The number of cell phone subscriptions grew 20.7 mln in January and February 2012 to reach just over 1 bln, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said, up from 900.4 mln in April 2011. The number of fixed line subscriptions fell by 828,000 during that period to reach 284.3 mln. Of the more than 1 bln accounts, a total of 144 mln used 3G technology....
Almost half (49.7%) of US mobile subscribers now own smartphones, as of February 2012. According to Nielsen, this marks an increase of 38% YTY; in February 2011, only 36% of mobile subscribers owned smartphones. This growth is driven by increasing smartphone adoption, as more than two-thirds of those who acquired a new mobile device in the last three months chose a smartphone over a feature phone. [gallery] Overall, Android continues to lead the smartphone market in the U.S., with 48% of sm...
The universe of smart connected devices, including PCs, media tablets, and smartphones, saw shipments of more than 916 mln units and revenues surpassing $489 bln dollars in 2011, according to IDC. Unit shipments for smart connected devices should top 1.1 bln worldwide in 2012. By 2016, IDC predicts shipments will reach 1.84 bln units, more than double the 2011 figure, as consumers and business of all shapes and sizes around the world are showing a nearly insatiable appetite for smart connected d...
According to Mobile Entertainment Forum, the global mobile entertainment industry is now worth some $32 bln. According to KPMG, the industry also remains confident that it can continue to grow strongly despite the current economic challenges, predicting average revenue growth of 28% for 2010....
The market of mobile financial services to poor people in emerging markets will surge from nothing to $5 bln in 2012, CGAP said....
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 prep...
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....
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....
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 ...
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...
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....
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 ...
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....
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,...
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% -...
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....
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....
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...
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 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 ...
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 will shrink 9% in 2009, its first decline since 2001 and with the first half set to be especially grim, Strategy Analytics said....
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...
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...
Barclays Capital projects US newspaper advertising will decline 22% in 2009 and another 10% in 2010....
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...
Total revenues for network connected devices will rise from about $74 bln in 2009 to over $94 bln in 2010, ABI Research reported....
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...
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, ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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....
Worldwide enterprise software revenue is forecast to total $222.6 bln in 2009, reflecting a flat 0.3% growth rate from 2008 revenue of $221.9 bln, according to Gartner....
Property Jan-2008 Jan-2009 % Change Total Internet : Total Audience 33,904 37,646 11% Yasni.de 323 2,037 530% Facebook.com 556 3,143 465% Pennergame.de 697 1,79...
Brand Audience, 000 Time Per Person 1. Google 127,142 1:27:40 2. Yahoo! 113,564 3:27:12 3. MSN/Windows Live 102,069 2:21:40 4. Microsoft 98,360 0:42:13 5. YouT...
In 2008 an estimated $400 mln was spent on delivering video via CDNs, according to Frost & Sullivan. That number is expected to grow to more than $1.4 bln by 2012....
Jan-08 Jan-09 % Change Total Internet 6,219 6,795 9 Yahoo! Sites 3,096 3,489 13 Google Sites 2,481 2,596 5 Rakuten Inc 111 153 38 Microsoft Sites 119 1...
How often do you visit your primary online social network profile? % Profile owners Every day 37% Every few days 23 Once a week 15 Less often 23 Source: Pew Inter...
US Internet advertising revenues remain strong, topping $23 bln, according to Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). Full-year 2008 revenues totaled a record $23.4 ...
The Internet Crime Complaint Center said that it received more than 275,000 complaints in 2008, up from about 207,000 in 2007. The total reported dollar loss from such scams was $265 mln, or about $25...
How often do you play games, whether on a computer, or online, or on a game console, or on some other device? Everyday or almost everyday A few times a week A few times a month Les...
Do you use your online profile to…? Adults Teens Stay in touch with friends 89% 91% Make plans with friends 57 72 Make new friends 49 49 Organize with others for ...
Sessions/Visits per Person 57 Domains Visited per Person 105 Web Pages per Person 2,405 Duration of a Web Page Viewed 0:00:55 PC Time per Person 61:11:56 Active Dig...
Share of Searches Searches Per Searcher Total Internet 100.0 100.5 Yahoo! Sites 51.3 61.9 Google Sites 38.2 55.4 Rakuten Inc 2.2 8.5 Microsoft Sites 1.7 9...
Jan-09 Rank Jan-08 Rank Property Audience, 000 N/A N/A Total Internet 37,646 1 1 Google Sites 30,370 2 3 Microsoft Sites 21,939 3 10 ProSiebenSat1 Sites 20,1...
The Mercator Advisory Group estimated that the volume of transactions on general-purpose prepaid cards totaled more than $4 bln in 2008. It forecasts an increase to $7.2 bln in 2009 and $10.8 bln in 2...
Search Term Dec-2007 Dec-2008 % Change "Coupons" 7,637 19,921 161% "Unemployment" 2,688 8,214 206% "Discount" 6,271 7,928 26% "Mortgage" 4,518 7,756 72% "...