Qualcomm and Teleepoch Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October 6, 2007

MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6, 2007

Brazilian government to publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007

KTF 3G service suffers from technical problems, October 6, 2007

Argentina’s Personal lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007

Russia has it's first 3G network, October 6, 2007

AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007

Enea Extends License Agreement with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007

LG to unveil premium handsets in Brazil, October 2, 2007

KTF 3G subscribers doubled in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007

3G policy in India will be non-uniform, October 2, 2007

- previous news

Mobile music account for 15% of music sales

November 8, 2005

Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Future of Mobile Music to their offering.

From the authors of "mobileYouth - your guide to successfully developing and marketing mobile products to Youth" comes new insight - DhaliwalBrown's "The Future of Mobile Music" covering ringtones, realtones, ringback tones, mobile music commerce and packet radio.

DhaliwalBrown's "The Future of Mobile Music" analyzes the growth of the mobile music market in 38 countries. The report finds that mobile music is the most valuable mobile content market globally, generating gross revenues of $4.4 billion in 2005, rising to nearly $6 billion in 2006. Mobile now accounts for nearly 15% of the entire music market globally.

5 Key market drivers

-- The emerging markets of Brazil, Russia, India, China account for the vast majority of ringtone download growth-India, for example, demonstrates annual average growth of over 250%.

-- Subscription based entertainment channels offering music, music video, movies and music commerce are emerging in Japan and Korea as key tools for operators to increase customer loyalty.

-- Mobile operators will gradually move to "all you can eat" flat rate pricing to lift the ceiling from the data market. Operators stand to save $300 per user per year by using subscription based entertainment services to prevent churn.

-- Niche segments, adult users and ethnics are the neglected customers. Youth currently account for nearly 90% of the mobile music market, but the overlooked "over 25s" could potentially generate a further $2 billion in spending if only targeted correctly.

-- 2006 will be the year of record label commitment with support for realtones through operator partnership. Mobile provides a more effective marketing channel than the existing physical distribution of CD singles.

Japan continues to lead the market, accounting for nearly 40% of the 5 billion ringtones downloaded globally in 2005. However, early signs show the advanced Asian markets beginning to mature with single digit revenue growth in 2006 anticipated. The authors of DhaliwalBrown's "The Future of Mobile Music"warn that revenue slowdowns will hit providers in the rest of the world in 2007 and contingency planning must be implemented today.

Graham Brown, lead author of DhaliwalBrown's "The Future of Mobile Music" adds "Consumer appetite for mobile music continues to grow, although the nature of their purchases is changing. Consumers are increasingly demanding niche genres and more advanced music formats. To survive in over-supplied mature markets, providers need to consider covering increasingly niche offerings combined with new growth opportunities of adult and ethnic users."