Market Corner - 10/12/07

Publié le 10 décembre 2007 par Jean Arnal

A few set of market information released this week:

According to In-Stat, the APAC region would see consumers' increasing appetite for digital content. Online music revenue in APAC will reach $1.4bn in 2011; online video revenue in APAC will reach $2.7bn in 2011; online gaming revenue in APAC will reach $9.5bn in 2011
According to Reportlinker, China is the largest mobile phone market with about 16% market share.
According to Nielsen, 35% of US tweens own a mobile phone.
Infonetics Research found that worldwide WiMAX equipment sales rose 6% in 3Q07 to $206m, and forecasts that it would grow at a CAGR of 87% between 2006 and 2010.
Eurostat said that 54% EU households (27 countries) had access to the Internet, up 5 points. Broadband EU households account for 42%, up 12 points.
Nokia expects 4bn mobile subscribers in 2009; 1.2bn mobile phone sold next year and forecasts that worldwide internet services would reach $145bn by 2010.
Infonetics Research found that worldwide sales of carrier NGN voice equipment amounted to almost $1bn in 3Q07, up 15%, and would reach about $7bn by 2010.
Understanding & Solutions forecasts that mobile music currently accounts for 13% of global recorded music retail sales, and would account for 30% by 2011 to $11bn.
According to F&S, regulatory rules in Europe may hamper the deployment of femtocells.
Yankee Group recommends service providers to make their networks more intelligent to drive revenue growth. An intelligent Anywhere Network includes network convergence, IP video proliferation, service customization, traffic-engineered and policy-enabled architectures, and increased customer awareness.
An IBM/ EIU survey reveals that 69% of telecom SPs expect the primary source of value over the next five years would be new business models. But 52% of respondents continue to prioritize network coverage, 45% customer reach and 33% service quality. The conclusion is that evolution should be slow to be implemented.
Infonetics Research found that worldwide sales of switch and router equipment hit $3.1bn, up 12%, in 3Q07.