Location-based mobile social networking to generate $3.3 bln by 2012

Location-based mobile social networking revenues will reach $3.3 bln by 2013, but successful business models may differ from what many observers expect, ABI Research says.

Published on: August 1, 2008 Department: Mobile usage, Software, Software dev, WWW, Wireless data

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19.6 mln Symbian phones shipped in Q2 2008
German mobile users who play mobile games
Mobile Internet users in Germany in June 2008
Smartphone market to grow 52% in 2008
Global cell phone market to grow 11% in 2008
9.2 mln mobile users added in India in July 2008
Top iPhone-related search terms in April 2008
What Web sites people visit on mobile phones
Mobile Internet Penetration Across Countries
US cell phone sales down 13% in Q2 2008
Top US wireless providers in customer satisfaction: Verizon, Alltel, TMobile, ATT
266 mln wireless subscribers in the US by 2013
US mobile phone shipments up 5.3% in Q2 2008
75.8% of UK iPhone users are males
Internet usage habits among smartphone subscribers
Location-based mobile social networking to generate $3.3 bln by 2012
Growth of photo messaging users in April 2008 in US and Europe
Mobile user activities among 7 countries
Accessing online maps from PC
Stats on accessing Internet via mobile device around the world
40% of all Internet users will have mobile Internet access by 2012
78% of US cell phone purchases are made in store
68% of cell phone buyers consult the owner’s manual
39% of cell phone buyers research phones on the internet
Only 3% recycle their mobile phones
Only 3% recycle their mobile phones
39% of adults said they had bought a cell phone in the previous year
59% of cell-phone buyers ask an expert for advice
How cell-phone buyers learn about their future cell phone
78% of cell buyers say they felt they had the right amount of information in considering their purchase
3G iPhone is expected to take 7.38% of the converged device market in Australia
In Q1 2008 2.02 mln mobile devices were sold in Australia
How much extra audience does a Web site gain by having a mobile version?
Mobile subscriber monthly consumption of content and applications in March 2008
24% of European households don’t have landlines
Mobile TV to generate $19 bln by 2012
Mobile TV to generate $19 bln by 2012
US cell phone sales down 22% in Q1 2008
78% of US adults now having cell phones
86% of cell phone owners likely to be internet users
27% of cell phone buyers said online information had a major impact on their decision
12% of users buy their cell phone online
87% of US cell phone users are satisfied with their new phone and their service
US wireless operator satisfaction leaders: T-Mobile, Alltel, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel
Mobile social networking reach in US and Europe
45% of girls and 26% of boys talk on cell phone
189 bln mobile messages sent in 2007
39% of teens say they talk with their friends in person outside of school
Mobile phone shipments down 11.6% in Q1 2008
Top 5 mobile phone vendors in Q1 2008
Top mobile phone vendor in Q4 2007: Nokia, Samsung, Motorola
Demographics of a European mobile user
Size of mobile audience in February 2008
Q1 2008 cell phone sales up 14% YTY
20% of mobile phones to run Linux by 2013
iPhone users spend 46.5% of their time in voice calls
80% of mobile operators likely to become data connectivity providers
55% of mobile consumers are looking forward to receiving mobile multimedia
66% of mobile subscribers view operators as data providers
Mobile subscriber monthly consumption of content and applications, February 2008
How digital music gets on the users’ phones
16% of mobile phone owners use mobile banking
Mobile activity by country
25% of cellphone owners shop online on their phones
31% of phones sold in 2013 will be smartphones
66% of cellphone users worry about sharing personal data
49.7% of iPhone users accessed a social network in January 2008
500 mln music phones shipped in 2007
Mobile messaging to generate $212 bln by 2013
Mobile content consumption in January 2008
14% of mobile phone owners watched video on their cell phone
Mobile activity on iPhones vs. regular smartphones
51% of Americans would not give up Internet
58% of Americans used their phone for a non-voice activity
74.1% of iPhone owners listened to mobile music in January 2008
What PDA owners do on their PDAs
52% of Internet users connect wirelessly
3.3% of US mobile subscribers downloaded a game in December 2007
Mobile search to generate $4.8 bln by 2013
Text messaging among various races
Mobile game consumption in December 2006
Global smart device market in Q4 2007
Ringtones and mobile TV to account for 5.1% of mobile revenues
Mobile game consumption in December 2007
Top mobile activites by country
85% of young Americans send or receive text messages
60% of Americans aged 18-29 send or receive text messages
75% of people who played a mobile game did not download it
65% of Hispanic Internet users have wireless Web access
54% of Hispanics find it very hard to give up their cell phones
70% of young online users have logged on wirelessly away from home or work
62% of young adults find it very hard to live without a cell phone
59% of US mobile broadband users log in from work
Mobile broadband usage by income segment in Q4 2007
154% mobile broadband growth in the US in Q4 2007
25% of US cell phone users saw a mobile ad
Mobile ad revenues to hit $533 bln by 2010
Australian mobile market to grow 1-2%
1.15 bln mobile phones sold worldwide in 2007
Mobile/handheld TV could bring $2 bln by 2012
Global mobile infrastructure market reached $850 mln in Q4 2007
Top mobile shopping activities: checking store locations, checking prices, checking delivery status
Australian mobile data services to grow in Australia by 50% in 2008
Mobile ad market
Australian mobile market to grow by 1-2% a year
Mobile TV viewers and ex-viewers in EU countries
46.1 mln mobile searchers in the US
229 mln mobile phones sold in China in 2007
56% of people were happy to have received political SMS ads
60% of WAP searchers are male
Mobile marketing revenues to hit $24 bln in 2013
Mobile search and display revenues will reach $1.91 bln by 2012
19% of direct assistance users throught it was free
40.1% of directory assistance users wanted to inquire about a business
Mobility management services revenues to grow by 81% by 2013
78 mln of US mobile users saw a mobile ad
462 mln mobile TV subscribers by 2012
SMS traffic over the 2007/2008 New Year period increased by 30%
32% of Americans have difficulty find the right mobile phone
69% don’t know about the most important mobile phone features
220 mln ringtones sold for $567 mln in 2007
Top-selling polyphonic ringtones in 2007
Top mobile vendors, Q4 2007
Top-selling mastertone ringtones in 2007
Japanese mobile ads grew by 42.5% in 2007
US and European mobile ads to exceed $5 bln by 2012
African-Americans and Hispanics are 50% more likely to be SMS users
Subscription music market to reach $3.3 bln in 2012
Men recall mobile ads 20% better
56% of Americans use SMS, 33% see ads on cell phones
SMS traffic over 2008 New Year period increased by 30%
More than 20% of Norwegian children helped their parents with a mobile phone
88% of 10-year-olds in Norway have a mobile phone
Belarus mobile market
European ringtone market generated $1.1 bln in 2007
2.3 mln SMS messages to be sent in 2008
Cellular spending exceeded wireline spending in the US in 2007
34% of US government telecom spending to go towards wireless
Mobile location technologies to generate $23.2 bln by 2007
35% of new wireless customers in 2008 to be pre-paid
429 bln SMS messages sent in China in 2006
59% of US households have landlines and cell phones, 24% have just landlines
63% of mobile owners never access mobile Internet
35% of kids 8-12 own cell phones
Half of Americans satisfied with their wireless service
Mobile content revenues to reach $2 bln by 2011
Global mobile penetration reaches 50%
18% of European households have only mobile phones
Mobile revenue per user higher 24% for business users than personal users
Mobile phone gaming revenues down 9% in Q2 2007
Global mobile penetration to pass 50% in 2008
Mobile phone market shares in Q3 2007
285 mln mobile phones sold in Q3 2007
28.8 bln text messages sent in June 2007
288 mln mobile devices shipped in Q3 2007
Mobile fund transfer to become an $8 bln market by 2012
North American businesses spend on mobile services 23% more than consumers
43 mln US and European users to download mobile maps in 2012
70% of Americans over 50 like their wireless provider
54 mln mobile phone subscribers in Mexico
250 mln GPS-enabled phones to sell by 2010
95 mln ultra-mobile devices to sell by 2012
Samsung has 50% of South Korean mobile phone market
15% of mobile calls have problems with quality
4 mln users to access mobile maps in 2007
Cellular capex to reach $23 bln by 2012
8 mln ultra mobile devices shipped by 2011
33 mln mobile phones sold in the US in Q2 2007
36 mln femtocells to ship by 2012
UMA subscriber numbers to reach 65 mln by 2012
34% of US households to use only mobile services by 2011
Mobile video telephony to generate $1 bln in 2007
263.8 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2007
25% of mobile phones sold in 2011 will be low-cost
258 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2007
3.1 mln cellular base stations by 2011
165 mln multimedia phones to sell in China by 2011
185.1 mln mobile subscribers in India in June 2007
Mobile fund transfers to generate $8 bln for operators by 2012
40.6 mln femtocell subscribers by the end of 2011
12.3 mln Americans accessed blog or social networks on their mobile in June 2007
70% of enterprises to use mobile VOIP by 2009
60% of wireless users feel unappreciated by wireless operators
Mobile phone accessories to generate over $32 bln in 2007
70% of organizations report Blackberry downtime over 15 minutes a month
300 mln mobile connections in Latin America in 2006
Mobile connections up 23% in Eastern Europe in 2006
Premium mobile content to generate $44 bln in 2011
52 mln TD-SCDMA subscribers in China by 2011
45% of mobile connections to be WCDMA HSDPA by 2010
Men spend 458 minutes a month on wireless, women - 453 minutes
Mobile subscriber churn is at 2.5% a month
3 bln mobile subscriptions in 2009
18.7 bln text messages sent in December 2006
Mobile gaming in Asia-Pacific to reach $18.8 bln by 2011
3 bln mobile subscriptions by July 2007
MMS market in Western Europe in 2010
Top mobile Web sites in US and UK
Western European wireless voice revenues down 12% in Q1 2007
$36 bln in contactless payments by 2011
Mobile games to generate $9.6 bln by 2011
Mobile phone accessories to generate $32 bln in 2007
50% of kids 12-13 have cell phones
42 mln mapping and navigation phone subscribers by 2012
US premium SMS revenues reached $273 mln in Q1 2007
500 mln cell phone accounts in China
29% of all downloaded mobile games were downloaded by adults 25-34
51% of mobile users interested in mobile TV
49% of Americans view mobile banking as unsafe
Premium mobile content market generated $16.4 bln in 2006
50-70% of teens 12 to 14 have a cell phone
25% of young Americans do not have a landline
236 mln wireless subscribers in the US in 2006
Mobile video generated $200 mln in 2006
100 mln silicon microphones shipped in 2006
18 mln UMA and dual-mode subscribers in 2011
Mobile marketing and ads to reach $3 bln in 2007
292 mln handsets to have near field communications in 2012
149.5 mln mobile subscribers in India
13 mobile TV broadcast networks in 2007
252 mln cell phones sold in Q1 2007
27% of all new US cell phone subscribers went with Cingular in 2006, 27% - with Verizon
143 mln mobile phones sold in the US in 2006
Mobile phone chip market generated $41 bln in 2006
27% of landline and cell phone owners only have a landline because their mobile reception is poor
Mobile premium content generated $16.3 bln in 2006
56% of mobile connections in Western Hemisphere are GSM
520 mln mobile users in China by year-end 2007
250 mln users to rely on converged fixed and mobile networks for their calls by 2011
32 mln mobile video users in China in 2008
North America reached 93.2% wireless penetration in 2006
Mobile phone production 2004-2010
Mobile phone subscriber growth 2004-2010
265.2 mln wireless subscribers in India by 2010
100.22 mln mobile subscribers in Japan in January 2007
55% of wireless customers have contacted customer service
25% of mobile phones shipped in 2011 to cost less than $20
134 mln mobile gamers by 2010
Mobile content and services to generate $150 bln by 2011
Mobile video to attract 100 mln subscribers by 2010
300 mln music phones shipped in 2006
1 bln handsets shipped in 2006
35% of US mobile phone owners use text messaging
174 mln users to get into mobile social networks by 2011
$1.56 bln generated from mobile gaming in Asia in 2005
Western European mobile phone market in Q3 2006
2.3 trillion text messages sent by 2010
US Hispanics pay $67 per month on average for wireless
US mobile users pay for 791 minutes a month, use 477 minutes
60% of mobile subscribers worldwide are prepaid
Fixed and mobile network operators to invest $450 mln in capex
405 mln mobile subscribers in India by 2010
Only 13% of Americans need more than 1000 minutes a month
Mobile adult content market to generate $3.3 bln by 2011
More than 15% of people carry two wireless phones
1.1 bln mobile phones to sell in 2007
4 bln mobile subscribers worldwide by 2010
254.9 mln mobile phones sold worldwide in Q3 2006
US mobile consumers had highest customer service satisfaction with Verizon Wireless
245 mln mobile phones shipped in Q3 2006
15-17% of Americans and Canadians use more than one mobile phone
48 mln ultra low cost mobile phones to ship in 2007
African mobile market shows 61% YTY growth
11.4 mln fixed mobile convergence users in China by 2010
Average wireless bill up $11 over the past three years
Mobile penetration in Latin America at 48%
Who watches mobile video
127.83 mln mobile subscribers in India
$667 bln spent on mobile services by year-end 2006
Mobile infrastructure spending reached $3.4 bln in Japan in 2004
24% of US mobile subscribers are business subscribers
86% of US consumers are happy with their wireless service
Location-based services in Europe to grow at 34% a year
47% of mobile customers to pay for PNAV and LBS
5.9 mln new mobile subscribers in India in August 2006
50 mln mobile subscriptions in Russia in 2005
11% of mobile phones can display video
Top cell phone usage: Miami, Los Angeles, Detroit
Western European mobile phone market up 7% in Q2 2006
78% of mobile subscribers in Asia-Pacific are in China, India or Korea
Western European mobile market up 2% in Q2 2006, Italy at 132% penetration
67 mln mobile phones sold in the US in the first half of 2006
Mobile video to become a $6 bln industry by 2011
431 mln mobile subscribers in China
An average 10-year-old will spend $30k on mobile services over lifetime
Mobile subscriber counts and penetration rates per country
Mobile phone sales up 3% in Japan in 2005
Top US mobile virtual operators: Tracfone, Virgin, Boost
Global phone shipments in Q2 2006
350 mln mobile subscribers in India by 2010
66.2 mln mobile phones to sell in 2006
41.4 mln mobile phones to sell in Middle East in 2006
Mobile phone market shares Q2 2005 - Q2 2006
Worldwide mobile phone shipments up 26% in Q2 2006
Mobile phone usage stats by women
470.7 mln mobile phone shipped in Q2 2006
24 mln Americans to pay for TV on mobile screens by 2010
Eastern European mobile phone sales up 19% in 2005
85% of vacationers will take their cell phones with them
In 2012 40% of cell phones will incorporate touch screens
Mobile DRM generated $1.5 bln in 2005
Latin America mobile penetration is at 46%
425 mln mobile subscriptions in Western Europe by year-end 2006
514 mln mobile TV subscribers worldwide in 2010
Latin America to reach 51% mobile penetration in 2006
4.72 bln wireless 411 calls by 2007
59% of all mobile gamers are women
LBS app preference among mobile operators
North American mobile market up 14% in Q1 2006
268 mln mobile connections in Eastern Europe in 2005
115 mln mobile phones to sell in Latin America in 2006
33 mln wireless Bluetooth headsets sold in 2005
11% of Europeans interested in mobile TV
2 bln mobile users worldwide
210 mln mobile phones shipped in Q1 2006
210 mln mobile TV subscribers by 2011
224 mln mobile phones sold in Q1 2006
Mobile instant messaging to generate $1.5 bln in Europe by 2009
28% of employees use their business cell phones as primary work phones
Top mobile phone brands in US: Sanyo, LG, Samsung
How consumers evaluate mobile phones: design (24%), operation (22%), features (20%)
$8.6 bln spent on mobile data apps in 2005
120 mln more GSM subscribers in Q1 2006
3.5 bln mobile subscribers worldwide by 2010
Western European mobile phone market up 11% in Q1 2006
Russian handset market up 19% in 2005
7.8% of US households use cell phones instead of land lines
11 mln mobile subscribers in Bangladesh
US SMBs to spend $18 bln on wireless bills in 2006
1.5 bln mobile subscriptions in Asia-Pacific by 2010
34.8 mln mobile phones sold in the US in Q1 2006
Western European teens 15-17 buy a new cell phone every 20 months
27% of Europeans buy a new cell phone every year
Cell phone replacement rates in Western Europe
Most popular activities for mobile Germans: text messages, photo messages, ringtones
Mobile subscriber market in South Africa
Arcades and card games are most popular among US mobile subscribers
58% of teens have cell phones
Top mobile vendors in Western Europe in Q1 2006: Nokia, RIM, HP, Palm
39.72% of Americans who do not buy mobile games are already satisfied with the games they have
2.7% of Americans downloaded a mobile game
Verizon and Cingular both added 1.7 mln customers in Q1 2006
50% of US mobile subscribers own a cameraphone
226.7 mln cell phones sold in Q1 2006 globally
37% of mobile households have checked e-mail on their phones
90 mln mobile subscribers in India
11 mln mobile subscribers in Pakistan
13% of US wireless customers consider their service excellent
UK mobile services industry to generate $100 mln by 2008
44 mln cell phones sold in Japan in 2005
207.9 mln wireless users in the US in 2005, 69% penetration
Men more likely than women to drive and talk on cell phones
What US wireless users do on their cell phones besides calling
24% of cell phone users feel they have to answer a call no matter what
36% of US wireless customers have been shocked by their wireless bills
41% of Americans fill in their free time with calling someone on their wireless phone
US wireless penetration reaches 70%, 200 mln subscribers
6% of US households rely exclusively on cell phones
41% of mobile phone owners are interested in videos
Wireless revenue from US businesses will grow to $52 bln in 2010
Cell phone exam cheating in England up 27%
Japanese kids generated $275 mln for wireless industry in 2005
Central and Eastern European mobile subscription revenues up 13.5% in 2005
Central and Eastern European mobile services spending rose 13.5% in 2005
Japanese cell phone market up 11.4% in January 2006
Cell phone penetration in Mexico reached 46% in 2005
31.6% of Americans would like to buy wired and wireless from the same company
Average cell phone conversation lasts 3 minutes 15 seconds
2.75% of mobile subscribers use virtual operators
125.8 mln mobile subscribers in Russia
SMS remains the most popular data app in Asia
US is at 70% wireless penetration
20% of Australian phone users ready to cut the cord
Ireland is at 100% mobile penetration
398 mln mobile users in China
3.8 mln of British mobile users had some SMS-related injury
10.8 mln mobile subscribers in Bangladesh
610 mln mobile subscribers in China by 2009
27% of Japanese mobile consumer use bar code readers
PIM freaks spend 13% more on wireless bills than average cellular users
16.7 mln cell phones sold in Q3 2005
1.7 mln mobile phones sold in Taiwan in Q3 2005
15% of US mobile users use mobile Web
33.32% of US mobile users sent or received text messages
242 mln mobile phones sold in Q4 2005
9.32 mln mobile subscribers in Hungary
825.5 mln mobile phones sold in 2005, 16.7% growth
Mobile phone market share for Q4 2005: Nokia - 34.1%, Motorola - 18.2%
930 mln mobile phones to sell in 2006
54.1 mln Americans use Cingular, 51.3 mln - Verizon
31.6 mln mobile phones sold in Q3 2005
Revenues per mobile user down by 11% in Finland in 2005
2.5 bln mobile subscribers by the end of 2006
86.2 mln Brazilians have mobile phones
Ringtones at $2.50 a pop under-valued
810 mln mobile phones sold in 2005
7.46 mln mobile subscribers in Vietnam
Mobile phone revenues reached $115.1 bln in 2005
Lithuanian mobile penetration to reach 155% by year-end 2006
4.09 mobile subscribers in Belarus
23-37% of US wireless subscribers to rely on wireless phone as primary phone by 2009
21.02 mln mobile users in Argentina
Malta mobile penetration reaches 81%
440 mln mobile subscribers in China by 2006
15 mln mobile TV subscribers by 2009
10% of US drivers use cell phones while driving
Mobile porn is a $1 bln industry in 2005
Chinese mobile market to reach 742 mln subscribers by 2010
By 2010 yearly sales of mobile phones will reach 1.1 bln
US cell phone retail shares: Wal-Mart - 32%, RadioShack - 28%, Best Buy- 12%
38% of all mobile phones sold worldwide in 2005 are cameraphones
380 mln mobile subscribers in China in 2005, 630 mln by 2010
6.9% of South Koreans played mobile games in 2004
Europe close to 100% mobile penetration
Mobile phone sales up 22% in Q3 2005
Only 24% of US mobile phone buyers are satisfied with phone buying experience
81.2 mln cell phone users in Brazil
1 cell phone is stolen every 4.2 seconds
Western European SMS to become a 25 bln euro industry in 2007
74.6%% of all phone lines in Africa are cell phones
9% of US wireless subscribers do not have a landline
70% of pre-paid wireless subscribers in Canada would not change their operators
Most requested cell phone features: e-mail, camera, Web, music
21 mln of US kids and teenagers own a cell phone
2.8 bln cellular lines by 2009
Virtual mobile networks to generate $10.7 bln by 2010
56% of users with Internet-capable cell phones use e-mail and Internet
Fewer than 50% of users with MMS-capable phones use MMS
Latin America cell phone penetration to reach 43% in 2005
Asia-Pacific mobile penetration reached 21.4% in 2004
5 mln cell phone users in Pakistan in 2004, 15 mln in 2005
31.6 mln mobile phones sold in the US in Q3 2005
Mobile phone sales to reach 800 mln units in 2005, average price $146
Text messaging alert service grow at 74% in South Korea
28% of Irish companies to increase mobile spending
Mobile phone sales to reach 750 mln in 2005, 850 mln in 2006
Worldwide mobile phone market shares: Nokia - 32%, Motorola - 18.6%, Samsung - 12.9%
Global mobile phone shipments up 19.1% in Q3 2005
20% of mobile users would be ok with cell phone ads
5 bln text messages sent in the US monthly
European mobile phone sales up 10% in Q3 2005
Chinese mobile phone market numbers: Nokia - 20%, Motorola - 12%
Asian mobile telecom revenues to reach $260 bln by 2009
20 mln US mobile video users by 2007
790 mln mobile users in Asia
743 mln mobile phones to sell in 2005, 899 mln in 2010
Only 7% of mobile consumers willing to pay for local search
Global wireless subscriber numbers: China - 398 mln, USA 202 mln, Russia - 115 mln, Japan - 95 mln
380 mln new wireless customers in 2005
207 mln mobile users use roaming
In 16 developing countries more than 20% of cellular bill is going towards taxes
Indian cellular services to reach $24 bln by 2009
2 bln mobile subscribers worldwide
Mobile porn sales to reach $196 mln by 2009
190 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2005
Personal calls on wireless exceeded personal calls on wireline in the US
780 mln mobile phones will be manufactured by year-end 2005
381.3 mln mobile subscribers in Western Europe
Mobile phone service satisfaction declines 10% in 2005
North American mobile infrastructure to reach $10.3 bln in 2005
Only 27% of game-enabled cell phone owners play games
Indian cellular revenues to reach $24 bln by 2009
64% of all 2004 phone calls in Finland were from cell phones
5.8% of US cell phone users have checked their e-mail on the phone
12% of US Hispanics paid for ringtones
Cell phones are a $570 bln industry in 2005
3 bln mobile subscribers by 2010
35.9% of US teens bought cell phones just to use text messaging
76.8 mln mobile subscribers in Africa
190.5 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2005, 22% growth
27.9 mln of US households have tried a cell phone game
Asia-Pacific mobile data to generate $35 bln in 2009
Latin America mobile phone sales to stay flat in 2006
Russian mobile phone sales up 55.5% in 2004, 62.7% in 2005 and 55.9% in 2006
Western European mobile handset market: Nokia - 35%, Samsung - 16%, Motorola - 15%
Western European mobile phone market up 20% in Q2 2005
2004 mobile phone sales down 10% in Japan
Average cellular customer spends 6.9 hours a month on mobile phone
40 mln Americans want access to mobile e-mail
50% of Australian kids have a cell phone
Text messaging revenue to reach $4.3 bln in 2006
23% of US mobile phone owners downloaded a ring tone in 2005
60.366 mln mobile users in India
Mobile operators to earn 25.4 bln euros in Western Europe from data apps
What kind of video mobile users want: concerts, TV drama, home videos, reality shows
Given price equiality between mobile and land lines, more than 50% would cut the land line
Middle Eastern mobile phone sales up 63% in 2004
72% hate loud cell phone conversations, 65% hate chain e-mails
Mobile commerce to bring $1.2 bln in Europe in 2009
188.7 mln mobile phones sold globally in Q2 2005
Mobile phone shipments to grow 6% in 2005
12.4 mln smartphones to sell in the US in 2005, 98.5 mln by 2009
Ringtone piracy to generate $123 mln loss by 2007
Cell phone sales to reach 1 bln units annually by 2009
350,000 mobile phones sold in Russia in 2004
713 mln cell phones shipped in 2004, 750 mln to ship in 2005
2.6 bln cellular subscribers by 2009
17 mln Europeans access Internet via cell phones
Among those who use exclusively cell phones 23.2% are 18-24 years old
Mobile content to generate $9 bln by 2006
3 bln mobile subscribers by 2010
350 mln cell phones can play Snake
60% of US wireless carrier sales come through direct channels
63% of young Western Europeans want a simple mobile phone for voice and messaging only
Japan 3G facts: 30 mln subscribers, 7 mln digital wallets, 5 mln digital songs sold
160 mln text messages sent in Philippines daily
795 mln mobile phones to sell in 2005, 900 mln in 2006
2.3 bln wireless subscribers by 2009
Only 11% of airline customers are in favor of cell phone ban lift
Men spend 571 minutes on cell phones, women - 424 minutes monthly
Wireless instant messaging to increase six-fold between 2007 and 2009
180.61 mln phones sold in Q1 2005, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung lead the market
Western European cell phone shipments down 8% in Q1 2005
9% want cell phones to play MP3s, 11% want broadcast TV
Mobile gaming grows 8.2% between January and February 2005
T-Mobile, Verizon, Nextel ranked highest on wireless customer satisfaction
43% of teens had cell phones in 2004
44% want video on the cell phones for free, 19% are ready to pay for it
Mobile usage in Asia-Pacific grows 18% in 2004
Western European cell phone sales down 13% in Q1 2005
Nokia forecasts 40 mln phones with MP3 support for 2005
180.6 mln mobile phones sold in Q1 2005
Record mobile phone sales in Q1 2005 - 180.6 mln handsets sold
US wireless customer base: Cingular - 50 mln, Verizon - 43 mln, Sprint - 40 mln
46% of mobile phone owners are loyal to the brand
72.5 mln mobile subscribers in Central and Eastern Europe
Only 45% of Americans are satisfied with their wireless service
1.8 bln mobile subscribers worldwide
180.5 mln mobile subscribers in the US, $102 bln spent on wireless
European mobile penetration to reach 100% by 2007
7% of Cingular customers are on pre-paid plans
64% of mobile phone owners play a mobile game at least once a day
68.6 mln mobile subscribers in Brazil, 80% of them pre-paid
US mobile market shares: Cingular - 28%, Verizon - 27%, Sprint/Nextel - 15%
68 mln mobile phones sold in China in 2004, 14% growth
40% would buy a cell phone with Wi-Fi, only 12% want to get TV on cell phones
174.3 mln phones shipped worldwide in Q1 2005
24 mln mobile subscribers in Nordic countries
80% of people leave cell phones on before going to bed
Nokia forecasts global mobile handset sales at 740 mln units
Australian SMS market is worth $1 bln
100 mln cell phones can play games
3 bln mobile users by 2010
16.8 mln Americans used push-to-talk in 2004
US consumer wireless ARPU to reach $48 in 2009, business ARPU to grow to $74 in 2009
Nokia series 60 performs worst in usability testing
67% of airline passengers want the cell phone ban to remain in place
Asia-Pacific mobile phone sales up 24% in 2004
60% of cameraphone users who take a picture send it via e-mail
14% of US mobile consumers over 65 use text messaging
62% of US mobile consumers have downloaded a ringtone over the past month
31% of women and 34% of men played a game on their mobile phone
Wireless games downloads were worth $1,070 mln in 2004
Nordic mobile communications market grew 4.0% to 8.2 bln euros in 2004
28% of US households will buy a cell phone within the next 12 months
$350 mln was spend on wireless games in 2004
47 mln mobile users in India
16 mln US teens have a cell phone
50% of new wireless users want a mobile phone due to safety issues
25% of mobile Americans used SMS
US ringtone market brought $91 mln in 2003, $217 mln in 2004, will bring $724 mln in 2009
Strategy Analytics ups mobile porn forecast to $5 bln by 2010
78% of global mobile users use GSM, 14% - CDMA, 6% - TDMA
US wireless communications market to grow 9.3%, generate $158.6 bln in 2005
200 phone models with memory card slots to come out in 2005
180 mln cell phone subscribers in the US, each paying $50.64 a month on average
Western European mobile phone shipments to grow 12% in 2005
Samsung forecasts 2005 mobile sales at 700 mln units
1% of US kids under 9 own a cell phone
Mobile penetration in Denmark reaches 95%
Mobile phone sales to reach 730 mln units in 2005
85% of cell phones sold in China are GSM
Mobile phone sales up 30% in 2004
Mobile porn to generate $1 bln in 2005, $2 bln by 2009
3 Mbps to become a standard for wireless data
8% of US drivers use cell phones while driving
43% of mobile text messages is spam
Mobile phone sales up 19% in Asia in 2004, projected to grow 12% in 2005
68% of mobile phones sold in 2004 had color screens
703 mln mobile phones sold in 2004, Motorola posts the strongest gain
ATTWS and Verizon are top wireless brands in the US
90% of college students own a cell phone
US wireless revenues totaled $145.1 bln in 2004
90% of Germans turn off their cell phones in the movies
735 mln mobile phones to sell in 2005
75.5 Americans to use SMS by 2007
Video over wireless networks to be available to 47% of cell phone users in 2008
Only 5% of discarded cell phones are recycled
Indian mobile gaming market to reach $336 mln by 2009
Worldwide mobile phone market leaders: Nokia, Motorola, Samsung
194.3 mln mobile phones sold in Q4 2004
40% of businesses have a policy on cell phone usage
Wireless games to generate $1.5 bln by 2008
Average American spends 619 minutes a month on the cell phone
2 bln mobile subscribers by year-end 2005
35% of US wireless users will switch their carriers
Asia/Pacific mobile market to grow 16% in 2005
Males are more likely to buy a mobile phone as a fashion statement
76% of IT departments have no policy on mobile devices
Americans send 2.5 bln text messages a month
50% of UK mobile users have GPRS, 75% will by the end of 2005
Mobile phone sales grew 20% in 2004
Cell phone minute in the US costs 11c on average
Mobile penetration in Taiwan and Hong Kong reaches 110% and 105.75%
Global mobile phone sales to grow 20% in 2004
1.5 bln mobile subscribers globally, 310 mln in China, 44.5 mln in India, 60 mln in Russia
80% of Japanese SMS traffic and 20% of American is junk
40% of US teenagers are wireless subscribers
167 mln mobile phones sold in Q3 2004
Youth to account for 30% of mobile subscribers and 25% of mobile revenues in 2008
Market for graphics on mobile devices to generate $1.1 bln in 2008
Mobile phone sales in Q3 2004: Samsung overtakes Motorola in market share
In 2003 wireless telecom was a $100 bln industry
Mobile gaming generated $26 mln in India
Top mobile phone priorities for 2005: battery life, caller ID, ringtones, color screens
Bluetooth phone shipments up 36% in Europe
8 mln Americans took advantage of number portability
1 mln CDMA subscribers by year-end 2004
170 mln mobile phones sold in Q3 2004
Top mobile phone manufacturers for 2004: Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens
13-15K base stations will be built in US in 2004
Average revenue per wireless user to shrink to $42.42 by 2007
44.51 Indians have mobile phones, 43.96 mln - landlines
171.2 mln Americans have cell phones
Global mobile phone market leaders: Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens, LG
Top Russian mobile operators: MTS, VimpelCom, MegaFon, Uralsvyazinform
In 2009 70% of smartphones will have Bluetooth
Mobile phone shipments up 23% in Q3 2004
Corporate spending on wireless to reach $37 bln in 2004
Americans used 500 bln wireless minutes in first half 2004
America’s favorite cell phones - Sanyo, Samsung, LG
$4.3 bln spent on wireless voice by middle market firms in 2004
Mobile games to generate over $1 bln in 2004
America’s favorite wireless operators: Verizon and T-Mobile
Mobile phone sales up 25% in Q3 2004
6% of Americans cut the landline in favor of wireless
In 2008 $1 bln will be spent on mobile porn
In 2004 enterprise market purchased 2.6 mln converged devices
US ringtone market to generate $146 mln in 2004
6-10% of US wireless customers use pre-paid plans
Only 39% of the seniors over 65 have mobile phones
Asia-Pacific mobile gaming market to generate $1.3 bln in 2008
Mobile games to generate $203.8 mln in 2004
Only 13% users are excited about watching TV on the cell phone
Russian mobile penetration to reach 68% in 2006
156.4 mobile phones shipped in Q2 2004
$81 mln spent in the US on mobile services buildup
Ringtones to generate $721 mln in Western Europe in 2008
3.6% of mobile revenues are data revenues in Brazil
5.4 mln Americans switched their wireless carriers
156.4 mln wireless phones shipped in Q2 2004
Smartphone market to experience explosive growth and grow at 44% CAGR
16% of teenagers received SMS threats
India’s mobile services market to grow at 28.3% CAGR through 2009
Mobile data to generate $189 bln in 2009
GSM subscriber growth was at 123% in June 2004
UK WAP usage increases 42% in June 2004
$1.1 bln of mobile games sold worldwide in 2003
Q2 2004 mobile phone market shares
2.5 bln mobile subscribers by 2009
155 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2004
Wireless sensor networks to generate $7 bln in 2010
EMEA mobile market up 52% in Q2 2004, voice market up 57%
Digital music is the most wanted feature by US mobile subscribers
African and Middle Eastern mobile sales grew 26% in 2003
China sold $5 bln of mobile phones in 5 months
1.5 bln mobile subscribers in June 2004, 2 bln by July 2006
85% of people take their gadgets everywhere
Wireless gear sales to grow 1% in 2004
LG leads the US CDMA phone sales
Global mobile device shipments increased 41% in Q1 2004
300 mln cell phone subscribers in China by the end of 2004
8 mln mobile subscribers in Ukraine
Phone games brought in $587 mln in 2003
Mobile entertainment will generate $8 bln in 2003 in Western Europe
Only one third of Americans use SMS
Cell phone shipments: up 29.3% YTY, down 5.9% QTQ
Mobile users are willing to up their bill by 28% for additional services
European mobile device market grew 25.6% in Q1 2004
The most hated cell phone operator - T-Mobile
Reasons for mobile service dissatisfaction
$2 bln of mobile phones sold in Russia in 2003
Number portability to lose AT&T Wireless 150,000 customers
10-15% of cell phones sold in China are second-hand
90% of mobile devices lack protection to ward off hackers
Cell phones of the future
Mobile phone sales in 2003
520 mln cell phones sold in 2003
Record number of mobile phones produced in 2003
$3.5 bln ringtones sold worldwide
15.6 bln SMS messages sent in China in January 2004
More than 1 bln GSM subscribers globally
Top US wireless companies
Gambling and adult on mobile phones will generate $6.5 bln by 2006
Ringtone market generated over $1 bln in 2003
Saudi Arabian telecom market to enjoy growth this year
510 mln phones sold in 2003, 560 will be sold in 2004
GSM expects 1,000,000,000th user
People use business cell phone functions at home
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Oman telecom markets to grow
Indian mobile users dissatisfied with operators
5.5% think mobile marketing is viable today
750K of mobile phones discarded this Christmas
All I want for Christmas is a service plan
15% of mobile phones had removable card
Mobile usage up in China, China Mobile has 140 mln subscribers
Gartner: India’s cell phone usage will grow 96% in 2004
Hong Kong mobile penetration is 93%
36% of personal calls are made from cellphones
Is cell phone radiation real?
Cell phones: big in China and India
26 M mobile users in India, up 100%
Mobile penetration in Eastern Europe
Worldwide mobile phone sales for 2003
Cell phone sales booming
IDC: Mobile user matrix
US wireless portability awareness
31% of Americans will change mobile providers
J’son: 32.3 M Russians use cell phones
IDC: Mobile handset market up 21.2% YTY in Q3 2003
17M mobile phone users in Australia by 2007
IDC: Phone Sales Up 21.2%
Gartner: 3M smartphones sold last year
IDC: Emerging markets bring new opportunities to mobile phone vendors
GSM growth around the world
InStat/MDR: Cellular base stations sales are falling
Mobile usage in China
Sotovik: Russia has 30 M cell phone users
US wireless growth strong
66% of US households own cellphones
Merrill Lynch: More wireless subscribers in the US
Yankee Group: SMS penetration
UK: Mobile Internet up, SMS stable
Digit Wireless forecast on mobile handset sales
JD Power: Mobile satisfaction in the US
IDC: Cell phone sales 2003-2007
Taiwan handset market, H1 2003
Q2 2003 mobile phone sales
US Lags Europe and Japan in Mobile Adoption
Q2 2003 mobile phone sales up
China Mobile Phone Users Hit 250 Million

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