SMS/MMS security gateway mkt projected to grow 9-fold by 2017

CAMPBELL, USA: Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its new SMS/MMS Security Gateways market size and forecasts report, which tracks short message service (SMS) and multimedia messaging service (MMS) security gateways and firewalls made by AdaptiveMobile, Anam, Cellusys, Cloudmark, Mahindra, Oracle/Tekelec, Protei, Symsoft and others.

"But many mobile carriers haven't yet invested in SMS/MMS security solutions, representing a large greenfield opportunity for makers of security gateways."

ANALYST NOTE

"With nearly 10 trillion SMS/MMS messages being generated annually worldwide, SMS spam, mobile malware and SMS-generated multi-vector threats are an ever-increasing problem," observes Jeff Wilson, principal analyst for security at Infonetics Research. "But many mobile carriers haven't yet invested in SMS/MMS security solutions, representing a large greenfield opportunity for makers of security gateways."

Wilson continues: "We're expecting global revenue for SMS/MMS security gateways to grow at a staggering 55 pc CAGR from 2012 to 2017."

SMS/MMS SECURITY GATEWAY MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

Economic, regulatory and attack conditions are just now coming together in a way that is driving carriers to seriously evaluate and begin deploying SMS/MMS security gateway solutions Worldwide, the SMS/MMS security gateway market totaled 41 million in 2012 and is forecast by Infonetics to explode to $363 million by 2017 The crowded vendor landscape includes full mobile messaging security solutions from companies like Cloudmark and AdaptiveMobile as well as SMS firewalls from a wide range of telecom equipment vendors.

SMS/MMS SECURITY WEBINAR

Join Infonetics analyst Jeff Wilson and Cloudmark Sept. 19 for SMS/MMS Security Platforms for Mobile Carriers, a live discussion on mobile security solutions. Learn more or sign up at: http://w.on24.com/r.htm?e=658465&s=1&k=EF10D327D1BD7192133CEA894DA65C03

REPORT SYNOPSIS

Infonetics' biannual SMS/MMS security gateways report provides worldwide and regional market size, forecasts through 2017, analysis and trends for SMS/MMS security gateways by revenue. To buy the report, contact Infonetics: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp