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As the number of new mobile users slows so the telecoms companies must look to new audiences to increase sales. This new customer base, says The Yankee Group, may include the youth market, ethnic minorities and the ‘credit-challenged’. According to a new report Can US Carriers Become Profitable in Wireless Prepaid?, the Yankee Group believes… Continue reading Prepaid Subscribers Will Make Up 30% Of Mobile Users By 2006, says Yankee Group

Nokia yesterday slashed its growth forecasts for 2002, knocking confidence in the telecoms market and causing its shares to plummet. Recently renewed optimism, brought about in part by Motorola’s reassurance that it was on target to attain positive growth this year, was reversed as telecoms shares including Ericsson, Motorola and Alcatel fell. Nokia has downgraded… Continue reading Nokia Slashes Growth Forecasts For 2002

Instant messaging (IM) and unified messaging (UM) applications for service providers will drive the worldwide messaging applications market from $1.1 billion in 2001 to $4.2 billion in 2006, according to new research by IDC. “While 2001 was a downbeat year for some markets, it was packed with innovation for messaging application vendors,” said Robert Mahowald,… Continue reading Instant Messaging Will Generate $4.2 Billion In 2006, says IDC

Wireless communications spending in the US will continue to grow in 2002 reaching $116 billion according to the report 2002 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast from the US Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). This represents an increase of 8.5% in 2001 despite the economic slowdown. Consumer spending on wireless services is expected to increase by 20%,… Continue reading US Wireless Communications Spending To Grow 8.5% In 2002, Says TIA

Mobile services will generate E97 billion in revenue across Western Europe in 2002, just 4% more than in 2001, according to new research by Analysys. Mobile services revenue rose 12% in 2001 but the growth rate has now decreased thanks to fewer new subscribers and a drop in average revenue per user (ARPU). The report,… Continue reading Mobile Services Revenue Will Reach E135 billion In 2007, says Analysys

In the face of stiff competition from direct broadcast satellite (DBS) pay-TV services, says Cahners In-Stat, the US cable television industry is focusing on the delivery of a “package” of digital services to consumers. These services include digital video service, cable modem service and cable telephony service. In order to provide these services, US cable… Continue reading ‘Plenty Of Room’ For US Digital Cable Growth, Says In-Stat

By 2006, entertainment on the mobile phone will generate 10p per subscriber per day according PPAi. In addition, 25% of all mobile subscribers in Europe will receive advertising. Pure information services, such as news and stock quotes, are expected to generate two pence per subscriber per day. Horoscopes, cartoons, soap opera updates and screen savers… Continue reading Mobile Phone ‘Entertainment’ Will Generate 10p Per User Per Day By 2006

There will be 1.1 billion cellular phone subscribers worldwide by Q2 2002 – a rise of 11.6% on the 941 million in 2001, according to data from EMC, reported by eMarketer. The data also shows that in Q4 2001, the average revenue per user (ARPU) worldwide stood at $34.00.

Frost & Sullivan has forecast that m-commerce is set to take off over the next few years and that the market for mobile transactions will be worth $25 billion by 2006. This equates to around 15% of all estimated online e-commerce consumer spending. Spending via mobile phones will, says Frost & Sullivan, will comprise: automated… Continue reading Insight Analysis: Our Mobile Cash Future

85% of people in France are in favour of blocking mobile phone signals in public places according to new research by Taylor Nelson Sofres. Additionally, in Finland and Italy support for the use of mobile phone blocking technology is also high (72% in Finland and 73% in Italy). Both of these countries have high mobile… Continue reading Most Europeans In Favour Of Mobile Jamming In Public Buildings