USA - Mobile Communications - Mobile Data

Last updated: 1 Aug 2004 Update History

Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 17

Analyst: Peter Evans

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Archive report: this report was archived in September 2005 and has not been updated. For current information on USA mobile data, see report USA - Mobile Market - Analysis, Statistics & Forecasts. The market for mobile and wireless data services in the US has grown from a non-existent one to one of the fastest growing and most competitive markets in the wireless industry. As carriers realised that the potential to increase minutes of use was shrinking, they became focusing on new growth services, such as messaging, gaming, information and location services – all delivered using a wireless data platform. Mobile messaging services (such as SMS and SMS-like services) started to take off as operators completed cross-network messaging capabilities – and MMS services were launched, however, it took time before users adopted these services due to poor billing and subscription solutions.

1. Synopsis
2. USA mobile data market
- 2.1 Analysis and predictions
- 2.2 Overview of the US wireless data market
- 2.3 Basic demand drivers
- 2.4 Evolution of standards and growth of enterprise software
- 2.5 Revenue potential
  - 2.5.1 Carriers
  - 2.5.2 Network and computing vendors
  - 2.5.3 Information appliances versus PCs
  - 2.5.4 The value of ‘eyeballs’ and wallets
- 2.6 Wireless data classifications
- 2.7 Digital mobile and PCS
3. Mobile data services
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Carrier data and mobile Internet strategies
  - 3.2.1 CDMA Carriers
  - 3.2.2 TDMA/GSM Carriers
  - 3.2.3 GSM Carriers
- 3.3 Dedicated data networks
- 3.4 Nextel’s Integrated Dispatched Enhanced Network (iDEN)
- 3.5 Location-based services
  - 3.5.1 The FCC push for E911 services
  - 3.5.2 Other developments
  - 3.5.3 Market forecasts
- 3.6 Wireless telemetry and LANs
  - 3.6.1 Wireless telemetry
  - 3.6.2 Wireless LANs
- 3.7 Short Message Service (SMS)
- 3.8 Wireless Instant Messaging (IM)
- 3.9 Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS)
- 3.10 Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
- 3.11 Wireless Internet devices
- 3.12 Mobile gaming
- 3.13 M-commerce
- 3.14 Mobile e-advertising
4. Conclusion
- 4.1 Future outlook
5. Related reports

Table 1 – Mobile Internet users – 2000; 2003; 2005
Table 2 – Wireless mobile data network subscribers (millions) – 2000 - 2005
Table 3 – Network speed – 1999; 2001; 2003
Table 4 – Annual wireless location service users and revenues – 2001 - 2005
Table 5 – Wireless telemetry service revenue – 1999 - 2004
Table 6 – WLAN end-user network equipment revenue – 1999 - 2003
Table 7 – SMS user estimates – 2002 - 2008
Table 8 – Wireless IM user estimates – 2002 - 2008
Table 9 – MMS user estimates – 2002 - 2008
Table 10 – US vs worldwide Internet and wireless Internet subscribers – 2000; 2002; 2005
Table 11 – Mobile gaming user estimates (thousands) – 2002 - 2007
Table 12 – Comparative estimates of US m-commerce revenues - 2004

Exhibit 1 – Major mobile operator’s SMS plans – 2002
Exhibit 2 – Mobile Internet access services – 2002

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