In the smartphone market there are three major players with Android currently leading the race with 38% of US smartphone sales while Apple had 27% and Blackberry reported 21% of sales during the period from March to May 2011. According to a Nielsen survey, iPhone sales increased more than 10% during the same period, while Android was flat, likely due to Verizon now offering the iPhone where AT&T previously had the Apple device monopoly.
While Nielsen concluded that this indicates that iPhone sales tend to lead the market, other industry analysts say that cannot be concluded due to the increase in the total number of smartphone devices sold by Android and the fact that Google maintained its position at the top even though Apple’s market share had increased. The biggest impact in the race to dominate the smartphone market seems to come from the iPhone recruiting new Blackberry users, not Android.
The heat is turning up in this mobile technology race with Google pushing its Google Voice platform while Apple is reportedly looking to start a wireless communications company of its own. Also, Microsoft’s recent acquisition of Skype indicates a strong interest in the VOIP or data transfer technology that voice communications are moving towards.
According to a spokesperson for an innovative social media communications company, the competition and interest in mobile VOIP is great news, saying, “It’s all good for us, we’ve developed the only cross-platform mobile VOIP apps that offer unlimited international calling on any device”. and will soon offer service from any landline phone for just $19.95 a year.” He further stated that while the company focused first on the smartphone market, current updates about to be released will enable virtually any device that can dial a phone number use their service and stated, “Our goal is to provide unlimited worldwide communication at an affordable price to anyone.”
It seems that young and aggressive tech companies are in an enviable position not only in the US but also around the world, plus Apple is moving into China on a large scale with a partnership with China Mobile, the provider China’s largest wireless network, in addition to its plans to include its services on Symbian-powered devices and landlines as well. After being informed of the features and updates scheduled for release, this writer has to conclude that VOIP communications startups are positioned to dominate the communications and social media market in a way no company has ever done before, literally putting the world in the palm of your hand. hand. These are exciting times in which we live. the world of mobile communications is changing faster than anyone thought possible. well almost anyone.