Mobile financial services to the poor to reach $5 bln by 2012
The market of mobile financial services to poor people in emerging markets will surge from nothing to $5 bln in 2012, CGAP said....
26% of US consumers thinking of cutting costs by switching to prepaid cellular
Two out of five Americans with contract-based cell phones (39% or 60.3 mln consumers) are likely to cut back on their cell phones to save money if, as is widely expected, the economy gets worse over the next six months, according to Opinion Research Corporation (ORC) for the New Millennium Research Council (NMRC). 26% of consumers with contract-based cell phone service are more inclined today than 6 months ago to look at a way to save money on their cell phone bill, such as by switching to a pr...
391.8 mln mobile subscribers in India in March 2009
Indian mobile operators added a record 15.64 mln customers in March 2009, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said. The mobile subscriber base in India rose by 50%, or more than 130 mln, to 391.8 mln....
International phone calls up 12% in 2008
Cross-border telephone traffic grew 14% in 2007 and is estimated to have grown 12% in 2008, to 384 billion minutes. Due to declining call prices, however, revenues have largely been flat. While international telephone traffic is increasing at a modest pace, Skype’s international traffic has soared: TeleGeography estimates that Skype's cross-border traffic grew approximately 41% in 2008, to 33 billion minutes, equivalent to 8% of combined international telephone traffic, TeleGeography says....
14.7% of US households were completely wireless in 2007, Oklahoma and Utah most landline-free in the nation
Wireless-only households made up 14.7% of US households in 2007. Wireless-only adults made up 13.6% of U.S. adults in 2007. State-level estimates ranged from 5.1% (Vermont) to 26.2% (Oklahoma) of households and from 4.0% (Delaware) to 25.1% (Oklahoma) of adults. 25.4% of adults living in the District of Columbia were wireless-only, Center for Disease Control says. Other states with a high prevalence of wireless-only households include Utah (25.5%), Nebraska (23.2%), Arkansas (22.6%), Idaho ...
66% of smartphones sold in Q4 2008 rely on 3G
According to The NPD Group, consumer sales of smartphones to US consumers represented 23% of all handset sales in Q4 2008 compared to just 12% in Q4 2007. Led by the release of iPhone 3G at $199, the average price for a smartphone fell 23% from $216 in Q4 2007 to $167 in Q4 2008. While half of smartphones on the market now sold with touch screens, 70% of all models instead offer QWERTY keyboards. 66% of smartphones now use 3G networks, compared to just 46% a year ago. 52% of smartphone buyers pu...
4.1 bln mobile subscriptions in 2008
By the end of 2008 there were an estimated 4.1 bln cell phone subscriptions globally, compared with about 1 bln in 2002, the International Telecommunication Union said. Fixed line subscriptions increased at a much slower pace to 1.27 bln from about 1 bln over the same period....
Downloaded Mobile Game by Platform: November 2008
Downloads, 000 November 2007 November 2008 Growth, YTY Smartphones 734 2,869 291% Non-Smartphones 6,486 5,593 -14% Total 7,220 8,463 17% Source: comScore ...
16.5% of mobile users spent over $100 in app stores
An ABI Research survey of US smartphone users who installed applications on their devices in 2008, conducted in November 2008, reveals that a surprising 16.5% spent between $100 and $499. That level of spending is especially significant given the low cost of most mobile applications, ranging from as little as a dollar or two at Apple’s iPhone App Store, to at most about $25....
US mobile Internet activity in November 2008
Activity Audience, 000 Reach Growth, % Sent/received photos or videos 63,736 27.7 5.6 Received SMS ads 54,922 23.9 8.2 Accessed news/info via browser 41,894 18.2 9.7 Used email 38,370 16.7 6.3 Listened to music 21,006 9.1 8.5 Accessed social networking sites 20,668 9.0 14.2 Played downloaded game 20,468 8.9 6.1 Purchased ringtones 19,556 8.5 -1.1 Accessed downloaded application 18,337 8.0 15.8 Watched Video 7,...
Internet activity of European mobile subscribers in November 2008
Germany Spain France Italy UK Activity % Users % Change % Users % Change % Users % Change % Users % Change % Users % Change Watched video 5% 2% 8% 0% 6% -7% 7% -4% 4% -27% Listened to music 20% -2% 23% -1% 17% -3% 17% -2% 22% -1% Accessed news/info via browser 9% 10% 10% 10% 14% 5% 10% 5% 19% 5% Received SMS ads 27% 0% 75% 5% 64% -1% 54% 2% 36% 0% Played downloaded game 8% -2% 10% -6% 4% -14% 8% -...
500 mln mobile TV viewers by 2013
While mobile broadcast TV was pioneered in Japan and South Korea, following the switchover traditional and mobile TV broadcasters and cellular operators in many regions will launch mobile TV services that are forecast to attract over 500 mln viewers by 2013, ABI Research found....
8.5% of Americans to use push-to-talk by 2013
Push to Talk (PTT), the mobile phone feature that enables users to connect virtually instantaneously with other users, is forecast to find its way into 8.5% of the North American market by year-end 2013, but in no other world region will it even begin to approach that market share, ABI Research says....
Top mobile sites and top PC sites
Mobile users accessing Facebook spend an average of 24 minutes per day on the site, similar to the 27.5 minutes spent by PC users. Mobile users on Facebook averaged 3.3 visits per day versus 2.3 visits per day by PC users. Mobile is used consistently throughout the whole day, but the early morning (7-10am) is the key day part for mobile, accounting for 22% of total mobile minutes browsed, compared with only 11% of total minutes browsed by PC Internet users in the same day part. Mobile can theref...
4 bln mobile connections worldwide in 2008
GSM Association reported 4 bln mobile connections were active by year-end 2008, and forecast further growth to 6 bln by 2013....
Mobile Social Networking Usage: November 2008
% Mobile Social Networking Users Who Exclusively Use Social Media Y/Y Change in Social Networking via Browser or Application Mobile Social Networking Users as Percent of all Mobile Phone Users Germany 39.1% 145% 3.3% Spain 46.5% 114% 5.0% France 21.6% 167% 4.5% Italy 38.2% 151% 4.7% UK 29.7% 167% 9.2% Total 33.5% 152% 5.4% Source: comScore ...
68% of Taiwanese have used cell phone on a toilet
In Australia, 48% said they use their phones in the bathroom. In Taiwan and China the same answer was given by 68 and 66%, respectively. 6% of all respondents said they have taken a call on their phones during a funeral, 10% have done so inside a place of worship and 16% admit to answering their cells while engaging in physical relations, Microsoft Australia found....
Global mobile phone market to shrink 9% in 2009
Global mobile phone market will shrink 9% in 2009, its first decline since 2001 and with the first half set to be especially grim, Strategy Analytics said....
725 mln WCDMA handsets to ship in 2009
The global mobile handset market went into a tailspin in October and November 2008, which will result in a nearly 5% YTY decline in unit shipments in Q4 2008. While 2009 is likely to see more stormy economic weather, there are a few rays of sunshine. WCDMA handset shipments are projected to grow from 258 mln in 2008 to 725 mln in 2009. By 2013, more than 67% of all handsets shipped will be 3G/3G+ capable. Smartphones captured 14% of the 2008 market and are expected to grow throughout the challen...
4.5 bln mobile users by 2013
By 2013, there will be over 140 mln U.S. consumers paying for mobile broadband, which will extend video, communication, networking, and support services to all sorts of devices. Parks Associates forecasts 4.5 bln mobile phone users worldwide by 2013, with many people using these devices as gateways for entertainment services, community information, and social networking. The increasing importance of the mobile phone will affect other product and service sectors. For example, over 100 mln femtoce...
Top mobile phones in use in Q3 2008
Rank Handset Share of subscribers 1 Motorola RAZR V3 series 9.3% 2 Motorola MotoKRZR series 2.0% 3 LG VX8300 series 1.6% 4 Apple iPhone 1.5% 5 LG VX8500 series 1.2% 5 RIM BlackBerry 8100 series 1.2% 7 Nokia 6101 series 1.1% 8 LG VX8350 1.0% 9 Motorola V325 series 0.9% 9 Nokia 6010 series 0.9% Source: Nielsen ...
Top US Web sites accessed over mobile phones in October 2008
Rank Brand Audience, 000 1 Yahoo! Mail 15,249 2 Google Search 10,520 3 Gmail 9,511 4 Weather Channel 8,706 5 ESPN 7,610 6 MSN Hotmail 7,428 7 Google Maps 6,849 8 AOL Email 5,978 9 CNN News 5,369 10 Facebook 5,010 Source: Nielsen ...
Top mobile games by revenue
Rank Game Share of Revenue 1 Tetris 7.0% 2 Bejeweled 4.0% 3 Guitar Hero III 3.6% 4 Wheel of Fortune 2.6% 5 PAC-MAN 2.5% 5 The Oregon Trail 1.9% 7 Ms. PAC-MAN 1.7% 8 Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? 1.6% 9 Tetris Mania 1.6% 9 Surviving High School 1.2% Source: Nielsen ...
17.5% of US households are purely wireless
In the first half of 2008, 17.5% of households were wireless only, up from 13.6% in 2007, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
Mobile financial services to the poor to reach $5 bln by 2012
The market of mobile financial services to poor people in emerging markets will surge from nothing to $5 bln in 2012, CGAP said....
63 mln US households to pay bills online by 2014
The number of US households paying bills online will grow from 48 mln in 2008 to 63 mln by 2014, according to Forrester Research. The 5.4% compound annual growth rate reflects a maturing market where ...
US video game sales down 23% in May 2009
US sales of video games dived 23% to $863 mln in May 2009, NPD said, dipping below the $1 bln threshold for the first time since August 2007....
89% of Americans with income over $75,000 subscribe to broadband
89% of all households with annual incomes over $75,000 subscribe to a broadband service – compared to 70% of households with incomes of $30,000-$75,000, and 37% of households with incomes under $30,...
Men spend $908 annually on consumer electronics, women spend $558
An average US household spent $1,229 on consumer electronics products in the past 12 months, $176 less than in the prior year, according to Consumer Electronics Association.Men continue to spend more ...
CPU market down 10.9% in Q1 2009
Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments in Q1 2009 fell significantly for the second quarter in a row, according to IDC. In Q1 2009, worldwide PC processor unit shipments declined –10.9% from Q4 2008 ...
26% of US consumers thinking of cutting costs by switching to prepaid cellular
Two out of five Americans with contract-based cell phones (39% or 60.3 mln consumers) are likely to cut back on their cell phones to save money if, as is widely expected, the economy gets worse over t...
Web-to-TV streaming services to generate $2.9 bln by 2013
Over 40% of young adult US households view Internet video on the TV at least once per month, In-Stat found. Revenue from Web-to-TV streaming services will grow to $2.9 bln in 2013. Within five years, ...
Top-selling smartphones in Q1 2009
Based on US consumer sales of smartphone handsets in NPD's report, Q1 2009 ranking of the top-five best-selling smartphones is as follows:RIM BlackBerry Curve (all 83XX models)Apple iPhone 3G (all mod...
Semiconductor sales down 29.9% in Q1 2009
Worldwide sales of semiconductors were $14.7 bln in March 2009, a gain of 3.3% from the prior month when sales were $14.2 bln, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported. Sales for Q1 2009 ...
58% of Americans have a mobile phone with Web connectivity
58% of online consumers currently own a mobile phone capable of connecting to the Web. Of the online consumers with Web-enabled phones, 21% own a smartphone, 8% own an iPhone(TM), and 29% own another ...
European music sales down 8.3% in 2008
Despite global digital sales growing 24.1 % to $3.78 bln and performance income by 16.2% in 2008, European music sales finished down 8.3% at $18.4 bln after a 15.4% collapse in physical sales....
391.8 mln mobile subscribers in India in March 2009
Indian mobile operators added a record 15.64 mln customers in March 2009, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said. The mobile subscriber base in India rose by 50%, or more than 130 mln, to 391.8 ml...
US venture investments down 61% in Q1 2009
US venture capital investments sank 61% in Q1 2009, dropping to the lowest level in 12 years. VC investments totaled $3 bln in Q1 2009, according to PriceWaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capita...
10.5 mln BluRay players in the US in Q1 2009
About 9 mln high-definition units sold in the US in Q1 2009, up from the 4.8 mln that sold during Q1 2008, according to Adams Media Research. There are now 10.5 mln Blu-ray households, encompassing ow...
US newspaper ads to decline 22% in 2009
Barclays Capital projects US newspaper advertising will decline 22% in 2009 and another 10% in 2010....
Infrastructure sharing to save companies $60 bln by 2014
ABI Research finds that the worldwide combined OPEX and CAPEX savings from active infrastructure sharing could amount to as much as $60 bln over the next five year period. The study finds that operato...
$94 bln spent on home network-enabled devices in 2010
Total revenues for network connected devices will rise from about $74 bln in 2009 to over $94 bln in 2010, ABI Research reported....
IEEE 802.15.4 semiconductors to grow 79.6% by 2014
The market for IEEE 802.15.4 semiconductors, in both consumer electronics and commercial markets, is set for significant growth over the next five years as the standard becomes the foundation for a ho...
Game play among parents and non-parents
Do you ever use any of the following to play games whether or not you personally have one? Parents Non- Parents Desktop or laptop 45% 35% Game console 41 22 Cell phone, ...
Demographics of Social Network Users
The percentage of online Americans in each demographic category who have a profile on a social network website: All adults 35% Sex Men 35 Women 35 Age 18-24 75 ...
What TV shows Americans watched online in December 2008
Program Network Unique Viewers (000) Lost ABC.com 1,425 Saturday Night Live NBC.com 1,111 Grey's Anatomy ABC.com 879 Desperate Housewives ABC.com 723 Heroes N...
Top video sites in Germany in December 2008
Property Videos (000) Share of Videos (%) Videos per Viewer Total Audience 3,388,086 100.0% 118.8 Google Sites 1,711,577 50.5% 88.3 ProSiebenSat1 Sites 62,827 1.9% 9.7...
Videogame revenues to reach $41.9 bln in 2009
IbisWorld said videogame industry revenue is set to reach $41.9 bln in 2009, having risen from $27.2 bln in 2004, with over 37 mln consoles sold in the United States alone in 2008....