 17.6%

LG Electronics 2009 10.1%

LG Electronics 2010 7.1%

Research In Motion 2009 2.8%

Research In Motion 2010 3.0%

Apple 2009 2.1%

Apple 2010 2.9%

Others-1 2009 12.6%

Others-1 2010 9.8%

Others-2 2009 16.5%

Others-2 2010 30.6%