Strengthened mobile device security has been a major force holding back growth of the forensics-tools industry.
In what Ericsson CTO Ulf Ewaldsson described to me as a "strengthening" of mobile growth globally, these are not the only numbers that are continuing to rise.
Other acquisitions Facebook has made to strengthen its mobile products include Parse, a mobile-backend-as-a-service startup it bought in April 2013.
Carriers could strengthen their mobile Web offerings by giving customers their own mobile URL.
The idea is that the company can dip their toes in the mobile OS waters without going all-in on anything, as Yahoo works to strengthen its mobile portfolio.
The company is also buying Nokia's handset business to strengthen its mobile products.
Debra Aho Williamson, principal analyst at eMarketer, expects Facebook will use its IPO cash to strengthen its mobile site.
Other American technology giants have plenty of cash and a need to strengthen their mobile stature, says Mr Wood.
In a bid to strengthen its mobile business, Google announced on Monday that it would acquire Motorola Mobility Holdings, the cellphone business that was split from Motorola, for $40 a share in cash, or $12.5 billion.
