Mobile email or Push email (i.e. technology that enables access of email in your wireless devices like mobile phone PDA etc) is pioneered by blackberry devices (RIM).As the technology matured the other mainstream Mobile device vendors like Nokia, Motorola etc started offering similar services in there portfolio and even started producing devices similar in form factor to blackberry (Nokia E61 and E62, Motorola’s Q).around same time there started popping up device independent pure wireless email SW solution vendors like Intellisync,Good Technology,Visto,Seven to name a few noted vendors .Device vendors like Nokia ,Motorola typically provide support to many email solutions in their devices .But at the same time both Nokia and Motorola started to diversify into Enterprise Solution business in which email solution is first and import segment which enterprises are embracing now So they had to develop or buy companies with this technology .So Nokia acquired intellisynch and Motorola on Friday bought Good technology. Now life for independent Mobile email solution vendors like Visto and seven is tougher of course right now they are concentrating on
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You raise some excellent points. However, the majority of these companies, both software and hardware are focused on the business market which is currently dominated by RIM. The bigger opportunity is the mass consumer market where companies like Movamail (http://www.movamail.com) are providing a mobile email service specifically for the needs of mainstream consumers. Push is over rated and over hyped, and something that the majority of consumers simply do not want or need. They want fast email access that is cost effective and works on the phone of their choice... either the on the one they have or the one they might buy. So yes there is consolidation, but the market will support more entries, and perhaps further consolidation.
I agree with your comments .But my posting concentrated on Enterprise Email segment where i think big margins are for vendors.But when it comes to consumer space I agree market has not even started to grow forget about consolidation .My thoughts in that segment is that already existing big email providers like yahoo,MSN would roll out mobile email solution on device agnostic basis like for example recent Gmail app for mobile.I dont expect consumer s to shift email service just for mobiles what they want is free internet based email solution delivered on phones.
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