Stat Spot: SMS predictions
3.7tr
…yes, trillion! This is the number of SMS messages which will be sent worldwide in 2012, according to a new estimate from Portio Research, who expect SMS to generate USD 67 billion in revenues in the same year. Source: Portio Research.
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Meet the speakers: Matthew Menz, Head of Interaction Design, Motorola
Matthew Menz, Head of Interaction Design at Motorola’s European design studio, will address point # 9 of the MEX manifesto at the PMN Mobile User Experience conference on 2nd – 3rd May 2007. Menz started Motorola’s European user experience group …
Trends from 3GSM, pt. 2
The annual 3GSM trade show, by virtue of its size and the ubiquity of participation, provides a good opportunity to get a general understanding of what’s happening in the mobile telecoms industry. This year I was only able to spend a day at the e…
3GSM’s tale of two industries
The mobile industry has become two businesses. On the one hand, developed markets such as Western Europe, North America and Japan are driven by a constant cycle of technological development, extensive consumer marketing to gain acceptance for new…
Stat Spot: MVNO revenues
$15.4b
…in revenues generate by MVNOs worldwide during 2006. This figure will rise to USD 67.4 billion in 2012, while subscriber numbers will grow from 93m last year to 352m in 2012. Source: Juniper Research.
Uniquely mobile social networking
At the end of each day. often just before I go to bed, I take some time to write in an online journal and read what my friends have written in theirs. It’s something which allows me to connect with my virtual community regardless of where I am in…
Stat Spot: Mobile social networking growth
100m
…monthly page impressions for GoFresh’s mobile social networking service, itsmy.com. The portal has been promoted entirely through viral marketing. 80 percent of contributions come through MMSs, 16 percent via direct upload and 4 perce…
OMTP endorses the MEX conference
OMTP, the industry forum for simplifying the customer experience of mobile data services, has signed an agreement to work in close partnership with PMN to endorse the MEX conference on 2nd – 3rd May 2007.
Backed by many of the largest mobile ca…