World Cellular Data Metrics

Authors

Nick Jotischky
Analyst

Nick is a Principal Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media’s Industry Research division. In this role Nick co-manages Informa Telecoms & Media’s wireless research team. His research agenda focuses… [more]

Tracking mobile data usage and take-up worldwide including Data as % of revenues, non-SMS data revenues, Mobile data subscribers, Mobile data deployments, MMSC deployments, SMS/MMS traffic volumes...

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Key datasets

Data revenues:

  • Quarterly with data points from Q1 2002
  • Data for more than 250 operators in over 109 markets in all world regions
  • Total quarterly data revenues in USD millions and monthly data ARPU in USD
  • Additional charts show top operators by data % of revenue, data revenues and data ARPU and summary tables show data at regional and global levels

Non-SMS data as percentage of data revenue:

  • Quarterly with data points from Q1 2005
  • Data for 116 operators in more than 45 markets
  • Total quarterly non-SMS data revenues in USD millions and monthly non-SMS data ARPU in USD
  • Additional charts show top operators by non-SMS data as % of data revenue, non-SMS data revenues and non-SMS data ARPU

Mobile data subscriber numbers:

  • Quarterly from Q1 2003 for 258 operators. Subscriber numbers include GPRS, CDMA2000 1X, EV-DO, Vodafone live, MMS, i-mode and operator branded portals including commentary on subscriber statistics
  • Charts and tables allow benchmarking of data subscriber numbers by region and technology

Mobile data deployments:

  • Covering commercial GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, CDMA2000 1X, EV-DO and EV-DO Rev A launches with infrastructure vendor details for over 690 operators.
  • Maps show global deployments by technology and charts enable analysis of vendor market shares

MMSC deployments:

  • Listed by operator, MMSC vendor and commercial launch status, allowing you to conduct vendor analysis of MMSC contracts
  • Maps and charts graphically display global deployments and MMSC vendor market shares
  • Data for more than 456 operators

SMS and MMS traffic volumes:

  • SMS per quarter from Q1 2000 for more than 200 operators. MMS from 2003 for more than 251 operators
  • Data available for all world regions
  • Charts show top operators based on total SMS and MMS traffic volumes and summary tables show data at regional and global levels

Mobile broadband subscribers:

  • Quarterly for 259 operators
  • Subscriber numbers includes HSPA and EV-DO subscriptions through datacards, USB modems, and handsets.
  • Additional charts show top operators and top markets by mobile broadband subscriptions, mobile broadband summary tables show data at regional and global levels

Mobile TV networks:

  • Covering over 30 live networks of broadcast and multicast deployments where infrastructure is installed independent from cellular networks.
  • Mobile TV subscriptions through CMMB, DVB-H, ISDB-T, MediaFLO, S-DMB and T-DMB technologies quarterly since Q1 2007
Why use World Cellular Data Metrics?
  • Track mobile data usage and take up access across global operators
  • Gain an invaluable insight into the market
  • Extract key country specific or technology specific statistics, making your research accurate and insightful
Countries/Markets/Companies covered
  • Data revenues - more than 257 operators
  • Non SMS data revenues - 116 operators
  • Mobile data subscriber numbers - 258 operators
  • Mobile data deployments - more than 690 operators
  • MMSC deployments - more than 456 MMSC deployments
  • SMS and MMS traffic volumes - more than 251 operators covered
Who should use this data?
  • Operators
  • Vendors
  • Investors
  • Financial Analysts
  • Consultants