Cellular News: Momentum Continues to Build for Mobile Device Management
Penetration of all mobile device management (MDM) technologies in handsets is growing strongly globally, claims a new report from Ovum. The research firm says that growing support for advanced mobile device management 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. Results show that between 4Q06 and 4Q07, global shipments grew by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 83% (for firmware over-the-air update), 51% (for OMA client provisioning) and 159% (for OMA device management).