Mobile communities sector is expected to generate in excess of US$13 billion by 2011.
Source: Informa Telecoms and Media
Mobile Communities offer operators the chance to drive up data traffic, and significantly reducing levels of churn experience. Further, they represent an unprecedented opportunity for operators to leverage a viral, peer-driven content discovery process.
Key Coverage
Key Questions answered in this report:
- What business and revenue models have proven successful so far?
- Who are the key players in the market and what has their strategy been?
- What are the financial benefits of launching mobile community services
- What are the different forms mobile community applications and services can take?
- What does the future hold for these types of services?
Market Data
- The exceptional growth of the world wide web, coupled with the growth of advanced mobile devices has made mass distributors of us all
- Mobile users demand services that enable users to communicate with each other across a variety of means such as chat, dating, and blogging
- Opinion and Analysis - How will the user generated communities develop over the next 5 years? What strategies should industry players implement to capitalise on these market changes
Forecasts
Forecasts 2006 - 2011
- By region
- Market sector
- User numbers
- Event generated traffic
- Total revenues and Operator revenues
Key Issues Addressed
- Market Forecasts 2006-2011
- Analysis of the multiplatform convergence of digital communities
- Assessing technology and device requirements for success services
- Leveraging mobile communities in the content discovery process
- Charting the rise in citizen journalism
- Defining successful operator, handset manufacturer, application provider and brand strategies
- Highlighting the impact on customer retention and churn management
- Creating successful up-sell, cross sell, and viral marketing digital content strategies
- Exploring the pitfalls in offering user-generated content
- Areas of key growth; forecasting revenues and users for mobile community services
Countries / Sectors / Companies Covered
Global Coverage - In-depth analysis of North America, Asia Pacific and Europe with additional coverage of South America, the Middle East and Africa
Who should read this report
- Mobile Operators - Understand the services that can reduce churn and increase customer loyalty, as well as driving data traffic across your network
- Application developers and service players - Examine the role of players in the value chain to help differentiate yourself and ensure future revenues with key partnerships
- Consumer brands - Discover how to leverage your brand's strengths to deliver customer loyalty in key demographics
- Advertising agencies - Assess mobile communities as a new promotional medium
- Content Owners - how to expand offerings, create customer stickiness and explore new business models.