Mobile media

In Latest Quarterly Index, VeriSign Registers Strong Growth in SMS and MMS Messaging Delivery

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, June 2, 2009 -- Mobile messaging volumes continue to shatter records, according to the latest quarterly index of mobile messaging statistics compiled by the Messaging and Mobile Media Division of VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world.

During the first quarter of 2009, VeriSign, which delivers 60 percent of the text and mobile message traffic in the U.S. inter-carrier market(1), recorded a new high of nearly 84 billion messages delivered throughout the quarter. In 2008, the company successfully delivered more than 224 billion messages across its combined mobile messaging platforms.

Bebo takes full advantage of 3's leading high speed network

New York and London, March 30, 2009 -- Ireland's fastest growing mobile network, 3, has today become the first Bebo Open Mobile Partner in Ireland, launching the Bebo Open Mobile Messaging and Media toolkit, allowing customers to connect directly to friends by text and watch free video content on Bebo from their 3 mobile.

Launched in February, Bebo Open Mobile is a global programme for mobile operators, handset manufacturers and mobile software developers. The initiative offers a suite of tools to support the delivery of the Bebo social networking experience to mobile users and has achieved considerable industry adoption.

"The user response to Bebo messaging on 3 has validated the appeal of Bebo messaging as a two-way channel to connect Bebo users with the friends and content they care about," said Sean Kane, Global Head of Mobile, Bebo. "We're also breaking new ground with video. In order to reach its potential video on mobile needs to be a social experience - Bebo Open Mobile Video finally connects friends and content."

93 Per Cent of U.K. iPhone Users Accessed Mobile Media in January

London, U.K., March 26, 2009 -- comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today unveiled for the first time its data describing iPhone users in the United Kingdom, finding that 93 per cent of iPhone owners accessed mobile media in January. According to comScore, mobile e-mail is used by 75 per cent of British iPhone owners, making it the most popular type of mobile content consumed on the device.

“Consumers are clearly embracing the iPhone’s touch screen keyboard,” observed Alistair Hill, analyst, comScore. “The penetration of e-mail usage on the iPhone is more than double that of the smartphone category as a whole. Over the past several quarters, the UK smartphone market has been dominated by the N95, which lacks a QWERTY keyboard. As a result, we see smartphone users favour using their device for music and photo messaging, two activities for which these Nokia devices are particularly well-suited, more than e-mail.”