Mobile cloud computing subscribers to reach 1 billion by 2014

With the rising popularity of smartphones and other advanced mobile devices, just about every market has developed a mobile sector - mobile marketing, mobile commerce, and mobile cloud computing are among the more notable examples.

The mobile cloud computing market in particular is expected to skyrocket in the coming years, with a recent study from ABI Research reporting that the number of worldwide mobile cloud computing subscribers is expected to reach nearly 1 billion by 2014.

The current figure for mobile cloud computing subscribers worldwide was 42.8 million in 2008, representing 1.1 percent of all mobile subscribers. The 2014 figure of 998 million will represent almost 19 percent of all mobile subscribers.

Furthermore, ABI predicted that business productivity applications will take the lead in mobile cloud computing applications, including collaborative document sharing, scheduling, and sales force automation.

The major platform-as-a-service providers - Force.com, Google and Amazon - are expected to start "aggressively" marketing their mobile capabilities starting in 2010.

An earlier study from ABI Research reported that mobile cloud computing will generate annual revenues of more than $20 billion by 2014.

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