Market Researches - 18/01/07

Publié le 18 janvier 2007 par Jean Arnal

A few set of market information released this week:

According to ComScore, US search engine ranking starts with Google in pole position with over 47% market share (up 0.4 point), followed by Yahoo with 38.5% (up 0.3 point), then Microsoft with 10.5% (down 0.5 point), Ask Network with 5.4% (down 0.1 point) and Time Warner with 4.9% (down 0.2 point).
According to Avicca, communities in France have opened 48 networks, 21 more are in deployment and 16 are still in auctioning. Globally, French communities spent €448m in 2006 for 15 new contracts.
ComScore reports that the main driver for mobile subscribers to switch to another carrier is network coverage (27% of respondents), while lower price is given by only 14%.
According to In-Stat, the worldwide installed base of home networks would rise by over 20% CAGR from 2005 to 2010, driven by infrastructure and media networked devices, as well as Asian markets.
According to TNT/Gfk, 19% of French households are DTT-equipped (6.8m units).
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) reports that worldwide revenues from music downloaded onto computers and mobile phones doubled to about $2bn in 2006.