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ICT for growth in Indonesia

Di sarikan dari artikel di situs DailySocial dengan judul "IDC: Teknologi Akan Mendorong Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Indonesia"


Dari laporan International Data Corporation (IDC), Indonesia diprediksi akan mengalami pertumbuhan ekonomi yang dipicu oleh berkembangnya sektor teknologi informasi dan komunikasi (TIK). Pertumbuhan investasi asing di Indonesia sebesar 22% pada Q3 2012. Dengan prediksi 15 miliar dollar US di tahun 2012.


Wall Street Journal, juga menambahkan prediksi bahwa angka ini akan melonjak mencapai 26% pada akhir tahun  dengan  rincian di sektor transportasi, logistik dan telekomunikasi, serta kertas sebagai kontributor terbesar terhadap pertumbuhan di Q3-2012.

IDC memaparkan 5 area utama yang akan mempengaruhi perkembangan TIK di 2013:

1. Meningkatnya belanja di bidang TIK pada beragam industri besar, mulai dari bidang sumber daya alam hingga ke retail dan manufaktur.

2. Layanan Data Center, dengan penggunaan yang akan meningkat secara drastis di tahun 2013.

3. Pertumbuhan Startup, meningkatnya investasi pada startup di sektor teknologi dimana para investor berlomba-lomba mencari “the next big thing”. Tahun 2012 cukup banyak pendanaan yang dikucurkan kepada startup-startup di Indonesia dari berbagai entitas baik lokal maupun luar negeri (Bukalapak  dan PriceArea oleh Gree Venture, Lazada oleh JP Morgan dan Kinnevik, UrbanIndo oleh East Ventures, atau pendanaan Stilomo dan Ifetcha dari angel investor).

4. Kebijakan BYOD, bring your own devices kebijakan perusahaan untuk mendorong pegawainya untuk menggunakan perangkat milik sendiri dalam operasional perusahaan. 

5. Perkembangan Kawasan Indonesia Timur. beragam entitas bisnis akan mencoba mengembangkan pasarnya ke kawasan Indonesia Timur selama 5 tahun ke depan. 

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Telco Strategy for OTT

Dikutip dari brosur promosi Report dari www.pyramidresearch.com dengan judul

OTT IP Messaging: Operator Strategies for Over-the-Top Communication
Global Telecom Insider / Vol. 4, No 4, October Edition

Third-party over-the-top (OTT) communication services (messaging and voice) such as WhatsApp and Skype are popular – and proliferating, especially in emerging markets. The advantage of OTT over operator services is that it is perceived as free, though a data connection is needed to access the Internet. Customers like them, but these services generate incremental traffic putting an additional strain on operators. Unless they block OTT communication, operators have to handle these services. What is worse for operators is that they do not have a direct relationship with OTT users, and as such they are effectively cut out the value chain. While the Rich Communication Suite–enhanced (RCSe) is emerging as the industry-wide standard for IP mobile communication, it’s not ready yet, and operators need interim strategies to combat third-party OTT services. But what are the best strategies? The main focus of this report is on mobile IP messaging. We examine the significance of OTT communication (voice and messaging), and more specifically the impact of OTT messaging, and take a closer look at six different strategies that operators are currently using to respond to the threat posed by OTT. The report presents case studies from SingTel, Claro, Orange, Telefonica, T-Mobile, Vodafone and Three and examines how these different operators are approaching OTT communication. We conclude with some recommendations for operators as they rethink and refine their strategies.

iTunes masuk ke Indonesia.

Artikel ini di ambil dari situs www.macrumors.com yang katanya mengacu dari press release nya Apple. Satu hal terkait dengan berita ini, saya ngebayangin ada dua hal.

Pertama, Apple akan menjadi saingan berat bagi penyedia musik online dari Telkom Group yang bekerja sama dengan SK Telkom dengan brand name Melon (Melodi Online). Meski di satu sisi ada perbedaan business model, antara beli dan hak akses segudang lagu berbatas waktu, namun layanan music Apple minimal jadi substitusi yang sangat berdekatan dengan Melon. Issue device berbasis IOS juga menjadi salah satu aspek persaingan.

Kedua, bagaimana Apple akan menghadapi music bajakan yang sudah menjadi suatu hal yang lumrah di Indonesia. Aspek ini bisa jadi menjadi hal yang positif bagi legal music service seperti Melon, karena secara industri akan mengarahkan pada program-program No Piracy, khususnya dengan menggandeng pemerintah yang nampaknya masih belum terlihat upayanya dibanding pornografi.

iTunes Music Store Launches in 56 New Countries, Movies Arrive in Four

Monday December 3, 2012 7:20 pm PST by Eric Slivka

Earlier today, we noted that the iTunes Music Store had gone live in Russia and Turkey, but now that changes have propagated throughout iTunes and we've had time to collect reports, it now appears that Apple is selling music through the iTunes Store in 56 new countries. The additions nearly double the number of countries in which the iTunes Music Store operates.

The new countries include: 

- Europe: Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine 

- Africa, the Middle East and India: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, India, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Swaziland, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, Zimbabwe 

- Asia Pacific: Fiji, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan 

- Latin America and the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, Trinidad and Tobago 

Beyond music, four of the new countries have also seen Apple roll out access to movies: India, Indonesia, Russia, and Turkey. 

Telecom Sector in Ad Spend

Dikutip dari situs www.global-mediainsight.com

Global Ad Spend By Sector: Telecom Continues Growth Trend

Source: Nielsen Global AdView Pulse

Though many industry sectors are spending cautiously in today’s uncertain economic environment, telecommunications companies invested significantly more on advertising in the first half of 2012 than they did last year, according to Nielsen’s Global AdView Pulse report. With a 7.9 percent increase in global ad spending, the telecommunications sector saw the largest increases in emerging markets, like Latin America (+32.5%) and the Middle East & Africa (+28.3%).

After more cautious spending during the first quarter, the automotive sector also boosted ad spending by 6.3 percent during the first half of 2012, compared with the same period last year. Even in the embattled region of Western Europe, advertising spending increased by 1.4 percent when comparing 1H 2012 to 1H 2011.

Paragraph of the week : Midas Touch

Di kutip dari situs techcrunch.com dengan judul artikel Sony Mobile Chief Acknowledges Its Smartphones Suck, Promises An iPhone, Galaxy S III Competitor Soon tanggal 16 November 2012

 

Sony knows hardware and can build a fine device. No one disputes that. But it has lost the Midas touch. Making a “better” smartphone in terms of specs is not enough to sell to consumers anymore. People do not shop smartphones by specs. They shop by trends dictated by popularity and massive marketing campaigns. If Sony is to have a shot with its iPhone and GSIII competitor, the marketing message is nearly as important as the device itself.

Newspaper Advertising Revenue

Dicuplik dari situs http://www.businessinsider.com/ dari artikel dengan judul

And Now Let Us Gasp In Astonishment At What Just Happened To The Newspaper Business

Henry Blodget | Sep. 17, 2012

Over the past decade, lots of big newspaper companies have gone bust.

But when you take a look at what's happened to newspaper advertising over that period, it's a wonder they all haven't.

Below, via Mark J. Perry and Bill Gross, is a chart we've run before. It shows inflation-adjusted newspaper advertising revenue over the past 60 years.

Thanks to the precipitous decline in the last ~7 years, the industry is now back to where we it was in 1950. And it's only slightly better off when you factor in online revenue.

Journalism professor Jay Rosen of NYU observes that the peak year was the one in which blogging software first appeared.

Mobile data use leads to increase GDP growth

Dicuplik dari situs www.telecomlead.com dengan judul artikel 

Doubling of mobile data use leads to 0.5% increase in GDP growth across 14 countries: GSMA

Nov 20,2012

Telecom Lead India: Doubling of mobile data use leads to an increase of 0.5 percentage points in the GDP per capita growth rate across 14 countries.

10 percent rise from 2G to 3G penetration increases GDP per capita growth by 0.15 percentage points.

In developing markets, 10 percent expansion in mobile penetration increases productivity by 4.2 percentage points.

“Total mobile connections will stand at 6.8 billion with mobile subscriber penetration at 45 per cent by the end of 2012,” said Tom Philips, chief government and regulatory affairs officer, GSMA.

Total mobile data usage has more than doubled on average every year from 2005 to 2010 in each of the 96 countries in the sample. In Western European countries, it grew by 350 percent.

The impact of increased mobile data usage is stronger in countries where the average level of mobile data consumption per 3G connection is comparatively higher. Countries characterized by a higher level of data usage per 3G connection, such as Russia, the UK and South Korea, have seen an increase in their GDP per capita growth of up to 1.4 percentage points. The effect is more limited for countries where mobile data usage is currently less prevalent, such as China, India, Mexico and South Africa.

“This study is an important addition to the growing body of empirical evidence demonstrating the impact of broadband on economic growth,” said Robert Pepper, vice president, Global Technology Policy, Cisco.

GSMA suggests that rather than look to capture value from the mobile industry via sector specific taxation and high regulatory fees, government could seek to incent investments in mobile broadband networks, which will deliver significant economic and social benefits.

The report from GSMA and Deloitte draws from research of data usage and economic growth across 14 countries provided by Cisco Systems based on their Visual Networking Index (VNI), as well as Deloitte studies on the productivity impact of mobile in 79 countries and the impact of 3G penetration across 96 countries.

“The development of data services have the potential to drive economic development in the same way in which voice services have in previous generations,” said Chris Williams, Deloitte telecommunications partner.

Market M2M

Dicuplik dari brosur Report dari Pyramid Research dengan judul 

The Machine-to-Machine Market : A high-growth opportunity for MNOs The machine-to-machine (M2M) market is dynamic, serving diverse vertical industries with a range of different devices across multiple networks. Growth is driven by a number of different factors including new regulations, a variety of business models, innovations, falling hardware costs and technological developments. Cellular networks are well-suited to offer the connectivity for a range of different M2M applications, and operators are increasing their focus on the M2M space, particularly in mature, saturated markets. The diversity of the market makes it challenging to address, particularly for mobile operators geared to generating revenue from high volumes of subscriptions with relatively high usage requirements and a limited range of devices. Furthermore there are a number of focused M2M service providers, many with vertical market specialization, that are already addressing the market, some of which may also be existing partners, such as MVNOs and other airtime resellers. Key Findings The potential size of the cellular M2M market is enormous, providing operators with a sizable, long-term growth opportunity. We forecast that the volume of cellular M2M subscriptions will increase almost fourfold between 2010 and 2016, from 72m to 282m. There are significant differences in adoption regionally, with mature, developed markets leading the way and many emerging markets still at a very nascent stage. An important factor here is simply the level of income, which in turn dictates the adoption of machines in general, such as vehicles, consumer electronics and utility meters. Government regulations and targets are key market drivers across different regions and applications. Smart metering is an important element of environmental policies to reduce the consumption of utility services and peak demand rates in many parts of the world. Player : Amazon AT&T Bglobal Data &Mobiles Echelon Ericsson Feeney Wireless General Motors Jasper Wireless KORE Telematics Navigon Nomad Digital Nomad Innovations nPhase NTT DoCoMo

Location Based Service Opportunity

Dicuplik dari brosur Report dari Pyramid Research dengan judul Location-Based Services - Market Forecast, 2011-2015

Following many years of high expectations, the location-based services market is finally coming of age. Growing adoption of GPS devices is the key driver, helping a whole host of different applications and services to grow. For mobile operators, this is an opportunity to drive new revenue streams, but it is also a threat because it means access to location information is no longer their monopoly. Operators need to become more active in the location space by driving their own-branded navigation and local search applications on devices they distribute, maximizing smartphone sales and bundling people-finding services with packages targeting specific segments. In other segments — including social networking, in-app advertising and advertising-based messaging — the opportunity is more limited, although there are some interesting opportunities here, as well. The report provides a detailed overview of the current status and size of the location-based services market. It takes a specific look at the positioning of the mobile operators within the value chain and how they can leverage their assets to take a stake in this growing opportunity. A number of services are analyzed, but the biggest focus is on navigation, the largest in terms of revenue where various business models are establishing themselves and a range of different players are focusing their efforts, creating a dynamic and fast-changing market segment. Other services such as people finding and local search are also covered.  Key Findings The global location-based services market is enjoying strong growth. Revenue is expected to reach US$10.3bn in 2015, up from $2.8bn in 2010. There are a number of different factors driving market growth, including increasing GPS and smartphone adoption, success of new business models, continued growth of mobile advertising, and the wider coverage and higher speeds of mobile networks. Although operators are continuing to lose control over location information with the growth of GPS, this is also creating important growth opportunities. In 2008 operators gained around 80% of all location-based service revenue. This has fallen to around half, but the total market has grown more than fivefold. Navigation, local search and people-locating services are the key areas for operators to target because this is where we believe they are best positioned. Navigation applications are the largest location-based service revenue generators. Competition is intensifying among operators, handset vendors and operating system developers to capture users. While applications have cost advantages over stand-alone personal navigation devices (PNDs), Google and Nokia are shifting the business model from payment to advertising-funded.

Invetasi Telefonica di mobile service berbasis cloud

Dicuplik dari allthingsd.com tanggal NOVEMBER 28, 2012 dengan judul Telefonica, Mozilla and VCs Still Betting Big on HTML as They Pour $25 Million Into Everything.Me

Lagi-lagi Telefonica mencoba peruntungan dengan berinvestasi di mobile service dengan berbasis cloud, " ...a way to connect with the apps already on a user’s device, as well as other apps and services available from the cloud". Slogan dalam situs nya mengulas transformasi mobile phone dengan "Moving from Smart Phones to Dynamic Phones. Phones that adapt to your life, matching your apps in real time to whatever you need right now".

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For Mozilla to be successful with its Firefox OS, it needs a lot of good HTML5 apps and content.

Given that, it is not terribly surprising that Mozilla and carrier partner Telefonica are part of a $25 million investment round in Everything.Me, an Israeli start-up focused on helping create such programs. That said, it is the first time that Mozilla has taken part in the equity funding of a start-up.

The company, which originally had the less-catchy name Do@, raised $3.5 million earlier this year from Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Horizons Ventures.

The vision behind Everything.me, which started out more along the lines of mobile search, has evolved with its various rounds of funding.

These days, the company is positioning its service as a way to connect with the apps already on a user’s device, as well as other apps and services available from the cloud.

Mozilla’s Jay Sullivan says there is a very close alignment between what Everything.me is doing and Mozilla’s vision of a browser-based operating system.

“It’s a really good combination of what’s great about apps, and what’s great about the Web,” Sullivan said in a telephone interview.

The company isn’t sharing either its number of users or any details on how it plans to make money. It is currently available via HTML5 and as an iOS app, with plans for an Android version, as well.

Everything.me says it will continue to do native apps alongside its HTML5-only program, saying that it wants to reach as many people as possible.

Smartphone Ecosystem

Dicuplik dari brosur Report dari Pyramid Research dengan judul Smartphone Operating Systems

Ecosystem analysis and trends shaping the future of the global smartphone market 

The smartphone segment is becoming central to the development of the global mobile industry. With mobile subscriptions’ penetration of the population having already surpassed 100% in most developed markets and quickly approaching that mark on a global level, a sign of near market saturation, industry players are focusing on mobile data as the main revenue growth source for the future. In addition to network and service investments being made to pursue this opportunity, data services need user-friendly terminals and interfaces to engage customers. Smartphones are just such devices. Following a sluggish start when mainly targeted at business users, they have witnessed exploding sales in recent years, especially since the introduction of Apple’s iPhone in 2007. The iPhone delivered a landmark consumer-focused user experience and changed the way the industry did business. Further contributing to the smartphone segment’s sky-rocketing growth, the launch of Google’s Android open source operating system in 2008 enabled smartphones to reach the mass market, with more handset makers being able to enter the segment with a similar user experience to that of the iPhone and at quickly decreasing price points. The growing importance of the segment has brought operating systems (OS) and the ecosystems being created around them to the forefront, sparking a war among different platforms for dominance over the smartphone space. Mobile operating systems and the ecosystems evolving around them are shaping the way forward for the mobile industry because of their potential to attract users and drive new business opportunities in data services. In light of this it is crucial to understand which players are involved and how, comprehend how these ecosystems are evolving, and fully apprehend the influence they have in the present and future of the handset and mobile services industry. Key Findings Following a period of decreasing handset sales in 2008-2009, the global handset industry is growing once again, propelled by the accelerating smartphone segment and by strong emerging markets demand. Pyramid Research expects global handset sales to expand at a 7% CAGR between 2010 and 2015, moving from 1.33bn to 1.86bn devices. The stunning expansion of the smartphone segment has been driven by increasing popularity of these devices in consumer segments. This was first caused by the arrival of the iPhone and further boosted by Android-powered devices, which enabled smartphones to be offered at lower price points and is making smartphones the mass market device of choice. We expect these devices to continuing coming down the price ladder, becoming increasingly available to lower-income tiers and emerging markets, which will boost sales. The OS is one of the most important differentiating factors within the smartphone segment, given its central role in the handset usability experience. A renewed OS approach to handset usability gave new mobile handset entrant Apple an edge over its competitors. The importance of the OS has also enabled software companies to take a prominent role in an industry so far dominated by handset vendors.

Asia Pacific Online Game Market

1.) Online Gaming Market continues to grow in the Asia-Pacific Region

The new "Asia-Pacific Online Gaming Report 2012" by Hamburg-based secondary market research firm yStats.com compiles up-to-date information on the online gaming market in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding online gambling aspects. This includes a brief introduction about the region as well as an analysis of the markets China, Japan, South Korea and Australia.

The online gaming market is rapidly growing in the entire region of South East Asia. Revenue generated in this market is expected to more than double between 2011 and 2015. Especially social gaming has become a significant trend, drawing more and more new users and generating more revenue.

Massively client games spur growth of Chinese online gaming market
The value of the online gaming market in China is predicted to grow annually by double digit percentage figures between 2012 and 2015. Furthermore, spending by online gamers is projected to increase between 2012 and 2013 – despite slowing growth rates. In the fourth quarter of 2011, Tencent had the largest market share in the Chinese client-based online gaming market, followed by Netease and SNDA. This growth can be attributed primarily to massively client games. They are expected to generate almost three quarters of all revenue in this market in 2013.

Online gaming markets soaring in Japan, South Korea and Australia

In 2011, the largest share of the total online gaming market value in Japan was generated by mobile gaming, followed by social gaming. Conventional online gaming was, however, at the bottom of the list. While in 2010 more than 40 percent of all social gamers were women, men still dominated the total online gaming market, accounting for nearly three quarters of all gamers. Especially the social gaming market is expected to grow rapidly in Japan – between 2011 and 2012 by approximately one third. 

In South Korea, the online gaming market is also expected to grow annually by more than 20 percent between 2008 and 2012. In 2010, South Korea generated more than one quarter of all global revenue in this sector. The "Asia-Pacific Online Gaming Report 2012" by yStats.com also shows that online gaming addiction is a huge problem in this country, where in 2011, more than half of all inhabitants played online games. 

For Australia, it is forecasted that online gaming subscriptions and digital goods will account for one fifth of all sales of digital goods and online subscriptions in 2012. 

2.) KEY FINDINGS
• Online gaming revenues in Southeast Asia are expected to more than double between 2011 and 2015.
• In the fourth quarter of 2011, Tencent had the largest market share in the Chinese client-based online gaming market, followed by Netease and SNDA.
• In 2011, the largest share of the total online gaming market value in Japan was generated by mobile gaming, followed by social gaming.
• Online gaming addiction is a major problem in South Korea, where more than half of all inhabitants played online games in 2011.
• In 2012, about a fifth of the total digital goods and online subscriptions spending in Australia is forecasted to be generated through online gaming subscriptions and digital goods sales.

Top Leader eCommerce for Asia

Diambil dari situs ystat.com untuk tawaran Report dengan judul Top 350 Online Shops in Asia-Pacific 2012 tanggal 25 Juli 2012

1.) The leading online shops in the Asia-Pacific region.
In Japan, where the online market is dominated by mass merchants, Rakuten.co.jp beat Amazon.co.jp, whose visitor numbers in May 2012 were slightly lower than those of shopping mall Rakuten. In China, the market was also dominated by mass merchants. In 2011, Tmall.com generated the highest trade volume ahead of 360buy.com and Amazon.cn. In South Korea, the market was mostly dominated by local competitors. In May 2012, in terms of traffic volume, mass merchant Gmarket.co.kr came out on top with 13 million unique visitors, ahead of 11st.co.kr and Shopping.Naver.com (both also mass merchants). In India, mass merchants Jabong.com, Flipkart.com and Homeshop18.com took the lead and in Australia, mass merchant Oo.com.au had the highest number of unique visitors in May 2012 ahead of mass merchant Myer.com.au and apparel/accessories online shop Asos.com.


2.) KEY FINDINGS
• In Japan, where the online shopping market is dominated by mass merchants, Rakuten.co.jp beat Amazon.co.jp, whose unique visitor numbers in May 2012 were slightly lower than those of Rakuten.
• In China, the market was also dominated by mass merchants. In 2011, Tmall.com generated the highest trade volume, ahead of 360buy.com and Amazon.cn.
• In South Korea, the market was mostly dominated by local competitors. In May 2012, in terms of traffic volume, mass merchant Gmarket.co.kr came out on top, ahead of 11st.co.kr and Shopping.Naver.com (both also mass merchants).
• In India, mass merchants Jabong.com, Flipkart.com and Homeshop18.com took the lead and in Australia, mass merchant Oo.com.au had the highest number of unique visitors in May 2012.

Asia Pacific Online Payment Market

Diambil dari brosur jualan Report dari ystat.com dengan judul Asia-Pacific Online Payment Methods 2012 yang di release tanggal 1 Agustus 2012

1.) Credit Cards Number one Online Payment Method in Asia-Pacific Region

The "Asia-Pacific Online Payment Methods 2012" report by yStats.com – Hamburg-based secondary market research specialist – analyzes recent developments in E-Commerce payment methods, first for the entire region and then separately for 7 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Additionally, the report features the most important trends and the latest news for 9 payment companies in these markets.

With the exception of China and Thailand, in 2012, credit cards were the most popular payment method in the Asia-Pacific region. Nonetheless, many consumers in this region do not place their confidence in online payment methods due to safety concerns and mistrust of online retailers.

Predominance of Credit Cards in Japan and Third-Party Payments in China
In Japan, every resident had on average more than six credit cards in 2011, which was the most popular online payment option there. Japan is the largest online shopping market in the Asia-Pacific region, which could have been one of the reasons for PayPal to enter the market via a joint venture with Japanese Softbank in May 2012. So-called third-party payments, where a third party acts as a middleman, are especially popular in China, with Alipay accounting for the biggest market share in this sector.

Popularity of PayPal in Asia-Pacific Region soars
According to the "Asia-Pacific Online Payment Methods 2012" report by yStats.com, in 2011, credit cards were the most frequently used E-Commerce payment method in South Korea, followed by bank transfers. In India, neither E-Commerce nor online payment methods are widespread, while many banks in Vietnam have been partnering with online payment providers in 2012. Since July 2012, PayPal has also been active in Malaysia, where the company began offering mobile payment options in cooperation with Malaysia Airlines for flight bookings. In Australia, PayPal was the most popular online payment method in 2011, ahead of credit card payments.

The development of online payment markets in the Asia-Pacific region varies widely. Whereas credit cards and third-party payments are very popular in many countries, in other countries, such as India, online payment methods do not yet play a significant role.

2.) KEY FINDINGS
• In Asia-Pacific, credit cards were the most popular form of online payment in April 2012, with the exception of China and Thailand.
• The Chinese third party online payment market was dominated by Alipay, with more than half of registered users in Q1 2012.
• Credit cards represented the most popular online payment method in Japan in 2011, partly due to the high per capita average of more than 6 cards.
• Online payments and E-Commerce in India were not widespread in early 2012, as both Internet and credit card penetration were low.
• In 2011, credit cards represented the most used payment option in B2C E-Commerce in South Korea, reaching a share of more than 70%.
• In Australia, payments of online purchases were dominated by paid credit cards or money transfer services such as PayPal in 2011.

Market OTT Video

OTT video market will be worth $37bn in 2017

By Mary Lennighan, Total Telecom Friday 23 November 2012

Value of online video market concentrated in just a handful of players, according to Informa.

The global market for online video will be worth US$37 billion by 2017, but only a few companies are really benefitting from the growth if the sector, according to a new report from Informa Telecoms and Media. The analyst firm predicts that video services delivered online will account for 8% of total TV and video revenues by the same date, rising to 10% by the end of the decade. "Online video...is attracting real, and growing, revenues. But this value is concentrated around a select few players," said Giles Cottle, principal analyst at Informa. "We estimate that Apple, Google, Netflix and the global broadcasters (including Hulu) combined account for about 70% of all online video revenue today," he added. "If you aren't one of these players, then the chances are you aren't making a great deal of money from online delivery." There are three main revenue streams in online video: advertising, subscriptions and transactions. Advertising currently generates more revenue than subscriptions and will continue to do so throughout the forecast period, Informa predicts. Its forecasts do not include revenue from managed video-on-demand services offered by operators or TV Everywhere services, where subscribers do not explicating play for the online part of the service. "The big change to the OTT revenue mix will come when operators start to offer not just low-cost online services, like Sky's Now TV, but stand-alone online versions of their services that come close, in terms of content availability and price, to their core pay TV services today," Cottle predicted. "Even very modest take-up of these services will completely distort the online video market," he said. The U.S. will account for 50%-60% of online video revenues in 2017, down from 75% today, as Europe and Asia experience more rapid growth.

Asia B2C E-Commerce

Diambil dari executive summary dari tawaran market research ystats.com dengan judul Asia B2C E-Commerce Report 2011

1.) B2C E-Commerce in Asia is an emerging market

The “Asia B2C E-Commerce Report 2011” by Hamburg-based market research firm yStats.com provides a detailed overview of B2C E-Commerce in Asia. In addition to the major players dominating this market, the report also presents figures relating to internet users and online shoppers. The report covers the most important markets in Japan, South Korea, China and India along with eleven further Asian countries.

Overall, Asia shows a very heterogeneous development in terms of internet and B2C E-Commerce. In Japan and South Korea, internet use is widely available, which spurs increased B2C E-Commerce revenue. In China, internet penetration is rather low, resulting in much growth potential for E-Commerce. The range of popular product categories varies widely, ranging from books to consumer electronics.

E-Commerce in Japan shows signs of recovery after the earthquake
In 2010, the number of internet users reached approximately 100 million in Japan, which corresponds to 80 % of the population. Following the earthquake in Japan, the major Japanese B2C E-Commerce players experienced a decline in revenue. However, now consumers are again buying more online. According to the “Asia B2C E-Commerce Report 2011” by yStats.com, in 2010 “Books” was the most popular B2C E-Commerce category, followed by “Fashion”, “Music” and “Travel”. Based on unique visitor numbers, Rakuten was the most successful Japanese B2C E-Commerce player in September 2011, followed by Amazon and Nissen.

Internet penetration in South Korea very high
In 2010, the number of internet users in South Korea rose to more than 35 million. Growth rates were very low in the last few years, given that almost the whole population between 10 and 40 has already been using the internet for a while. South Koreans seem to be very open toward new technologies. As a result, B2C E-Commerce is very well established. Revenue in this area is expected to increase significantly until 2015. Credit card payments are very popular in this segment. In 2010, the most popular product categories based on market volume were “Fashion and fashion related products”, “Household appliances” and “Travel arrangements”.

Mobile online shopping and group shopping soar in popularity in China
The number of internet users in China is predicted to grow to more than 600 million by 2015 and the number of online shoppers is expected to increase to more than 300 million. Mobile shopping continues to gain ground in China. This trend can be attributed to the growing number of smartphone sales and the increased use of 3G networks. According to the yStats.com “Asia B2C E-Commerce Report 2011” in 2010, the most successful Chinese B2C E-Commerce players were Tmall.com, 360buy.com, Amazon.cn and Dangdang.com. Group shopping is another trend in this market; based on daily unique visitor numbers in June 2011 ju.taobao.com took the lead.

Consumer electronics very popular in India
The number of internet users in India is expected to reach more than 200 million by 2015, which corresponds to almost 20 % of the population. One of the main challenges that online shops have been confronted with for a long time is the desire of Indian consumers to see and touch products before buying them. As a result, many retailers offer Cash-on-Delivery payment and convenient return and refund options. As shown in the “Asia B2C E-Commerce Report 2011” by yStats.com, the leading product categories include “Mobile phones and accessories”, followed by “Computer hardware” and “Consumer electronics”. In October 2011, the leading B2C E-Commerce player gauged by unique visitor numbers was Homeshop18.com.

Internet penetration rate varies widely in East Asia
In Indonesia, the number of internet users is expected to grow from 60 million in 2010 to almost 170 million by 2015. Encouraged by this trend, Japanese online department store Rakuten has founded a joint venture online department store in Indonesia. The “Asia B2C E-Commerce Report 2011” by yStats.com shows furthermore that in 2010, the most popular product categories in Malaysia included “Travel”, “Payment services” and “Entertainment”. Overall, almost half of the population made online purchases. In the Philippines, almost 30 million people used the internet in 2010, which translates to approximately 30 % of the population. In Singapore, this share amounted to as much as 80 %. More than one million people shopped online, with B2C E-Commerce revenue expected to increase by more than 30 % over the next few years. As highlighted in the “Asia B2C E-Commerce Report 2011” by yStats.com, B2C E-Commerce is also gaining ground in Thailand due to safe and convenient payment options. In early 2011, “Fashion”, “Entertainment” and “IT products” were the leading categories in this segment. In Vietnam, the number of internet users reached almost 27 million in 2010, which is more than 30 % of the population. Enbac.com, 123mua.vn and 5giay.vn were among the most important competitors. In Hong Kong, E-Commerce still has much potential for growth. However, almost half of the population has shopped online at least once. The most popular product categories are “Tickets” and “Hotel stays”. In Taiwan, in 2010 more than 16 million people used the internet. B2C E-Commerce is becoming increasingly important there too, with Books.com.tw and PCHome being the biggest players in this segment.

Development potential in the rest of Asia
In the United Arab Emirates, in 2010 almost half of all respondents had already made at least one purchase. Additionally, approximately 25 % of all respondents planned to make one purchase using their mobile phones in 2010. In Saudi Arabia, almost 40 % of all internet users purchased products online or paid online for services. In Pakistan, B2C E-Commerce is still largely underdeveloped. The number of online shops and online transactions continues to increase steadily and the number of internet users has already surpassed the 20 million threshold.

2.) Key Findings

• Japan: B2C E-Commerce sales reached double-digit growth rates within the last years. As a result, sales reached almost JPY 8 trillion in 2010. In January 2011, more than 80% of the Japanese Internet audience visited “Retail” websites.
• South Korea: In 2010, B2C E-Commerce reached almost 7% of retail sales in South Korea. Furthermore, “Clothes, Fashion related Goods” and “Home electric Appliances” were the leading product categories.
• China: Chinese shoppers are very enthusiastic about online shopping. As a result, the number of online shoppers is expected to increase to more than 300 million by 2015. Convenience and good deals are most frequently cited as the advantages of online shopping.
• India: Indian online shops have to take into consideration the average Indian’s hesitation to online shopping. However, some B2C E-Commerce players established themselves on the market. Homeshop18.com and Letsbuy.com were leading in terms of unique visitors in October 2011. Furthermore, Amazon is set to enter India in the first quarter of 2012.

Five principles that captivate Customer 3.0 and turn the new market dynamics to competitive advantage

Delivering the Best Online Shopping Experience - Jason Sylva - HBR Events - Harvard Business Review

Consumer commerce has changed radically over the past half century. Today, abundant supply is chasing relatively scarce demand, and new technologies have empowered individuals, giving rise to a new breed of consumer.

"Consumer 3.0" is firmly in control of the shopping landscape.

To succeed in this environment, all companies in every industry need to be engaging customers online and meeting their expectations, though the expectations bar has never been set higher. The world of retailing is no longer built around products but around consumers. It is critical in this environment that companies adopt a thoroughly customer-centric focus.

Five principles can guide companies, pointing the way to strategies that captivate Customer 3.0 and turn the new market dynamics to competitive advantage.

Organizations need to be reconceived as networks.

Can Bigger Be Faster? - Mark Bonchek and Chris Fussell - Harvard Business Review

Organizations need to be reconceived as networks. The events of 9/11 led the U.S. military to realize that "it takes a network to defeat a network". 

Four strategies were at the core of this transformation:

1. Build relationships: Build more relationships and connections. 

2. Establish shared purpose: People need a reason to work together.

3. Create shared consciousness: Ensures that everyone across the network has a sense of where they are and is acting on the best available information.

4. Foster diversity: Conformity creates groupthink, stifling innovation and organizational resilience. The antidote is cultural diversity in all its forms.

Bigger no longer meant slower, and network no longer meant unpredictable.

We need new models to enable us to get bigger and faster. We need our leaders to be more like mayors than generals, building relationships instead of issuing orders.

Mobile Money Opportunities

Diambil dari artikel dengan judul A Mobile Money Revolution in the Developing World dari www.triplepundit.com.

Every day, business headlines tell us that mobile is the future of commerce, education, advocacy, and … fill in the blank. To put this into perspective, today, 85 percent of the world’s population has access to a mobile phone with voice and text capabilities, according to a recent report from Ericsson. India and China are growing most rapidly, followed by Brazil, Indonesia, and Bangladesh. By 2018, voice traffic will be very small compared to data, which will grow about 20 times from today’s consumption levels. Although growth varies by region, global data usage doubled in 2011.

Anything about socmed

Social media statistics and facts 2012 [infographic] - Holy Kaw!

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Pandora digital music service

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Has 58,3 milion people listening in every month

Smartphone Industry

CHART OF THE DAY: Samsung Is The World's Largest Smartphone Manufacturer By A Long Shot

Even Apple is half of Samsung in Sales, the profit still the highest. Seems that condition represents smartphone, though almost the same function, is not marginal product yet. Design and user interface plus brand will add value to product profitability.

This chart comes from Business Insider Intelligence, a new research and and analysis service focused on the mobile and Internet industries. Sign up for a free trial here.

In the case of smartphone makers, a rising tide does not lift all boats equally.

According to estimates from Canaccord Genuity, Samsung has shot further ahead of the pack as the world's largest smartphone manufacturer, shipping 56.3 million units in the third quarter. 

Apple is in an increasingly distant, but still formidable, second place.

Apple's consolation is that it still takes a larger share of industry profits, despite shipping approximately half as many units as Samsung. 

The rest of the industry is grouped around five to nine million quarterly smartphone shipments.

One notable exception is Nokia, which only sold 2.9 million Windows-powered Lumia phones in the quarter. Lumia sales were ravaged after Microsoft announced that current Lumia owners would not get a full upgrade to Windows Phone 8. With Windows Phone 8 now launched, Nokia needs to see significant growth in sales if the one-time largest manufacturer of smartphones is to halt its tailspin.

Two other manufacturers to watch are Chinese up-and-comers Huawei and ZTE, which have catapulted from nowhere to 7.6 and 6.8 million smartphone shipments last quarter, respectively. The companies specialize in low-cost smartphones and could make a huge splash in the market with the heft of the Chinese government's support. Those close ties, however, have drawn scrutiny from regulators in some markets.

Product Innovation Approach

How Apple, Samsung, And Google Take Different Approaches To Innovation

Three model of innovation
* Need seeker
* Market Reader
* Tech Driver

Going mobile anywhere

BII MOBILE INSIGHTS: Who Will Be Disrupted By The Rise Of Mobile?

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The fall of previously success story

DoCoMo Shares Fall to Lowest Since 1998 on Forecast: Tokyo Mover- Bloomberg

NTT DoCoMo Inc. , Japan’s largest mobile-phone company, fell to the lowest level in 14 years in Tokyo trading.

DoCoMo’s rivals have turned to acquisitions as part of their strategy to drive growth as they foresee the domestic market slowing down. Softbank, the third-largest wireless services provider, announced a $20 billion investment in U.S.’s Sprint Nextel Corp. on Oct. 15. KDDI and Sumitomo Corp. offered as much as 216 billion yen on Oct. 24 to buy out Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Japan
’s biggest cable-TV operator.

Softbank akuisisi Sprint

Softbank breaks records with $20.1bn deal for 70% of Sprint

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eBay's beyond strategy

From Financial Times EBay moves beyond its dotcom roots

Donahoe: "It’s so easy in Silicon Valley for success to be defined as being hot.  We wanted to build a company that wasn’t just hot for three to five years, but one that was great, and lasted 30, 40, 50 years,

The company’s stock has climbed steadily in the past three years of his tenure, from an all-time low of $10.43 in 2009 to a peak last month of just above $50. Mr Donahoe has steered the company through a slow and steady upswing on all measures – even eBay’s sluggish commerce business, Marketplaces, is showing signs of a revival, with 10 per cent growth in users last quarter, the fastest rise since 2007.

Now eBay is on its next three-year plan, positioning itself to be a platform for retailers by creating a suite of technology offerings that allow store owners to be their own Amazon, and forging partnerships with large retailers such as Best Buy, Home Depot, and Toys R Us that give eBay customers more product choices and shipping options.

Online commerce still accounts for just 5 per cent of overall retail sales. While Amazon dominates that, eBay is moving deliberately into the offline market, believing shopping habits will increasingly overlap between the internet and physical stores.

“We’ve gone from competing in the $5bn ecommerce market to the $10tn retail market, where half of that is being web-enabled,” Mr Donahoe says.

Google’s Mobile Ads

Masih dari situs Wired, kali ini diambil dari artikel dengan judul Google's woes show mobile isn't just a Facebook problem

Google:
The average “cost-per-click” spread across all its ads had fallen by 15 percent compared to the same time last year.

BGC Financial analyst Colin Gillis: 
There is some cannibalization going on,and mobile clicks monetize at about 50 percent of traditional clicks.

Larry Page:
We’re seeing tremendous innovation in advertising, which I believe will help us monetize mobile queries more effectively than desktop today. Indeed, our mobile monetization per query is already a significant fraction compared to desktop. In short, as we transition from one screen to multiple screens, Google has enormous opportunities to innovate and drive ever-higher monetization, just like search in 2000.

Kompetisi di Industri Internet

Artikel dari situs Wired dengan judul "The Warships of Silicon Valey" mengulas kompetisi di industri Internet saat ini. Meski tidak membahas secara rinci persaingan tersebut, namun gambar pada artikel tersebut cujup menarik untum ditampilkan disini.

Dari 9 "internet portfolio business" minimal 4 diantaranya menjadi rebutan paling tidak 4 dari 5 pemain utama di industri internet. 4 Portfolio Business tersebut diantaranya adalah: music, video/tv, tablet, dan cloud service.

Ada satu yang kurang lengkap dari gambar di artikel diatas, portfolio business Search seharusnya selain pemain dominan Google, Microsoft melalui Bing juga menyediakan layanan yang sama.

Mobile Game

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Mobile gamers are increasingly focused on mobile devices. Market researcher NPD said its research shows that 23 percent of app gamers say that they only play on mobile.

NPD said 59 percent of all game play now happens on a mobile device.

About half of the gamers in a survey of 5,923 U.S. residents in August said that they’re playing more mobile games now than a year ago. The main reason, cited by 37 percent of those surveyed, was free games, followed by portability and convenience (34 percent).

About 30 percent of app gamers have made either an in-app purchase (buying a virtual item from within a game) or have upgraded from a free app to a paid version. The average price that app gamers feel is a good value for a purchase or upgrade is $3.

Those who play on smartphones the most are not as likely to have made an in-app game purchase or to have upgraded to a paid app when compared to tablet gamers, who are more likely to have done both. As gaming playing frequency increases, so does the likelihood of having made a purchase or upgrade.

“Many mobile gaming consumers have grown accustomed to gaming for free, making it essential to find the sweet spot for pricing that encourages purchasing by as many consumers as possible,” said Liam Callahan, an industry analyst for The NPD Group. “Mobile game developers and publishers need to be able to maximize their opportunities by identifying ways to increase the number of gamers willing to upgrade their free apps or pay for in-app purchases, which currently stand at close to 30 percent. Another opportunity for the industry as a whole is to convert mobile-only gamers to engage in other gaming activities across portables, consoles and PCs where we see more money being spent per user.”

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Growth 14% for Internet Ad

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Internet ad revenues are up 14 percent in the first six months of 2012, hitting a new record $17 billion. And that 14 percent increase is dwarfed by mobile’s nearly doubling — a 95 percent increase — to hit $1.2 billion.

In addition, digital video ad revenue grew by 18 percent to just over $1 billion while search revenues for the first quarter were up 19 percent to $8.1 billion, and display ad revenue was up just four percent to $5.6 billion.

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Mobile Commerce Growth

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@DQXm Juniper: Mobile shopping will rise 50% in the next 2 years from 393 m today. Total values will hit $730 b within 5 yrs. http://t.co/JM9VY4z0

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Digital music sales up 15% over last year.

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RT @DQXm Digital music sales up 15% over last year, 1 billion songs already... - http://t.co/i4fysvD8 - from @Taptu

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NFC is it a Hype or Real Opportunities?

Excerpt from “ NFC-Enabled Smartphones to Account for 28% of Global Market by 2015” by PYRAMID RESEARCH 

From Mobile World Congress in Barcelona 2011, session “Mobile Money: NFC — Moving Beyond Payments”: Near-field communication is clearly one of the hottest topics in the telecom industry this year. Many of largest handset manufacturers are launching new NFC-enabled smartphones or are, at least, stating their intent to include the technology in their future models. At the same time, hoping to seize the potential opportunity captured by NFC technology, mobile operators are creating regional and global partnerships.

Meanwhile, an abundance of other large businesses, such as Google, Visa, MasterCard and Barclays, are proactively seeking profitable business models that would allow them to tap into the NFC goldmine, too. Their solutions often bypass the need for mobile service providers’ involvement. We believe that this elevated interest and sizable new investments in NFC-enabled devices and services will eventually result in the rise of a healthy NFC ecosystem and trigger high demand for NFC-enabled handsets. More precisely, we project that almost 28% of total smartphones sold to end users will be NFC-enabled in 2015.

Despite the positive early trends in the nascent NFC market, many are still skeptical about the future of NFC-based services. Some point out the lack of industry standards, others the lack of profitable and attractive business models. Finally, some claim that there is a genuine lack of interest in NFC-based services from end users. Our opinion is that the overwhelming supply of NFC-enabled handsets will result in strong sales of these devices in the short run (2011-2012).

In the medium to long term, as NFC-based services become ubiquitous, consistent and secure, the sales of NFC-enabled devices, including handsets, will continue to grow, at that point driven by the growing demand for NFC services on behalf of end users and retailers. Over 250m mobile handsets sold to end users in 2015 will be NFC- enabled.

Key finding

• The overwhelming supply of NFC-enabled handsets will result in strong sales of these devices in the short run (2011-2012). In the medium/long term, as NFC services become ubiquitous, consistent and secure, the sales of NFC-enabled devices, including handsets, will continue to grow but will be driven by growing demand from end users and retailers.
• Mobile handsets that are NFC-capable will see skyrocketing sales in 2011 and 2012. These sales will be driven by the overwhelming supply of NFC-enabled smartphones that will hit the market in the next two years and service providers’ “push” marketing strategies across the globe.
• In the medium to long term, as the NFC ecosystem rapidly evolves, there will be an abundant supply of other NFC devices. In order to trigger demand for these devices too, equipment vendors will have to convince their users (mostly retailers) that the benefit from NFC will outweigh the cost of investment in NFC-enabled devices.
• Over the next five years, as a number of high-impact partnerships and profitable business models emerge in the NFC marketplace, the NFC-based services will become ubiquitous, consistent and secure. That will ultimately create sustainable demand for NFC-enabled devices, including handsets.