Market researches - 08/03/06

A few set of market information released this week:

• According to M:Metrics, the number of subscribers who downloaded at least one mobile game a month has consistently decreased since five months, while subscription and game prices have climbed every month.

• According to ABI research, smartphone sales could grow by 15% in 2006 to 123m units.

• Synergy Research forecasts that the worldwide network security market has grown 20% in 2005 to over $4bn.

• At the RBC Capital Markets' Mobility Evolution Conference, industry experts and research analysts predict that the past 20% CAGR in mobile technology would continue for the next five years.