MOBILE LOCAL SEARCH 2010

Mobile Local Search is the search and discovery of persons, places, and things within an identifiable space defined by distinct parameters. These parameters are evolving. Today they include social networks, individuals, cities, neighborhoods, landmarks, and actions that are relevant to the searcher's past, current, and future location. These parameters provide structure to vertically deep and horizontally broad data categories that can stand-alone or are combined to comprise searchable directories.

Inside the report you will find drivers of Mobile Local Search:

How are thought-leaders in MLS approaching business going into the next decade?

Which companies are Tier 1 vendors for developing partnerships, supply chains, and distribution channels?

What is augmented reality and motion capture? What is inside a wireless device that enables GPS applications? Why is voice-enabled search critical? What are the benefits of application skins?

Where are LBS technologies headed and what is the outlook on global financial investment?

Purchase Report

Mobile Local Search 2010: Location-based Search Market & Business Opportunities

To receive a complimentary six-month update, enter promo code: Free Update

Available through

Mind Commerce Publishing

License PDF - Single User

License PDF - Company-wide 

_____________________________

The report looks at the value of combining the mobile wallet with mobile local search.  Covered are emerging mobile app developers and what they need to do next in their evolution towards bringing commonality of usage to the masses for rapid service adoption.

Purchase Report

What are the current models of transactions that enable the mobile wallet and what is the roadmap to location-based services for mobile financial peer-to-peer transactions?

Available through

Mind Commerce Publishing

License PDF - Single User

License PDF - Company-wide

Location as a Service (LaaS)

The complimentary report: Mobile Proximity and Location Based Advertising is recommended as booked report to Location as a Service. To evaluate these synergistic solutions, read both reports.

Purchase Report

Location as a Service (LaaS)

Available through

Mind Commerce Publishing

License PDG - Single User

MOBILE SOCIAL PEER-TO-PEER LOCATION APPS TECHNOLOGIES

The global leaders creating the marketplace for mobile peer-to-peer social applications leveraging location-aware technologies are bringing more value to social networking than expected for 2010.

The marketplace is booming with mobile local social applications leveraging peer-to-peer location-based technologies. Many of the companies carving out their niche in mobile social have not presented a transparent revenue model that extends beyond the next 12 months. Additionally, many of the companies have not presented a vision of how their specific products will enhance the lives of their consumers over the next five years.

This report addresses the leading app developers world-wide as well as recent applications making a difference and presents a visionary use of peer-to-peer mobile location-based services.

Location-aware technology is now built into most mobile phones – smartphones and feature phones. This technology powers mobile local search and its tyro – mobile social search. Depending on the mobile social solution, various technologies are employed including but not limited to Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS), Assisted GPS (A-GPS), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Bluetooth, Cell ID, and 802.11A/B and 802.16 (WiFi).

Purchase Report

Can You Locate Friends When and Where You Want? - Mobile Social Applications Leveraging Peer-to-Peer Location-Aware Technologies

To receive a complimentary six-month update, enter promo code: Mobile Social Free Update

Available through

Mind Commerce Publishing

___________________________

Download Brochure

E911 • NG911

EXPANDING

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

BEYOND EMERGENCIES

Readers will be guided through the most pressing issues of the United States' citizen activated emergency response system that is in place today and under development and deployment in the coming business cycles. The technology landscape and the applied use of E911 and NG911 location solutions will be reviewed along with case study for the potential to expand the technology into non-emergency applications.   The leaders in the field will be scoped under detailed review, including their portfolio of products, management structure, M&A, along with potential for near-term success.

Purchase Report

What are the current models of transactions that enable the mobile wallet and what is the roadmap to location-based services for mobile financial peer-to-peer transactions?

Available through

Mind Commerce Publishing

License PDF - Company-wide

MOBILE PROXIMITY and LOCATION BASED ADVERTISING within REACH

Mobile location advertising has been discussed and executed for more than a decade - since the hey day of the ecommerce boom. Companies engaged in the discourse then included E*Trade, Gap, Exxon, NTT DoCoMo, Dentsu, Active Sky, SmartRotuaari, and many, many more. Japan, Korea, Finland, and Belgium took the lead in commercial deployment, while United States advanced in incremental pilot testing.

Today's leaders recognize their predecessors - where they faltered and how they succeeded. However, this report will not delve into the past. We look at today and talk to top executives building their plans for 2012 and beyond.

Methodology

Companies are presented so that the audience may gain insight into the operational and financial levers of management. Activities that catapulted each company forward are highlighted in context of their business model.

Seasoned thought-leaders from within the executive teams of each company provide their expertise to detail a vivid picture of what it takes to succeed today and what technologies will provide unique value to the industry in 2012.

This report presents location and proximity services that are successful and the companies behind the solutions.

Purchase Report

Mobile Proximity and Location Based Advertising within Reach

Available through

Mind Commerce Publishing

LICENSED and UNLICENSED SPECTRUM APPLIED-USE

The capability of a technology to locate the position of a subject determines its present value to the market and its long-term value for investment. Which technology and what applied-use provide the best location positioning solutions that consumers can easily use at their discretion? 

This report guides decision-makers through the technology landscape and the applied use in location solutions.  Tool sets are provided to prioritize investments. 

Use-cases are provided to enable readers obtain a holistic understanding of location technologies – how they work and are best applied for use to solve present-day challenges.

This report is for anyone considering launching location-aware business, solutions involving location based
technology and services, and businesses providing components to proximity solutions. New entrants and into the location-based communication ecosystem and existing participants wanting to expand their business lines are provided with a view of surrounding potential partners.

Purchase Report

Licensed and Unlicensed Spectrum Applied-Use: a Comparative Analysis

Available through

Mind Commerce Publishing

License PDF - Single User

License PDF - Company-wide