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TMCNet: Research and Markets: Australia - Mobile Media - PSMS Portals and Apps

[March 05, 2010]

Research and Markets: Australia - Mobile Media - PSMS Portals and Apps

Dublin, Mar 05, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f00c4d/australia_mobile) has announced the addition of the "Australia - Mobile Media - PSMS Portals and Apps" report to their offering.

Premium Rate SMS services have developed into a $200 million market. However this is a far cry from the predictions made in the late 1990s, which anticipated a multibillion-dollar market. Despite a decade of mobile data hype the access charges to PSMS remain far too high and in 2009 the market started to contract. With the advent of capped mobile services and new smart phones such as the iPhone, we now see users moving to the Internet to access a far wider variety of Apps based mobile content and communication services. In the PSMS market the mobile operators maintain an iron grip on this market through their m-payment facilities. The high costs limits the market to the more lucrative areas of gaming, adult services, horoscopes, etc. Subscription-based services were introduced to address the bill shock problems produced by these high charges but in some cases this has only made matters worse. Only those with high margins to spare can participate in this market. International entrants have increased their market share to above the 50%. This report covers: Sybase 365, Netsize Group, mBlox, Jumbuck Entertainment, iTouch, Mobile Messenger, 5th Finger, SMS Central and Communicator.

Key Topics Covered: 1. Synopsis 2. The Market in 2010 3. Smart phone Apps Market 4. Subscription-based Content services 5. Key players in the PSMS Market 6. Premium SMS revenues 7. Premium Rate Voice Services (separate report) 8. Mobile Content (separate report) 9. Related reports Companies mentioned: - Sybase 365 - Netsize Group - Jumbuck Entertainment Ltd - iTouch - Information Dialling Services (IDS Australia) - Mobile Messenger - 5th Finger - SMS Central - Communicator For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f00c4d/australia_mobile CONTACT: Laura Wood, Senior Manager, Research and Markets Fax: +1 646 607 1907 (US) Fax: +353 1 481 1716 (Rest of World) e-mail: press@researchandmarkets.com ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to info@m2.com.

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