This report explores what the future holds for various segments of the mobile industry, from hardware devices to mobile cloud services and wireless networking. We discuss the roles of the major companies (namely Apple, Google and Microsoft) that have a recurring presence across sectors, as well as the smaller players that stand poised to disrupt.

Mobile is today’s most dynamic segment in technology. The smartphone craze and the rise of distribution systems like Apple’s App Store and the Android Market have given birth to a surge in the usage of applications and the wireless web, and the desire for mobile data will only continue to increase as more and more devices — from tablets and cars to home appliances and health care monitors — become connected.

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