Updated every quarter World Cellular Data Metrics covers messaging and mobile data usage indicators including:

>Data as % of revenues with data points from Q1 2002 for at least 89 operators. >GPRS and CDMA2000 1X subscribers from Q1 2002, as well as Japanese benchmarks for i-mode and Sha-Mail. Data available for in excess of 160 networks with commentary on subscriber statistics. >Mobile data deployments covering GPRS, CDMA2000 1X and EDGE infrastructure contracts for over 211 operators. >MMS deployments listed by operator, MMSC vendor and commercial launch status worldwide: permitting the user to conduct vendor analysis of MMSC contracts. >MMS vs SMS pricing providing a comparison for all commercial MMS services worldwide including commentary on ratio of picture message to existing SMS prices. >SMS traffic volumes per quarter from Q1 2000, including the top European SMS markets, USA, Japan, Philippines, Australia, China and selected Eastern European and South American markets.

World Cellular Data Metrics features also include:

>MMS traffic for 24 operators >The inclusion of mobile data revenues (in USD format) and an accompanying chart ranking the top operators. >A chart creator to allow users to compare data % of revenue for specific operators of interest. >Mobile data subscribers split by technology/service. >Mobile data charts showing take up of data services over time, comparison of data subscribers by region and by specified markets over time and as a % of total subscribers. >An Executive Summary highlighting some of the key findings from the June edition.

Product details
Product Manager: Kester Mann
Frequency: Quarterly updates
Format: Excel spreadsheet