For Consumer Product Strategy Professionals (Length: 12 pages)

May 6, 2009

Mobile Internet: Where Is Your Audience?

Assessing Browser Traffic To Support Good Technology Decisions

This is the third document in the "Mobile POST" series.

by Julie A. Ask

with Michelle de Lussanet, Laura Wiramihardja


Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

Mobile traffic pales in comparison with online traffic, but it is sizeable enough not to be ignored. Handset fragmentation both in the US and globally has stymied the delivery of excellent user experiences to date, resulting in less than 5% of US cell phone users browsing the mobile Internet daily. This handful of users, however, is generating substantial traffic, with AdMob properties alone seeing nearly 3 billion ad requests within the US during January 2009 — up from less than half that number just one year ago. Smartphones account for the most traffic per device, but basic "feature phones" deliver nearly two-thirds of all traffic. Traffic analysis will assist professionals responsible for developing a mobile Web presence as they make decisions around what browsers and devices to support directly, how to deploy a mobile Web presence, and which vendors to choose. It will also help them understand costs. These professionals should only make these technology decisions once they have analyzed the Mobile Technographics® Profiles of their customers, identified objectives, and designed a strategy.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemMobile Web Presence Creation Needs Comparative Device Data

itemMobile Internet Usage Sees High Growth, But It's Uneven Across Phone Types

itemAmong Smartphone Platforms In The US, Apple Leads In Mobile Internet Usage

itemBrowsers Rendering Desktop-Like Internet Experience See The Most Traffic

itemRich Media Experiences Will Reward Those With Ad-Sponsored Models

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itemUse Mobile Traffic Data To Answer Mobile Web Presence Questions

Forrester used AdMob data collected during January 2009 to study and analyze mobile Web traffic across its 6,000-plus media partners in the US and globally. Data used included traffic for the top 200 devices in the US.

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itemThe POST Method: A Systematic Approach To Mobile Strategy

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Analyst: Julie A. Ask
Technology: B2B Sales & Marketing, Customer Experience, Customer Experience Management, eBusiness/eCommerce, Enterprise Mobile Devices, Enterprise Mobility, Information & Knowledge Management, Mobile Software & Platforms, Office Productivity, Product & Solutions Strategies
Industry: The Mobile Channel
Geography: Europe, Global, North America