Posts Tagged ‘mobile traffic’
Three Trends Keeping Mobile Video in the Game
Jul 22 by Darcy Lorincz | No CommentsOnly a few years ago, video accounted for merely a fraction of the consumption on mobile networks. Cisco predicts that by 2014, video will account for 64 percent of the world’s mobile traffic, presenting a colossal challenge for mobile operators expected to deliver high-quality feeds on an array of devices, which are only getting bigger, smarter and capable of guzzling more bandwidth.
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Economics of Mobile: Who’s Making Money Now
Jun 24 by Debra Kaufman | 2 Comments“Mobile programming is clearly a nascent industry,” said SNL Kagen analyst John Fletcher, who recently published a report on The Economics of Mobile Programming. Prior to doing the study, he had a number in mind regarding total revenue. “I took out texting, ringtones, wallpaper, email, gaming and music and I thought, whatever is left over is about $300 million in 2008,” he said. But, given how young and unformed mobile programming is, he also doubted that this industry could be worth that much. “After all the due diligence, lo and behold, I came back to that $300 million figure,” he said.
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