France - Mobile Market - Mobile Data Services Background Report October 2010

Synopsis

The French mobile data market is one of the largest in Europe, being an increasingly important part of the overall market as consumers take up a variety of data services. Most investment from the three 3G network operators during the last two years has focussed on upgrading networks to provide HSPA and thus provide sufficient capacity to exploit consumer use of mobile data services. These numerous services have become more popular following the introduction of unlimited data offerings and the cheaper and more widespread availability of capable handsets. This report provides key statistics on the French mobile data market in 2010, including the growth of mobile data services such as SMS/MMS and mobile TV, and the status of network infrastructure such as HSPA and LTE. In the report we also provide an analysis on the major players and their strategies in an increasingly competitive market. Regularly updated statistics and analysis, as well as 3G and mobile TV forecasts to 2015, is provided in the France - Mobile Market - Mobile Data Services and Forecasts report.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Overview of France’s mobile data services market
• 3. Mobile technologies
  • 3.1 Third Generation (3G) mobile
    • 3.1.1 Awards 2001
    • 3.1.2 Award 2010
  • 3.2 Spectrum allocations
  • 3.3 790-862MHz
  • 3.4 900MHz
  • 3.5 Network sharing
• 4. Mobile Messaging
  • 4.1 Short Message Service (SMS)
    • 4.1.1 Premium SMS (PSMS)
  • 4.2 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
• 5. Mobile data services
  • 5.1 General Packet Radio Services (GPRS)
  • 5.2 High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA)
    • 5.2.1 Orange
    • 5.2.2 SFR
    • 5.2.3 Bouygues Telecom
  • 5.3 High-Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA)
  • 5.4 Long-term evolution (LTE)
  • 5.5 iPhone
  • 5.6 Android
  • 5.7 Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE)
  • 5.8 i-mode
  • 5.9 Vodafone 360
  • 5.10 Application stores
  • 5.11 Femtocells
  • 5.12 Mobile TV
    • 5.12.1 Trials
    • 5.12.2 DVB-SH
    • 5.12.3 Licensing
    • 5.12.4 Orange
    • 5.12.5 SFR
    • 5.12.6 Canal+
• 6. Mobile content and applications
  • 6.1 Location based services
  • 6.2 Near Field Communication (NFC)
  • 6.3 Mobile satellite services
  • 6.4 Mobile VoIP
• 7. Related reports

• Table 1 – Data market revenue – 2002 - 2010
• Table 2 – Mobile services revenues by sector – 2006 - 2010
• Table 3 - 3G coverage and base stations – Jan 2010
• Table 6 – Value added services revenue and volume (mobile networks) – 2003 - 2009
• Table 7 – Mobile multimedia users and annual change (metropolitan) – 2004 - 2010

• Exhibit 1 – Premium SMS market overview – 2010
• Exhibit 2 – Operators GPRS and GPRS/WiFi launch dates