The Mobile Browser Market

Commercial Browsers, Webkit and the Move Towards Open Internet on Mobile Devices



The mobile browser market is undergoing significant change, as the mobile Web evolves from a poor man’s Internet to a full-fledged Web experience. Many believed the iPhone, with its Web browser based on Webkit, gave users their closest approximation yet to the Internet they see on a PC; but the move away from Wireless Access Protocol (WAP), and its descendents to a more PC-like version of the Web has been underway for the last three to four years. Independent browser software vendors such as Opera, Openwave and ACCESS have all been working on browsers that incorporate the latest Web standards and start to create an experience that overcomes some of the inherent shortcomings of mobile devices. Today many smartphones ship with browsers from these vendors, as well as some internally developed by Nokia and others, that can render many Web pages without the need for proxy server-based content adaptation, and can automatically adjust layout for the screen and navigation requirements of a handset. This study analyzes the market for mobile browsing, examining the primary commercial offerings from independent browser vendors as well as evaluating the growing important of open-source solutions such as Webkit. The report also looks at the push towards Web applications and the use of widgets for mobile devices.


What Questions Does This Report Answer?
  • How will the web on mobile devices change, and what impact will this have on browsers?
  • How will growing use of open-source solutions impact the commercial browser market and its vendors?
  • Which phone categories will see the fastest growth of open-Internet browsers (OIB) and which ones will continue to see use of WAP and other limited browsers?
  • What will be the size of the mobile browser market in five years?
Who Needs This Report?
  • Mobile software vendors
  • Mobile operators
  • Mobile content companies
  • Mobile handset vendors
  • Mobile software companies
  • Advertisers and marketing agencies
  • Digital and mobile media distribution companies


Section 1.
The Mobile Browser Market: Moving from WAP to Open Internet Browsing
1.1 Mobile Web Technology Issues
1.1.1 Mobile Processing Power and Memory
1.1.2 Screen Size
1.1.3 Browser Plug-ins
1.1.4 Mobile Broadband
1.2 What Are the Applications of Web 2.0?
1.2.1 Blogging
1.2.2 Social Networking
1.2.3 Search

Section 2.
Technology Transition: The Move to Mobile Web 2.0
2.1 Web 2.0?
2.2 The Mobile Web Evolution
2.2.1 Adaptation
2.3 What Types of Browsers Exist?
2.3.1 Components of the Web Browser
2.4 Web Applications versus Native Applications on Handsets
2.5 What About Widgets?

Section 3.
Mobile Browser Technology Platforms
3.1 The Mobile Software Ecosystem
3.2 The Mobile Browser Software Market
3.3 Independent Commercial Browser Platforms
3.3.1 ACCESS NetFront
3.3.2 Openwave
3.3.3 Opera
3.3.4 Internet Explorer Mobile
3.3.5 Skyfire
3.4 Open Source Web Browser/Rendering Engines
3.4.1 Webkit
3.4.2 Gecko
3.4.3 In-House Browsers and Browser Platforms
3.4.3.1 Nokia S60
3.4.3.2 Apple Safari
3.4.3.3 Motorola MOTOMAGX WEBUI

Section 4.
Forecasts
4.1 Browsers in Ultra-Low-Cost Handsets
4.2 Browsers on Low-End Handsets
4.3 Browsers on Enhanced Phones
4.4 Browsers on Smartphones
4.5 Total Mobile Browsers Shipped
4.6 Mobile Browser Revenue

Section 5.
Company Directory

Section 6.
Acronyms
Scope of Study
Sources and Methodology
Notes

Tables
  • Ultra-Low Handsets with Browser by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Low-End Handsets with Browser by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Enhanced Phone with Browser by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Smartphone with Browser by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Total Browsers Shipped by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Total Browsers Preinstall Revenue by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
Charts
  • Ultra-Low Handsets with Browser by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Low-End Handsets with Browser by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Enhanced Phone with Browser by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Smartphone with Browser by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Total Browsers Shipped by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
  • Total Browsers Preinstall Revenue by Type, World Market, Forecast: 2005 to 2013
Figures
  • Column Rendering in the Mobile Browser
  • Adaptation Using Adaption Gateway
  • NetFront Browser Block Diagram
  • Nokia S60 Browser Using Webkit
  • ACCESS Browser Roadmap
  • New Handsets for Opera Mini: 1Q 2007 to 3Q 2007
  • MOTOMAGX Platform
Report Code: RR-MCCS

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Release Date: 2Q 2008


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