Market For Mobility Solutions For National Government Applications Expected To Reach Pre-Recession Levels By 2011
According to VDC Research's latest report, the market for mobility solutions for national government applications (in military and national/federal programs) is expected to rebound modestly through 2010, despite the growing pressures from budget cuts and restraints.
New opportunities for mobile and wireless solution providers provide an optimistic outlook for suppliers as defense departments renew their focus on ground soldier initiatives, vehicle modernization and maintenance and border protection programs. In addition, pent-up demand, an appetite for leading next generation situational awareness applications and the 2009 U.S. Stimulus Bill are driving market growth back toward to pre-recession conditions.
However, the report indicates that budget pressures are taking a toll on the state of the market as many existing national government opportunities are struggling to balance continued cuts with solution requirements.
"There is a 'good enough' philosophy quickly making its way through these markets, where government officials have to make tough procurement decisions," said David Krebs, Director of VDC Research's Mobile and Wireless Practice. "Faced with these budget pressures, organizations are also having to 'trade down' in their hardware selection, deploying semi-rugged instead of fully rugged devices or extending the duty cycle of mobile hardware."
The Enterprise Mobility Solutions, 2009 Market Intelligence Service: National Government Market Analysis study is currently available for purchase. For Senior Executives working in this market, the full report:
- Provides accurate market sizing and growth estimates for mobile devices supporting government and enterprise applications;
- Identifies and characterize key end user adoption drivers, product requirements and target applications; and
- Prescribes key success requirements for organizations participating in or looking to enter this market.
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SOURCE: VDC Research Group