MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT
       MAY 2012
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SECTION 1


        NATIVE SPEAKS
           MOBILE
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SECTION 2


       HANDSET
    MANUFACTURERS
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NOKIA LOSES TOP
                                     HANDSET MAKER
                                     POSITION
   INSERT IMAGE IN                   »  Nokia has held the title of
                                        “Worlds biggest handset maker”
     BACKGROUND                         for 14 years.
                                     »  It has now been bumped off its
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                 top spot by Samsung based on
                                        shipments in the first quarter of
      SPACE 100%                        2012.
                                     »  Samsung shipped 93.5 million
                                        handsets.
                                     »  Nokia shipped 82.7million
                                        handsets.

                                                              Forbes, 16 May 2012
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SAMSUNG VS.
                            APPLE
           The smartphone market is
             becoming what many are
          calling a “a two horse race”       INSERT IMAGE IN
        between Samsung and Apple,
             something that Nokia CE           BACKGROUND
      Stephen Elop wanted to prevent      MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
       when Nokia released its range
            of high-end cellphones in           SPACE 100%
         partnership with Microsoft in
        February 2011 - but offerings
        like the Lumia 800 have been
                         slow in sales.
Forbes, 16 May 2012
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APPLE DROPS 4G NAME
                                     »  Apple has dropped “4G” from the name of its
                                        new iPads that support Long Term Evolution
                                        (LTE) networks, this after the use of the term
   INSERT IMAGE IN                      landed it in hot water in Australia.
                                     »  An iPad 3 with support for mobile broadband
     BACKGROUND                         now bears the name “Wi-Fi+ Cellular” with the
                                        product description explaining that the device
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                 can connect to certain “4G LTE” networks.
                                     »  Core explained that it has taken steps to
      SPACE 100%                        ensure that customers are informed that the
                                        LTE features of the iPad 3 won’t work in South
                                        Africa.
                                     »  Despite the lack of commercial LTE networks
                                        in South Africa, the iPad 3’s specifications do
                                        allow it to connect to all our 3G networks.
                                                                    MyBroadband, 14 May 2012
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GOOGLE-
                                     MOTOROLA DEAL
   INSERT IMAGE IN                   »    The worlds number one Internet search
                                          engine is set to develop its own line of
     BACKGROUND                      » 
                                          smartphones.
                                          Google, which will be the newest entrant
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                   to the handset market, announced plans
                                          for the acquisition last year in a bid to
                                          secure Motorola’s valuable patents and
      SPACE 100%                          pave the way for a pairing of Google’s
                                          Android mobile software and Motorola’s
                                          handset business.
                                     »    Chinese authorities have now given the
                                          go ahead for the $12.5 billion purchase
                                          of Motorola Mobility.


                                                                     ITWeb, 22 May 2012
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RIM’S LAST
                        CHANCE TO WIN
   INSERT IMAGE IN      DEVELOPERS
     BACKGROUND         OVER WITH THE
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      SPACE 100%        BLACKBERRY 10
                        PLATFORM

                                      IT News Africa, 1 May 2012

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BLACKBERRY PLACES HOPES ON BB10

     »  RIM unveiled its vision for the Blackberry 10 platform at the
        Blackberry World Conference and released the initial
        developer toolkit for native and HTML 5 software development.
     »  RIM is aware that this is their last chance to win over
        consumers, as users won’t carry on buying its phones or
        tablets unless developers get excited about the platform and
        create a wealth of apps to operate on it.
     »  The key will be to have apps that people want and perform to
        the level that people are used to on the IPad.
     »  The creation of locally and culturally relevant apps will make
        them an important marketing tool.
                                                        IT News Africa, 1 May 2012

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RIM REPORTS
                                      LOSSES, LOOKING TO
                                      SELL
   INSERT IMAGE IN                    »    Struggling Blackberry-maker Research
                                           In Motion (RIM) filed an operating loss
     BACKGROUND                            for the second-straight quarter and will
                                           be laying off a number of employees, as
                                           many as 5000.
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS               »    RIM’s market capitalisation is now $5.5
                                           billion, down from $84 billion at the
      SPACE 100%                           company’s peak in 2008.
                                      »    Bank advisors are weighing the options
                                           to sell, to split up the hardware and
                                           software business or a continued
                                           attempt to turn the company around.

                                                              Business Report, 31 May 2012
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RIM OPENS LOCAL
                                        AUTHORISED
                                        ACADEMIC CENTRE
   INSERT IMAGE IN     »                RIM announced the opening of the
                                        Blackberry Apps Lab at the University
     BACKGROUND                         of Pretoria.
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS»                It aims to accelerate mobile
      SPACE 100%                        application development in South
                                        Africa.
                                      »  The Blackberry Apps Lab is part of
                                         RIM’s extensive developer programme
                                         that spans Africa.
                                                                ITWeb, 31 May 2012
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SECTION 3


                            MOBILE
                           NETWORKS
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VIRGIN MOBILE SA CEO
                        STEVE BAILEY STEPS
   INSERT IMAGE IN      DOWN AS DUBAI-BASED
     BACKGROUND         TELECOMS COMPANY
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                                      » 
                 SPACE 100%                Richard Branson's Virgin Group is planning to
                                           dilute its shareholding in mobile virtual
                                           network operation (MNV) Virgin Mobile SA.
                                      »    It will reduce its 55% stake in virgin Mobile to
                                           a minority position to facilitate Friendi’s
                                           purchase.

                                                                        Tech Central, 18 May 2012
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MTN REPORTS A 4%
                                      INCREASE IN
                                      SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE
   INSERT IMAGE IN                    FIRST QUARTER 2012
     BACKGROUND         »                  MTN Group reported a 4% rise in subscribers,
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                    totalling 170.6 million at the end of March 2012,
                                           from 164.5 million at the end of December 2011.
      SPACE 100%        »                  Its key markets played a large role namely South
                                           Africa, Nigeria and Iran.
                                      »    The number of subscribers rose by 3% in South
                                           Africa and Nigeria.


                                                                       Business Day, 4 May 2012
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VODACOM
                                      RELEASES Q1
                                      RESULTS
   INSERT IMAGE IN     »              In the year to March, total subscribers
                                      increased 30%, a gain of 11 million
                                      customers.
     BACKGROUND        »              The bulk of the additions came from SA
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS               where the company added 6 million
                                      users.
      SPACE 100%       »              The results show that data is twice the
                                      size of SMS (in terms of revenue
                                      streams), and this is likely to reflect in
                                      other networks.

                                                                 ITWeb, 21 May 2012
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VODACOM’S RESULTS SUMMARY
     »  SA grew subscribers 27% to 29 million, mostly due to a 31,3%
        gain in prepaid customers driven by low-cost handset deals.
     »  Data revenue increased 23.6%, driven by a 35.4% increase in
        active data customers to 12.2 million.
     »  Smartphone users remain the driving force behind data and
        now account for a 5th of all handsets on the local network.
     »  Smartphone users average monthly data use more than
        doubled, to 92MB a month.
     »  Vodacom continues to seek more affordable smartphones,
        which should come around $50 within the next 12-18 months.


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VODACOM ADDS
                                           INSURANCE TO IT’S
                                           OFFERING
   INSERT IMAGE IN                    »    Vodacom expands its product portfolio by entering
                                           into the South African insurance market.
     BACKGROUND                       »    With a long-term and short-term insurance license,
                                           this allows Vodacom to underwrite and sell insurance
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                    products.

      SPACE 100%                      »    Vodacom will leverage the direct links it has with
                                           more than 30 million customers which will reduce the
                                           costs of acquiring and serving customers.
                                      »    Vodacom is using its reputation as “one of SA’s most
                                           trusted brand” to attract customers looking for
                                           insurance products.

                                                                            ITWeb, 16 May 2012
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ALAN KNOTT-CRAIG
                                       AIMS TO SHAKE UP
                                       THE MARKET
   INSERT IMAGE IN                    »    Newly appointed Cell C CEO, who
                                           started Vodacom is now on a mission to
                                           compete more aggressively with its
     BACKGROUND                            biggest rivals MTN and Vodacom.
                                      »    In the last month, Cell C (who currently
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                    has 13% market share) has slashed
                                           broadband prices, introduced cheaper
      SPACE 100%                           prepaid tariffs and aims to cut contract
                                           call rates, hopefully to the original 25c
                                           when Knott-Craig was at Vodacom.
                                      »    It has also secured an equity injection
                                           of about R1,5bn from its parent
                                           company Dubai-based Oger Telecom.

                                                               Tech Central, 30 May 2012
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PREPAID PRICE
                                      WARS
                                      »  Vodacom and Cell C slashed their
                                         prepaid rates, each coming out with
   INSERT IMAGE IN                       99c per minute deals.
                                      »  In a rush to launch its 99c deal
     BACKGROUND                          after Cell C, Vodacom did not
                                         launch as expected due to a
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                  discrepancy relating to ICASA
                                         regulations regarding tariff
      SPACE 100%                         charges. Vodacom did not get
                                         approval from ICASA on its new
                                         rate.
                                      »  Vodacom issued a statement saying
                                         it had “mistakenly referred to the
                                         Freedom 99 promotion as a tariff”.
                                                               ITWeb, 16 May 2012
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PREPAID PRICE COMPARISONS
     »     Second cellphone operator MTN turned its nose up at the significant prepaid pricing cuts announced by
           Vodacom and Cell C, saying it still offers “the most affordable prepaid experience” in the market.
     »     Cell C however provided a pricing table which disputes MTN’s claim:




     »     Industry observers say the recent developments signal a renaissance in the telecommunications pricing
           war that has for years been somewhat latent.


                                                                                           MyBroadband, 17 May 2012
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FIRST CELL C
           SLASHES PRICES,
                 NOW JOBS
             Cell C announced it is looking to       INSERT IMAGE IN
               retrench 12% of its workforce.
            Cell C spokesperson Karin Fourie
                                                       BACKGROUND
           confirms that “The objective of the
                    restructuring process is to   MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
        streamline the business, to bring the
             business closer to our customer            SPACE 100%
                     base and to make it more
                        competitive” she says.
             “We are focusing on the areas of
                  business that we believe are
                                  overstaffed.”
Tech Central, 30 May 2012
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SECTION 4



                     NEW MOBILE
                      STATISTICS
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MOBILE LIFE IN
                                      SUB-SAHARAN
                                      AFRICA
   INSERT IMAGE IN                    »  Mobile Life reveals results
                                         from Sub-Saharan Africa and
     BACKGROUND                          the behaviours, motivations
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                  and priorities of the regions
                                         mobile phone users.
      SPACE 100%                      »  South Africans surveyed said
                                         they would be the most
                                         interested (54%) in using their
                                         phones for location-based
                                         services in the future.
                                                          Memeburn, 23 May 2012
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MOBILE USAGE IN AFRICA
     »  One in five mobile phone users in Sub-Saharan Africa now have a smartphone,
        with one in three in South Africa, and one in four in Nigeria.
     »  The mobile phone is the main electronic device used, coming second is a DVD
        player with 72% owning one.
     »  There is a strong desire to access the internet. The three main reasons to want a
        smartphone is to:
             –  Surf the internet (38%)
             –  Upgrade to a better phone (30%)
             –  Access to the latest features and services (26%)
     »  Nokia still leads, with little over half of all mobile phone users owning a Nokia as
        their primary phone. Samsung is distant second at 11% and Blackberry third at
        just under 6%
                                                                            Memeburn, 23 May 2012
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INTERNET ACCESS
     The Internet Awakens                                                         IN SOUTH AFRICA
                                                                                  REPORT 2012
       The internet has finally penetrated
        20% of South Africa’’s population,
          with the first signs of the mass                             49mil
       market embracing digital tools on
                                                                                  HEADLINE FINDINGS RELEASED
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                             their phones.
                                                                                  BY WORLD WIDE WORX
                                                  20%

          BACKGROUND
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 8,5mil

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                 2,85mil only via mobile device         11mil web users by 2013

                 5,5mil 3G users

                 7,9mil via mobile device




                                                                                                MyBroadband, 10 May 2012
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INTERNET ACCESS IN SA
     »  There are now an estimated 8.5-million internet users in the country, nearly 60%
        more than there were two years ago and around 90% of those access the web
        using mobile at some point.
     »  Even mobile users are increasingly moving to smart devices. In 2011 there were
        an estimated 8.5-million smartphones floating around the country and that
        number is set to grow to 11-million by the end of this year.
     »  6.02 million access the Internet on computer, laptop and tablet. 90% of these
        also access by phone.
     »  A total of 7.9 million South Africans access the Internet on their cellphones.
     »  2.48 million only access the Internet via cellphone.
     »  The number of 3G users in South Africa has grown to 5.5 million.
                                                                         MyBroadband, 10 May 2012
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FACEBOOK MOBILE
                                      PENETRATION
                                      »  Facebook has 50% of all its
   INSERT IMAGE IN                       users on mobile
                                         phones coming in from
     BACKGROUND                          emerging markets like
                                         Nigeria and South Africa with
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                  Nigeria having the highest
                                         penetration of 81.2%.
      SPACE 100%
                                      »  All credits to Blackberry
                                         which is very popular among
                                         Nigerians.

                                                      Tech Talk Africa, 14 May 2012
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FACEBOOK VS.
                         MXIT IN
                      TOWNSHIPS
      According to a recent ikapadata
                                           INSERT IMAGE IN
       report, Facebook is overtaking        BACKGROUND
                   MXit in townships.
                                        MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
                                              SPACE 100%


ITWeb, 17 May 2012
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IKAPADATA MOBILE MONEY SURVEY 2012




ITWeb, 17 May 2012
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GOOGLE SA
                                       COMMISSIONS
                                       INTERNET ECONOMIC
                                       IMPACT SURVEY
   INSERT IMAGE IN
                                      »  A study conducted by World Wide
     BACKGROUND                          Worx reveals that the Internet
                                         economy in South Africa
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                  contributes R59 million (2%) to
                                         its GDP.
      SPACE 100%                      »  This contribution is rising by
                                         around 0.1% year on year –
                                         meaning it will reach R79 million
                                         by 2016, contributing up to 25%
                                         to SA’s GDP.
                                                               ITWeb, 30 May 2012
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THE SUNDAY TIMES
                                      NEXT GENERATION
                                      BRAND SURVEY
                                      RESULTS
   INSERT IMAGE IN                    »  This year polled over 5 500 urban and
                                         peri-urban youths across South
     BACKGROUND                          Africa.
                                      »  The annual study provides marketers
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                  with insights on how the local youth
                                         market perceive their brands.
      SPACE 100%                      »  The study illustrates young
                                         consumers brand preferences on
                                         what they think is cool.
                                      »  The annual youth spend in 2011 was
                                         R98.7 billion.
                                                                 HDI Youth Marketeers
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SOME OF THE WINNERS 2012
     »     Coolest Brand Overall 2012              »    Coolest Cell Phone All Groups (%)
                   1.      Blackberry                      1.    Blackberry (36.72)
                   2.      BMW                             2.    Nokia (22.40)

                   3.      Coca-Cola                       3.    Apple iPhone (20.31)
                                                           4.    Samsung (4.57)

     »  Coolest Bank All Groups (%)
                                                   »    Coolest Telecoms Provider All Groups (%)
                   1.      FNB (26.19)
                                                           1.    Vodacom (30.65)
                   2.      ABSA (24.36)
                                                           2.    MTN (28.30
                   3.      Standard Bank (20.61)
                                                           3.    Cell C (18.90
                   4.      Nedbank (11.57)
                                                                                 Yomzanzi, 31 May 2012
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EMERGING MARKET
                                           COUNTRIES DRIVING
                                           UP INTERNET
                                           GROWTH
                                      »    Mary Meeker, renowned web analyst released her
   INSERT IMAGE IN                    » 
                                           2012 Internet Trends Report.
                                           3G subscriptions only represent 18% of the worlds
     BACKGROUND                       » 
                                           total mobile subscriptions.
                                           Emerging markets may not be leading the way in
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                    terms of web growth, but they are when it comes
                                           to 3G growth.

      SPACE 100%                      »    No African countries made the top 15 list of
                                           countries with the most 3G subscribers. However,
                                           given that the majority of mobile devices with 3G
                                           capability are smartphones, Africa has a long way
                                           to catch up.
                                      »    Right now, there are only 935 million smartphone
                                           subscribers out of 6.34 billion global mobile
                                           subscribers.
                                                                     Memeburn, 31 May 2012
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Global Mobile Web Ad Impression Growth by Vertical on the
                                                                Ad Exchange and AdSense Q4 2011
                                                               250% growth in mobile impressions
                                                     - Display Business Trends Publishers Edition




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                          MOBILE
                        INNOVATION
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                           IN SA
     MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
FNB LAUNCHES
                                       GEO-PAYMENT
                                      »    FNB offically launched a new
   INSERT IMAGE IN                         functionality within its app that allows for
                                           geo-mobile payments.
     BACKGROUND                       »    This new feature allows users to be
                                           within a 500 metre radius to send and
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                    receive money without the need to
                                           exchange banking details.
      SPACE 100%                      »    You need not be an FNB customer to
                                           receive money, but only FNB account
                                           holders are able to make payments.
                                      »    FNB has also extended the scope of its
                                           banking app by adding eWallet to the
                                           menu.

                                                 ITWeb, 30 May 2012 Memeburn, 9 May 2012
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MXIT LAUNCHES
              OWN GE0-
       PAYMENT SYSTEM
                                               INSERT IMAGE IN
        However, FNB is not the first to
       market. MXit also announced its           BACKGROUND
      own geo-fenced payment system.
                                            MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
      The application known as Gust is
      a step away from MXit Moola that            SPACE 100%
           wont rely on MXit’s platform.
         A Beta version is expected to be
                           ready in June.
                                                       Bandwidth Blog, 8 May 2012
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WI-FI IN THE SKY
                                      »  In a South African first, Mango flyers
                                         can now surf the web at 30 000 ft.
                                      »  G-Connect In-Flight Wi-Fi is a service
   INSERT IMAGE IN                       that is compatible with most Wi-Fi
                                         enabled devices including
     BACKGROUND                          smartphones, tablets and laptops
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                  and allows for full internet
                                         connectivitiy including sending and
      SPACE 100%                         receiving emails, web browsing and
                                         the use of social networks.
                                      »  Data heavy services like YouTube and
                                         peer-to-peer downloads, are however
                                         not allowed.
                                                          Bandwidth Blog, 10 May 2012
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WHAT YOU NEED TO
     KNOW
»     During the test flight, the connection
      crashed under the load of +- 100 users
      trying to connect simultaneously.
      Lesson learnt – as long as no more
      than 6 people try to connect at once, it
                                                    INSERT IMAGE IN
      should be a breeze.                             BACKGROUND
»     For the jetsetters, there are 3 packages
      to choose from:                            MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
        • 
        • 
              One way @R50
              One-day pass @ R90
                                                       SPACE 100%
        •     Per minute option @R1 per minute
»     The rollout should see 80% of Mango’s
      fleet online by end of June 2012.

                                                           Bandwidth Blog, 10 May 2012
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EXPENZA FOR
                                          BLACKBERRY
                                      »  With BlackBerry’s 8520 as the most popular
                                         phone in South Africa, developers of the
   INSERT IMAGE IN                       BlackBerry version of ExpenZA ensured
                                         that the app worked optimally for
     BACKGROUND                          BlackBerry’s OS5 and higher.
                      » 
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                  ExpenZa aims at helping people make
                                         smarter decisions about their finances
      SPACE 100%                         through the automation of expense tracking
                                         by intercepting the expenditure SMS
                                         message sent by various banks in South
                                         Africa and uses the information contained
                                         in that SMS to automatically populate a
                                         user’s expense list.
                                                               Bandwidth Blog, 18 May 2012
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CELLPHONES ACT
         AS PANIC BUTTON
            IDMe is a cell phone based
                                              INSERT IMAGE IN
           voice-free panic button that         BACKGROUND
        allows the activation of a panic
               button in an emergency.     MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
        On activation, the panic button          SPACE 100%
       will initiate a response by ER24
         Emergency Medical Services.

ITWeb, 23 May 2012
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WACS GETS
                                           SWITCHED ON
                                      »    The West Africa Cable System (WACS)
   INSERT IMAGE IN                         will add more than 40% to South
                                           Africa’s existing international
                                           broadband capacity.
     BACKGROUND                       »    Even though MTN is the largest
                                           investor in WACS, as WACS went live,
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                    Vodacom took the opportunity to
                                           announce that it aims to harness the
      SPACE 100%                           capacity of WACS and mobile
                                           technology to “spread Internet access
                                           to all South Africans”.
                                      »    WACS will ultimately drive down prices
                                           and provide more reliability.


                                                                  ITWeb, 11 May 2012
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SECTION 6


                                MOBILE IN
                                 AFRICA
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MOBILE SECURITY
                                      CONCERNS IN
                                      AFRICA
   INSERT IMAGE IN                    »  SensePost MD Charl van der
     BACKGROUND                          Walt raises security issues at
                                         the ITWeb Security Summit.
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
                                      »  One point he made is that the
      SPACE 100%                         powerful features available on
                                         smartphones open these
                                         devices up to attacks.


                                                               ITWeb, 22 May 2012
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INTERNET ACCESS IN SA
     »  By 2015, the number of mobile-only Internet users will have
        grown 56-fold worldwide. The same growth pattern is being
        seen in Africa.
     »  “Mobile will outstrip all other devices as the primary
        computing device for Africans,” said Van Der Walt. “In Africa,
        by 2015, there will be more people with mobile access than
        electricity at home. There's got to be a game changer in there
        somewhere.”
     »  Looking at the mobile threat model, Van Der Walt said the
        three core areas of concern are security, privacy and control.
                                                              ITWeb, 22 May 2012
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ESKIMI, A SOCIAL
                                      NETWORK FOR
                                      FEATURE PHONES
                                      REACHES 7M USERS
   INSERT IMAGE IN
                                      »  Lithuanian-based Eskimi originally
     BACKGROUND                          launched as a mobile web service,
                                         recently went over the 7 million user
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                  mark, growing 1 million in the last
                                         month.
      SPACE 100%                      »  +- billion monthly ad impressions.
                                      »  Half of its users are from Nigeria.
                                      »  Its largest markets are Nigeria,
                                         Ghana, Vietnam and Indonesia.
                                                                Memeburn, 25 May 2012
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NOLLYWOOD
                                      BLACKBERRY
                                      BABES
   INSERT IMAGE IN
                        »             Blackberry Babes is a Nigerian
     BACKGROUND                       comedy that exaggerates the
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS               Nigerian craze for the Blackberry.
                        »             http://www.youtube.com/watch?
      SPACE 100%                      v=h3rAItM0lMw




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SECTION 7


                        NEWS FROM
                         ABROAD
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CHINA HITS 1B
                    MOBILE PHONE
                           USERS
  »  The latest stats, released by
                                            INSERT IMAGE IN
     China’s Ministry of Industry and         BACKGROUND
     Information Technology, show that
     there are approximately 1 030 052   MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
     000 mobile users in the country.          SPACE 100%
  »  Considering the population is
     around 1.3 billion that means
     more than 76% of Chinese citizens
     have one.
Memeburn, 24 May 2012
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YAHOO LAUNCHES
                 AXIS
      »     A web exploration and search tool.

      »     It is both a mobile browser and a desktop
            plugin that gives users visual search
            results as they type.                           INSERT IMAGE IN
      »     It includes a personalised homepage
            which stays with you across your
                                                              BACKGROUND
            desktop, IPad and iPhone.                    MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
      »     It allows you to easily pick up where you
            left off when you switch devices.
                                                               SPACE 100%
      »     At the moment it is only available for iOS
            devices, while the plugin is available on
            all HTML 5 enabled desktop browsers.

Memeburn, 25 May 2012
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FACEBOOK IPO’S AND
                                                                  HINTS AT ITS DESIRE TO
                                                                  INCREASE ITS MOBILE
                                                                  CAPABILITIES
   INSERT IMAGE IN                                                »    Making multiple mobile app
                                                                       acquisitions.
     BACKGROUND                                                   »    Rumoured to be building its own
                                                                       handset.
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                                           »    Rumoured to be buying browser maker
      SPACE 100%                                                       Opera.
                                                                  »    Expanding into North Africa and the
                                                                       Middle East to boost advertising sales.
                                                                  »    However Facebook’s IPO is in dire
                                                                       straits being recorded as the worst-
                                                                       performing in a decade.
                                      Tech Talk Africa, 31 May 2012    PC World, 19 May 2012 TechCentral, 15 May 2012
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CHELSEA FC APP
                                      LAUNCHED
                                      »  Irrespective of where you are,
                                         you get the latest news first,
   INSERT IMAGE IN                       video-on-demand, match
     BACKGROUND                          reports, live match
                                         commentary and much more.
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
                                      »  Premium content requires a
      SPACE 100%                         subscription.
                                      »  Compatible with Samsung
                                         phones running on Android
                                         2.1 and above.
                                                     Tech Talk Africa, 20 May 2012
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THE WORLDS
            FIRST WIKIPEDIA
                      TOWN
  »     Relies on QR codes to link visitors with
        relevant articles on Wikipedia.
  »     Since the project began six months ago,
                                                         INSERT IMAGE IN
        Wikipedia volunteers around the globe have
        contributed nearly 500 new articles in over
                                                           BACKGROUND
        25 languages                                  MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
  »     On its official launch earlier this month,
        some 1,000 QR codes were already in place
                                                            SPACE 100%
        throughout Monmouth.

  »     How long before initiatives such as this
        become a norm around the world?

Springwise, 22 May 2012
  55   MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
YOUTUBE TURNS 7
   »  On the 21st May YouTube
      celebrated its 7th birthday.
   »  To celebrate, they compiled a video
      showcasing everything that has
      made them great to this day.                            INSERT IMAGE IN
   »  The video reveals some stats:                             BACKGROUND
           »     There are over 40 billion videos viewed
                 every day                                 MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS
           »     72 hours of video are uploaded every
                 minute                                          SPACE 100%
           »     Over 600 million playbacks through
                 YouTube Mobile every day
           »     http://www.youtube.com/watch?
                 v=GLQDPH0ulCg

Digital Buzz Blog, 22 May 2012
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JUNIPER RELEASES
                                           NEW REPORT ON NFC
                                           GROWTH
                                      »    According to tech analysis company Juniper
                                           Research, more than 1 in 4 mobile users in
                                           Western Europe and the US will make in-store
   INSERT IMAGE IN                         payments using NFC (Near-Field
                                           Communication) by 2017 – huge growth from
     BACKGROUND        » 
                                           only 2% this year.
                                           The ability to ‘tap’ a phone and make a payment
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS                    has massive appeal for people, and could see
                                           NFC take the lead over other mobile payment
                                           systems.
      SPACE 100%       »                   For mobile wallet providers, NFC payments
                                           provide new and personalised retail marketing
                                           and sales opportunities above the capabilities of
                                           debit or credit cards.
                                      »    The collaboration between financial institutions
                                           and mobile network operators will help rapid
                                           market expansion from 2012. Memeburn, 30 May 2012
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INSERT IMAGE IN BACKGROUND
                  MAKE SURE IT FILLS THE SCREEN 100%




                                      AND SO…
58   MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
THE KEY TRENDS IN MOBILE FOR MAY 2012


 »      Blackberry loses overseas market, but continues to succeed in Africa.
 »      Network price wars in South Africa demonstrates a more aggressive stance for market
        share growth.
 »      The number of South Africans accessing the Internet through their cell phones is growing
        rapidly with smartphones and apps giving rise to the number of people connected.
 »      Emerging markets show massive contribution to worldwide Internet growth through 3G.
 »      The smartphone market is changing the dynamics of handset manufacturers – everyone is
        trying to get their share of the market.
 »      Facebook reveals serious ambitions to lead in the mobile space.
 »      The sending, receiving and tracking of money through mobile payment systems and apps
        proving their value in South Africa society.



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CONTACT US
                                      Should you have any mobile insight, strategy, campaign or
                                      solutions requirements please contact any one of us.

                                      Angus Robinson | Director: Mobile, Content, Community & Media
                                      [tel] +27 (11) 555-3800

   INSERT IMAGE IN                    [cell] +27 (83) 635 4400
                                      [fax] 0867210884

     BACKGROUND
                                      [email] angus@native.co.za

                       Tracy Aberman | Mobile Strategist
MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS[tel] +27 (11) 555-3800
                       [cell] +27 (82) 754 6111
      SPACE 100%       [fax] 0867210884
                       [email] tracya@native.co.za

                                      Vuyisile Sisulu | Mobile Technologist
                                      [tel] +27 (11) 555-3800
                                      [cell] +27 (82) 679 5415
                                       [fax] 0867210884
                                      [email] vuyilisle@native.co.za

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Native Mobile Monthly Report - May 2012

  • 1.
  • 2.
    INSERT IMAGE INBACKGROUND MAY 2012 MAKE SURE IT FILLS THE SCREEN 100% A SNAPSHOT 2 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 3.
    SECTION 1 NATIVE SPEAKS MOBILE 3 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 4.
    4 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 5.
    SECTION 2 HANDSET MANUFACTURERS 5 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 6.
    NOKIA LOSES TOP HANDSET MAKER POSITION INSERT IMAGE IN »  Nokia has held the title of “Worlds biggest handset maker” BACKGROUND for 14 years. »  It has now been bumped off its MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS top spot by Samsung based on shipments in the first quarter of SPACE 100% 2012. »  Samsung shipped 93.5 million handsets. »  Nokia shipped 82.7million handsets. Forbes, 16 May 2012 6 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 7.
    SAMSUNG VS. APPLE The smartphone market is becoming what many are calling a “a two horse race” INSERT IMAGE IN between Samsung and Apple, something that Nokia CE BACKGROUND Stephen Elop wanted to prevent MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS when Nokia released its range of high-end cellphones in SPACE 100% partnership with Microsoft in February 2011 - but offerings like the Lumia 800 have been slow in sales. Forbes, 16 May 2012 7 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 8.
    APPLE DROPS 4GNAME »  Apple has dropped “4G” from the name of its new iPads that support Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, this after the use of the term INSERT IMAGE IN landed it in hot water in Australia. »  An iPad 3 with support for mobile broadband BACKGROUND now bears the name “Wi-Fi+ Cellular” with the product description explaining that the device MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS can connect to certain “4G LTE” networks. »  Core explained that it has taken steps to SPACE 100% ensure that customers are informed that the LTE features of the iPad 3 won’t work in South Africa. »  Despite the lack of commercial LTE networks in South Africa, the iPad 3’s specifications do allow it to connect to all our 3G networks. MyBroadband, 14 May 2012 8 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 9.
    GOOGLE- MOTOROLA DEAL INSERT IMAGE IN »  The worlds number one Internet search engine is set to develop its own line of BACKGROUND »  smartphones. Google, which will be the newest entrant MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS to the handset market, announced plans for the acquisition last year in a bid to secure Motorola’s valuable patents and SPACE 100% pave the way for a pairing of Google’s Android mobile software and Motorola’s handset business. »  Chinese authorities have now given the go ahead for the $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility. ITWeb, 22 May 2012 9 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 10.
    RIM’S LAST CHANCE TO WIN INSERT IMAGE IN DEVELOPERS BACKGROUND OVER WITH THE MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS LAUNCH OF SPACE 100% BLACKBERRY 10 PLATFORM IT News Africa, 1 May 2012 10 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 11.
    BLACKBERRY PLACES HOPESON BB10 »  RIM unveiled its vision for the Blackberry 10 platform at the Blackberry World Conference and released the initial developer toolkit for native and HTML 5 software development. »  RIM is aware that this is their last chance to win over consumers, as users won’t carry on buying its phones or tablets unless developers get excited about the platform and create a wealth of apps to operate on it. »  The key will be to have apps that people want and perform to the level that people are used to on the IPad. »  The creation of locally and culturally relevant apps will make them an important marketing tool. IT News Africa, 1 May 2012 11 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 12.
    RIM REPORTS LOSSES, LOOKING TO SELL INSERT IMAGE IN »  Struggling Blackberry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) filed an operating loss BACKGROUND for the second-straight quarter and will be laying off a number of employees, as many as 5000. MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS »  RIM’s market capitalisation is now $5.5 billion, down from $84 billion at the SPACE 100% company’s peak in 2008. »  Bank advisors are weighing the options to sell, to split up the hardware and software business or a continued attempt to turn the company around. Business Report, 31 May 2012 12 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 13.
    RIM OPENS LOCAL AUTHORISED ACADEMIC CENTRE INSERT IMAGE IN »  RIM announced the opening of the Blackberry Apps Lab at the University BACKGROUND of Pretoria. MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS»  It aims to accelerate mobile SPACE 100% application development in South Africa. »  The Blackberry Apps Lab is part of RIM’s extensive developer programme that spans Africa. ITWeb, 31 May 2012 13 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 14.
    SECTION 3 MOBILE NETWORKS 14 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 15.
    VIRGIN MOBILE SACEO STEVE BAILEY STEPS INSERT IMAGE IN DOWN AS DUBAI-BASED BACKGROUND TELECOMS COMPANY MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS FRIENDI BUYS A STAKE »  SPACE 100% Richard Branson's Virgin Group is planning to dilute its shareholding in mobile virtual network operation (MNV) Virgin Mobile SA. »  It will reduce its 55% stake in virgin Mobile to a minority position to facilitate Friendi’s purchase. Tech Central, 18 May 2012 15 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 16.
    MTN REPORTS A4% INCREASE IN SUBSCRIBERS FOR THE INSERT IMAGE IN FIRST QUARTER 2012 BACKGROUND »  MTN Group reported a 4% rise in subscribers, MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS totalling 170.6 million at the end of March 2012, from 164.5 million at the end of December 2011. SPACE 100% »  Its key markets played a large role namely South Africa, Nigeria and Iran. »  The number of subscribers rose by 3% in South Africa and Nigeria. Business Day, 4 May 2012 16 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 17.
    VODACOM RELEASES Q1 RESULTS INSERT IMAGE IN »  In the year to March, total subscribers increased 30%, a gain of 11 million customers. BACKGROUND »  The bulk of the additions came from SA MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS where the company added 6 million users. SPACE 100% »  The results show that data is twice the size of SMS (in terms of revenue streams), and this is likely to reflect in other networks. ITWeb, 21 May 2012 17 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 18.
    VODACOM’S RESULTS SUMMARY »  SA grew subscribers 27% to 29 million, mostly due to a 31,3% gain in prepaid customers driven by low-cost handset deals. »  Data revenue increased 23.6%, driven by a 35.4% increase in active data customers to 12.2 million. »  Smartphone users remain the driving force behind data and now account for a 5th of all handsets on the local network. »  Smartphone users average monthly data use more than doubled, to 92MB a month. »  Vodacom continues to seek more affordable smartphones, which should come around $50 within the next 12-18 months. 18 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 19.
    VODACOM ADDS INSURANCE TO IT’S OFFERING INSERT IMAGE IN »  Vodacom expands its product portfolio by entering into the South African insurance market. BACKGROUND »  With a long-term and short-term insurance license, this allows Vodacom to underwrite and sell insurance MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS products. SPACE 100% »  Vodacom will leverage the direct links it has with more than 30 million customers which will reduce the costs of acquiring and serving customers. »  Vodacom is using its reputation as “one of SA’s most trusted brand” to attract customers looking for insurance products. ITWeb, 16 May 2012 19 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 20.
    ALAN KNOTT-CRAIG AIMS TO SHAKE UP THE MARKET INSERT IMAGE IN »  Newly appointed Cell C CEO, who started Vodacom is now on a mission to compete more aggressively with its BACKGROUND biggest rivals MTN and Vodacom. »  In the last month, Cell C (who currently MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS has 13% market share) has slashed broadband prices, introduced cheaper SPACE 100% prepaid tariffs and aims to cut contract call rates, hopefully to the original 25c when Knott-Craig was at Vodacom. »  It has also secured an equity injection of about R1,5bn from its parent company Dubai-based Oger Telecom. Tech Central, 30 May 2012 20 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 21.
    PREPAID PRICE WARS »  Vodacom and Cell C slashed their prepaid rates, each coming out with INSERT IMAGE IN 99c per minute deals. »  In a rush to launch its 99c deal BACKGROUND after Cell C, Vodacom did not launch as expected due to a MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS discrepancy relating to ICASA regulations regarding tariff SPACE 100% charges. Vodacom did not get approval from ICASA on its new rate. »  Vodacom issued a statement saying it had “mistakenly referred to the Freedom 99 promotion as a tariff”. ITWeb, 16 May 2012 21 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 22.
    PREPAID PRICE COMPARISONS »  Second cellphone operator MTN turned its nose up at the significant prepaid pricing cuts announced by Vodacom and Cell C, saying it still offers “the most affordable prepaid experience” in the market. »  Cell C however provided a pricing table which disputes MTN’s claim: »  Industry observers say the recent developments signal a renaissance in the telecommunications pricing war that has for years been somewhat latent. MyBroadband, 17 May 2012 22 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 23.
    FIRST CELL C SLASHES PRICES, NOW JOBS Cell C announced it is looking to INSERT IMAGE IN retrench 12% of its workforce. Cell C spokesperson Karin Fourie BACKGROUND confirms that “The objective of the restructuring process is to MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS streamline the business, to bring the business closer to our customer SPACE 100% base and to make it more competitive” she says. “We are focusing on the areas of business that we believe are overstaffed.” Tech Central, 30 May 2012 23 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 24.
    SECTION 4 NEW MOBILE STATISTICS 24 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 25.
    MOBILE LIFE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA INSERT IMAGE IN »  Mobile Life reveals results from Sub-Saharan Africa and BACKGROUND the behaviours, motivations MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS and priorities of the regions mobile phone users. SPACE 100% »  South Africans surveyed said they would be the most interested (54%) in using their phones for location-based services in the future. Memeburn, 23 May 2012 25 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 26.
    MOBILE USAGE INAFRICA »  One in five mobile phone users in Sub-Saharan Africa now have a smartphone, with one in three in South Africa, and one in four in Nigeria. »  The mobile phone is the main electronic device used, coming second is a DVD player with 72% owning one. »  There is a strong desire to access the internet. The three main reasons to want a smartphone is to: –  Surf the internet (38%) –  Upgrade to a better phone (30%) –  Access to the latest features and services (26%) »  Nokia still leads, with little over half of all mobile phone users owning a Nokia as their primary phone. Samsung is distant second at 11% and Blackberry third at just under 6% Memeburn, 23 May 2012 26 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/ MAY 2012
  • 27.
    INTERNET ACCESS The Internet Awakens IN SOUTH AFRICA REPORT 2012 The internet has finally penetrated 20% of South Africa’’s population, with the first signs of the mass 49mil market embracing digital tools on HEADLINE FINDINGS RELEASED INSERT IMAGE IN their phones. BY WORLD WIDE WORX 20% BACKGROUND MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS 8,5mil SPACE 100% 2,85mil only via mobile device 11mil web users by 2013 5,5mil 3G users 7,9mil via mobile device MyBroadband, 10 May 2012 27 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT – MAY 2012
  • 28.
    INTERNET ACCESS INSA »  There are now an estimated 8.5-million internet users in the country, nearly 60% more than there were two years ago and around 90% of those access the web using mobile at some point. »  Even mobile users are increasingly moving to smart devices. In 2011 there were an estimated 8.5-million smartphones floating around the country and that number is set to grow to 11-million by the end of this year. »  6.02 million access the Internet on computer, laptop and tablet. 90% of these also access by phone. »  A total of 7.9 million South Africans access the Internet on their cellphones. »  2.48 million only access the Internet via cellphone. »  The number of 3G users in South Africa has grown to 5.5 million. MyBroadband, 10 May 2012 28 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/ MAY 2012
  • 29.
    FACEBOOK MOBILE PENETRATION »  Facebook has 50% of all its INSERT IMAGE IN users on mobile phones coming in from BACKGROUND emerging markets like Nigeria and South Africa with MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS Nigeria having the highest penetration of 81.2%. SPACE 100% »  All credits to Blackberry which is very popular among Nigerians. Tech Talk Africa, 14 May 2012 29 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 30.
    FACEBOOK VS. MXIT IN TOWNSHIPS According to a recent ikapadata INSERT IMAGE IN report, Facebook is overtaking BACKGROUND MXit in townships. MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS SPACE 100% ITWeb, 17 May 2012 30 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 31.
    IKAPADATA MOBILE MONEYSURVEY 2012 ITWeb, 17 May 2012 31 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 32.
    GOOGLE SA COMMISSIONS INTERNET ECONOMIC IMPACT SURVEY INSERT IMAGE IN »  A study conducted by World Wide BACKGROUND Worx reveals that the Internet economy in South Africa MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS contributes R59 million (2%) to its GDP. SPACE 100% »  This contribution is rising by around 0.1% year on year – meaning it will reach R79 million by 2016, contributing up to 25% to SA’s GDP. ITWeb, 30 May 2012 32 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 33.
    THE SUNDAY TIMES NEXT GENERATION BRAND SURVEY RESULTS INSERT IMAGE IN »  This year polled over 5 500 urban and peri-urban youths across South BACKGROUND Africa. »  The annual study provides marketers MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS with insights on how the local youth market perceive their brands. SPACE 100% »  The study illustrates young consumers brand preferences on what they think is cool. »  The annual youth spend in 2011 was R98.7 billion. HDI Youth Marketeers 33 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 34.
    SOME OF THEWINNERS 2012 »  Coolest Brand Overall 2012 »  Coolest Cell Phone All Groups (%) 1.  Blackberry 1.  Blackberry (36.72) 2.  BMW 2.  Nokia (22.40) 3.  Coca-Cola 3.  Apple iPhone (20.31) 4.  Samsung (4.57) »  Coolest Bank All Groups (%) »  Coolest Telecoms Provider All Groups (%) 1.  FNB (26.19) 1.  Vodacom (30.65) 2.  ABSA (24.36) 2.  MTN (28.30 3.  Standard Bank (20.61) 3.  Cell C (18.90 4.  Nedbank (11.57) Yomzanzi, 31 May 2012 34 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 35.
    EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES DRIVING UP INTERNET GROWTH »  Mary Meeker, renowned web analyst released her INSERT IMAGE IN »  2012 Internet Trends Report. 3G subscriptions only represent 18% of the worlds BACKGROUND »  total mobile subscriptions. Emerging markets may not be leading the way in MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS terms of web growth, but they are when it comes to 3G growth. SPACE 100% »  No African countries made the top 15 list of countries with the most 3G subscribers. However, given that the majority of mobile devices with 3G capability are smartphones, Africa has a long way to catch up. »  Right now, there are only 935 million smartphone subscribers out of 6.34 billion global mobile subscribers. Memeburn, 31 May 2012 35 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 36.
    Global Mobile WebAd Impression Growth by Vertical on the Ad Exchange and AdSense Q4 2011 250% growth in mobile impressions - Display Business Trends Publishers Edition INSERT IMAGE IN BACKGROUND MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS SPACE 100% 36 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/ MAY 2012
  • 37.
    SECTION 5 MOBILE INNOVATION 37 IN SA MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 38.
    FNB LAUNCHES GEO-PAYMENT »  FNB offically launched a new INSERT IMAGE IN functionality within its app that allows for geo-mobile payments. BACKGROUND »  This new feature allows users to be within a 500 metre radius to send and MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS receive money without the need to exchange banking details. SPACE 100% »  You need not be an FNB customer to receive money, but only FNB account holders are able to make payments. »  FNB has also extended the scope of its banking app by adding eWallet to the menu. ITWeb, 30 May 2012 Memeburn, 9 May 2012 38 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 39.
    MXIT LAUNCHES OWN GE0- PAYMENT SYSTEM INSERT IMAGE IN However, FNB is not the first to market. MXit also announced its BACKGROUND own geo-fenced payment system. MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS The application known as Gust is a step away from MXit Moola that SPACE 100% wont rely on MXit’s platform. A Beta version is expected to be ready in June. Bandwidth Blog, 8 May 2012 39 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 40.
    WI-FI IN THESKY »  In a South African first, Mango flyers can now surf the web at 30 000 ft. »  G-Connect In-Flight Wi-Fi is a service INSERT IMAGE IN that is compatible with most Wi-Fi enabled devices including BACKGROUND smartphones, tablets and laptops MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS and allows for full internet connectivitiy including sending and SPACE 100% receiving emails, web browsing and the use of social networks. »  Data heavy services like YouTube and peer-to-peer downloads, are however not allowed. Bandwidth Blog, 10 May 2012 40 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 41.
    WHAT YOU NEEDTO KNOW »  During the test flight, the connection crashed under the load of +- 100 users trying to connect simultaneously. Lesson learnt – as long as no more than 6 people try to connect at once, it INSERT IMAGE IN should be a breeze. BACKGROUND »  For the jetsetters, there are 3 packages to choose from: MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS •  •  One way @R50 One-day pass @ R90 SPACE 100% •  Per minute option @R1 per minute »  The rollout should see 80% of Mango’s fleet online by end of June 2012. Bandwidth Blog, 10 May 2012 41 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 42.
    EXPENZA FOR BLACKBERRY »  With BlackBerry’s 8520 as the most popular phone in South Africa, developers of the INSERT IMAGE IN BlackBerry version of ExpenZA ensured that the app worked optimally for BACKGROUND BlackBerry’s OS5 and higher. »  MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS ExpenZa aims at helping people make smarter decisions about their finances SPACE 100% through the automation of expense tracking by intercepting the expenditure SMS message sent by various banks in South Africa and uses the information contained in that SMS to automatically populate a user’s expense list. Bandwidth Blog, 18 May 2012 42 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 43.
    CELLPHONES ACT AS PANIC BUTTON IDMe is a cell phone based INSERT IMAGE IN voice-free panic button that BACKGROUND allows the activation of a panic button in an emergency. MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS On activation, the panic button SPACE 100% will initiate a response by ER24 Emergency Medical Services. ITWeb, 23 May 2012 43 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 44.
    WACS GETS SWITCHED ON »  The West Africa Cable System (WACS) INSERT IMAGE IN will add more than 40% to South Africa’s existing international broadband capacity. BACKGROUND »  Even though MTN is the largest investor in WACS, as WACS went live, MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS Vodacom took the opportunity to announce that it aims to harness the SPACE 100% capacity of WACS and mobile technology to “spread Internet access to all South Africans”. »  WACS will ultimately drive down prices and provide more reliability. ITWeb, 11 May 2012 44 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 45.
    SECTION 6 MOBILE IN AFRICA 45 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 46.
    MOBILE SECURITY CONCERNS IN AFRICA INSERT IMAGE IN »  SensePost MD Charl van der BACKGROUND Walt raises security issues at the ITWeb Security Summit. MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS »  One point he made is that the SPACE 100% powerful features available on smartphones open these devices up to attacks. ITWeb, 22 May 2012 46 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 47.
    INTERNET ACCESS INSA »  By 2015, the number of mobile-only Internet users will have grown 56-fold worldwide. The same growth pattern is being seen in Africa. »  “Mobile will outstrip all other devices as the primary computing device for Africans,” said Van Der Walt. “In Africa, by 2015, there will be more people with mobile access than electricity at home. There's got to be a game changer in there somewhere.” »  Looking at the mobile threat model, Van Der Walt said the three core areas of concern are security, privacy and control. ITWeb, 22 May 2012 47 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 48.
    ESKIMI, A SOCIAL NETWORK FOR FEATURE PHONES REACHES 7M USERS INSERT IMAGE IN »  Lithuanian-based Eskimi originally BACKGROUND launched as a mobile web service, recently went over the 7 million user MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS mark, growing 1 million in the last month. SPACE 100% »  +- billion monthly ad impressions. »  Half of its users are from Nigeria. »  Its largest markets are Nigeria, Ghana, Vietnam and Indonesia. Memeburn, 25 May 2012 48 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 49.
    NOLLYWOOD BLACKBERRY BABES INSERT IMAGE IN »  Blackberry Babes is a Nigerian BACKGROUND comedy that exaggerates the MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS Nigerian craze for the Blackberry. »  http://www.youtube.com/watch? SPACE 100% v=h3rAItM0lMw 49 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 50.
    SECTION 7 NEWS FROM ABROAD 50 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 51.
    CHINA HITS 1B MOBILE PHONE USERS »  The latest stats, released by INSERT IMAGE IN China’s Ministry of Industry and BACKGROUND Information Technology, show that there are approximately 1 030 052 MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS 000 mobile users in the country. SPACE 100% »  Considering the population is around 1.3 billion that means more than 76% of Chinese citizens have one. Memeburn, 24 May 2012 51 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 52.
    YAHOO LAUNCHES AXIS »  A web exploration and search tool. »  It is both a mobile browser and a desktop plugin that gives users visual search results as they type. INSERT IMAGE IN »  It includes a personalised homepage which stays with you across your BACKGROUND desktop, IPad and iPhone. MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS »  It allows you to easily pick up where you left off when you switch devices. SPACE 100% »  At the moment it is only available for iOS devices, while the plugin is available on all HTML 5 enabled desktop browsers. Memeburn, 25 May 2012 52 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 53.
    FACEBOOK IPO’S AND HINTS AT ITS DESIRE TO INCREASE ITS MOBILE CAPABILITIES INSERT IMAGE IN »  Making multiple mobile app acquisitions. BACKGROUND »  Rumoured to be building its own handset. MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS »  Rumoured to be buying browser maker SPACE 100% Opera. »  Expanding into North Africa and the Middle East to boost advertising sales. »  However Facebook’s IPO is in dire straits being recorded as the worst- performing in a decade. Tech Talk Africa, 31 May 2012 PC World, 19 May 2012 TechCentral, 15 May 2012 53 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 54.
    CHELSEA FC APP LAUNCHED »  Irrespective of where you are, you get the latest news first, INSERT IMAGE IN video-on-demand, match BACKGROUND reports, live match commentary and much more. MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS »  Premium content requires a SPACE 100% subscription. »  Compatible with Samsung phones running on Android 2.1 and above. Tech Talk Africa, 20 May 2012 54 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
  • 55.
    THE WORLDS FIRST WIKIPEDIA TOWN »  Relies on QR codes to link visitors with relevant articles on Wikipedia. »  Since the project began six months ago, INSERT IMAGE IN Wikipedia volunteers around the globe have contributed nearly 500 new articles in over BACKGROUND 25 languages MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS »  On its official launch earlier this month, some 1,000 QR codes were already in place SPACE 100% throughout Monmouth. »  How long before initiatives such as this become a norm around the world? Springwise, 22 May 2012 55 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
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    YOUTUBE TURNS 7 »  On the 21st May YouTube celebrated its 7th birthday. »  To celebrate, they compiled a video showcasing everything that has made them great to this day. INSERT IMAGE IN »  The video reveals some stats: BACKGROUND »  There are over 40 billion videos viewed every day MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS »  72 hours of video are uploaded every minute SPACE 100% »  Over 600 million playbacks through YouTube Mobile every day »  http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=GLQDPH0ulCg Digital Buzz Blog, 22 May 2012 56 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
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    JUNIPER RELEASES NEW REPORT ON NFC GROWTH »  According to tech analysis company Juniper Research, more than 1 in 4 mobile users in Western Europe and the US will make in-store INSERT IMAGE IN payments using NFC (Near-Field Communication) by 2017 – huge growth from BACKGROUND »  only 2% this year. The ability to ‘tap’ a phone and make a payment MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS has massive appeal for people, and could see NFC take the lead over other mobile payment systems. SPACE 100% »  For mobile wallet providers, NFC payments provide new and personalised retail marketing and sales opportunities above the capabilities of debit or credit cards. »  The collaboration between financial institutions and mobile network operators will help rapid market expansion from 2012. Memeburn, 30 May 2012 57 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
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    THE KEY TRENDSIN MOBILE FOR MAY 2012 »  Blackberry loses overseas market, but continues to succeed in Africa. »  Network price wars in South Africa demonstrates a more aggressive stance for market share growth. »  The number of South Africans accessing the Internet through their cell phones is growing rapidly with smartphones and apps giving rise to the number of people connected. »  Emerging markets show massive contribution to worldwide Internet growth through 3G. »  The smartphone market is changing the dynamics of handset manufacturers – everyone is trying to get their share of the market. »  Facebook reveals serious ambitions to lead in the mobile space. »  The sending, receiving and tracking of money through mobile payment systems and apps proving their value in South Africa society. 59 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012
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    CONTACT US Should you have any mobile insight, strategy, campaign or solutions requirements please contact any one of us. Angus Robinson | Director: Mobile, Content, Community & Media [tel] +27 (11) 555-3800 INSERT IMAGE IN [cell] +27 (83) 635 4400 [fax] 0867210884 BACKGROUND [email] angus@native.co.za Tracy Aberman | Mobile Strategist MAKE SURE IT FILLS THIS[tel] +27 (11) 555-3800 [cell] +27 (82) 754 6111 SPACE 100% [fax] 0867210884 [email] tracya@native.co.za Vuyisile Sisulu | Mobile Technologist [tel] +27 (11) 555-3800 [cell] +27 (82) 679 5415 [fax] 0867210884 [email] vuyilisle@native.co.za 60 MOBILE MONTHLY REPORT/MAY 2012