Ericsson's data shows video makes up the largest segment of mobile data traffic today — and is expected to grow by around 60percentt annually until the end of 2018 when it's forecast to account for about half of total global traffic, dominating mobile content consumption.
The idea for Yahoo, as it has been for Facebook and Twitter, is that by tapping into USSD, it can extend its mobile reach to the segment of consumers in fast-growing mobile markets that have yet to switch to smartphones, or may own smartphones but live in areas with patchy or no mobile data reception, or simply lack the means to pay for data tariffs all the time.
Korean electronics giant, LG, believes there is an entire segment of mobile consumers who've been left out in the cold, i.e. the mainstream public, when it comes to touch screen phones.
MobaMingle's Japanized style can surely attract a certain segment of mobile web users but will also fence out a massive number of people who will just hate the design of the site.
"Social and online gaming is an extremely attractive segment of mobile and online gaming, and tying our innovative gaming expertise to a traditional casino operator with a qualified database of customers will create unmatched opportunities for both Rocket Games and Penn National".
"Google is out there cannibalizing the most promising segments of mobile," says Andler.
The Special Purpose Dextreous Manipulator (Dextre) is the latest addition to the on-orbit segment of the Mobile Servicing System (MSS); Canada's contribution to the International Space Station (ISS).
Today, smartphones are the fastest-growing segment of the mobile device market, according to Gartner, the research firm.
Every entrepreneur needs answers to key questions about the customers they're hoping to serve, including which segments of mobile consumers are seeking app experiences with SMBs, and what these shoppers want from the time they spend with SMBs on their smartphone screens.
