Support for Device Management in Mobile Handsets: 2008-2010 (3Q08 Update)
Published by Ovum, March 11, 2009

This Ovum study is the fifth iteration of a series of four quarterly studies. Growing support for advanced mobile device management (MDM) technologies in mobile handsets promises to give the mobile service provider a much increased degree of control over the device fleet. Key applications of MDM include remote configuration, defect fixing, diagnostics and software management. This report gives a detailed insight into the current penetration of MDM technologies in mobile handsets and gives Ovum's predictions for future market development. In particular, Ovum tracks support for three key technologies: OMA client provisioning (OMA CP), OMA device management (OMA DM) and firmware-over-the-air (FOTA) update. Year-on-year FOTA shipments are up by 2%, OMA DM by 13% and OMA CP by 43%. In the FOTA market, Red Bend continues to dominate, with 60% of the FOTA shipments in third-quarter 2008 and 46% of the installed base.

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