Top 10 reports on global mobile use

Posted on 21st July 2011 by Geoff Stead

As part of our work on the MoLE project we are keeping a constant watch on all of the best research, and statistics about global mobile usage from across the globe.

Some of the MoLe research is available for free on the project research pages

We are particularly indebted to these our top 10 sources who we found to be the most current, most balanced, most global and most useful in helping us understand the global picture of mobile learning:

mobileactive.org for detailed national data and mobithinking.com for global mobile statistics

Women_and_Mobile_PDF_coverWomen and Mobile: a global opportunity - GSMA Development Fund / Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, 2010

ciscoGlobal Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update 2010-2015 - Cisco, 2010

oracleThe Future of Mobile Communications - Oracle, 2010

comsumer_acceptance_usage_reportGlobal Consumer Acceptance and Usage Report - Sybase, 2010

the_world_in_2010 The World in 2010 ICT Facts and Figures - ITU, 2010

Niesen_how_teens_use_media How Teens Use Media - Nielsen, 2009

gsm_universal_access Universal Access: how mobile can bring communication to all - GSMA, 2008

MobilizingSocialChange Wireless Technology for Social Change: Trends in Mobile Use by NGOs - UN Foundation and Vodafone Foundation, 2008

global_mobile_mindset_audit Global Mobile Mindset Audit - GSM, 2007

What did we miss? if you want to share your top sources, please share by adding yours as a comment

About Geoff Stead

Geoff is Tribal's Head of Innovation and a thought leader on new technologies and how they could be used for learning, communication and collaboration. He and his team of technical inventors and educational wizards build apps, tools and websites to serve learners and tutors across the world. His mission: find practical and meaningful uses for emerging technologies, embracing the power of web2.0, Social Media and Open Source Solutions to help to make learning and working better for all. He has a special interest in empowering hard to reach, excluded or disadvantaged learners. Follow Geoff on Twitter.
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  • Anonymous

    One other report that was not quite relevant to our project, but is a great perspective on the business of m-learning in the US is Ambient Insight’s review: http://www.ambientinsight.com/Resources/Documents/Ambient-Insight-2010-2015-US-Mobile-Learning-Market-Executive-Overview.pdf