Mobile Stats

Mobile usage Stats: - great stats site, it has stats for most IT categories -- link came from gigaom.com article

4 mln users to access mobile maps in 2007
The number of mobile subscribers accessing maps and downloading routes using their mobile handsets in Europe and the USA is expected to grow from 4 mln users in 2007 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 60.8% to reach 43 mln users in 2012. Revenue from subscriptions and advertisement is expected to reach 512 mln euros by 2012 from 96 mln euros in 2007, a CAGR of 39.8%.


Youth to account for 30% of mobile subscribers and 25% of mobile revenues in 2008
According to In-Stat/MDR, the 18 to 24 cohort had nearly twice the affirmative response rate when questioned about interest in wireless entertainment services, such as wireless gaming. Looking at the services that had more potential business applications, we see less of a variance between the youth cohort and the larger market. The youth market will account for over 25% of wireless revenues and nearly 30% of subscribers by 2008

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This blog section records real consumer business apps on Mobile devices:
Samsung has 50% of South Korean mobile phone market
- 350 phone models available in South Korea have music-playing functionality, while 159 models enable users to perform bank transactions and make payments with their phone. In 2006, more than 16 mln mobile phones were sold in South Korea. Samsung was the market leader in 2006, with about 50% market share, followed by LG and Pantech, In-Stat says.

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