Enterprise Mobility Market Quotes: What You Can Learn From the Experts

Need some inspiration to get your business moving in the right direction? As the first quarter comes to a close, leading market analysts share their insights on the trends and financial results in the global smartphone market. See what experts said about mobile industry last month.

I love our handset business, but we need to make money

John Chen, BlackBerry CEO | source

No one is immortal (except maybe Chuck Norris). Our history has already seen cases of great empires or (in more recent times) brands which lost their importance in the global market. But be honest - who would have thought, just a few years ago, that one of the top smartphone makers (55% market shares in US Market in 2009) will be only a memory for senior managers now?

Yup – for a long time now business for BlackBerry has gone sour. Is there anybody who still has doubt as to the future of this company?

After years of people saying the end was imminent, having no more new BB10 devices is a significant juncture. However at this point it’s largely symbolic—it shouldn’t affect too many organizations, and those that are affected have many viable alternatives

Jack Madden | It's happening: No more new BlackBerry 10 devices. What happens next? | source

The market, exactly like nature, abhors a vacuum. Nowadays there are plenty ways to replace BlackBerry's devices in today’s enterprise environment. The major barrier - migration - has also vanished. For example Lotos (One of the leading suppliers in Poland on the Oil & Gas industry) completed successfully migration from BlackBerry devices to Samsung devices.

Today’s (digital) factories look more like tech companies. You need workers who understand the operating systems behind the machines and robots, who can run software programs that make big data smart, who can design products virtually, and who can interpret data to predict when equipment will fail

Eric A. Spiegel | Industry 4.0: From Smartphone to Smart Factory | source

The futuristic visions of fully automatic and digital world presented in classic sci-fi movies were often horrifying. Soulless artificial intelligence which has dominated the world in these visions is often very hostile to humans. Fortunately (better safe than sorry!), we don't need to run away from bloodthirsty cyborgs when we come back from the office. Instead, we are continually developing mobile technology that helps us in the most demanding industries. We should not be afraid of skyrocketing evolution of technology but we have to be aware of existing threats connected with smartphones, tablets and all wearables in the corporate network.

Microsoft is no fool, or at least it isn't deaf. It is surely and acutely aware of the negative press it has been generating around its smartphone strategy

JC Torres | Surface Phone coming April 2017, Microsoft is still game | source

The era of mobility is a long and challenging lesson of patience for Microsoft. Windows-based devices are not the most popular among smartphone users. But who knows? Positive reviews of its latest Windows 10 OS version could be a key milestone.

We are committed to building an ecosystem with customers at the centre to build our reputation and loved brand

Eric Xu, Huawei CEO | source

Chinese vendor wants to follow in Apple’s footsteps? It’s on the right path. According to IDC research Huawei moved to the top 3 global smartphone vendors with 8.2% market shares (Q1 2016). The company aims to surpass Apple as the second-biggest smartphone player in the world in three years and leapfrog Samsung by 2021.