RE: [Air-l] Each Dane sends 102 SMS messages per month
Charlie and Merlyna, These are fascinating numbers; what are the sources of these statistics (for those of us who'd like to cite them in future research)? Thanks, Kirk ________________________________ From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org on behalf of Merlyna Lim Sent: Tue 9/28/2004 2:00 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org; hitch@hum.ku.dk Subject: Re: [Air-l] Each Dane sends 102 SMS messages per month Thanks, Charlie for your info... This is interesting... I'm curious to know about other European countries... Meanwhile, here some 'numbers' from Asia ... for comparison.. in Hong Kong, where 83% of total population are using cellular-phones, there're only 23 SMS messages sent per month per head on average. Meanwhile, in China 124, Singapore 219, and Philippines 466 SMS messages/month!! In Indonesia, telco company says it's 4 messages per day per head.. so in average is roughly 120/mo... -merlyna- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Breindahl" <hitch@hum.ku.dk> To: <air-l@aoir.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 2:01 PM Subject: [Air-l] Each Dane sends 102 SMS messages per month
In the first six months of 2004, the 5.4 million Danes have sent 2,958,045,000 SMS messages - or 102 per month on average. In the same period, the Danes sent 4,367,000 MMS messages.
SMS messages are short text messages sent from and received on mobile phones. MMS messages are multi-media SMS messages, predominantly sent from camera phones. The use of SMS messages is predominantly a youth phenomenon, but SMS is increasingly used instead of phone-in voting and in mail-in competitions.
Just thought you'd like to know :o)=
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Numbers are from the Danish National IT and Telecom Agency, http://www.itst.dk/wimpdoc.asp?page=tema&objno=95024114. The documents are in Danish, I'm afraid. You might send them an email and ask for more information. Danish Computerworld ran a story today where they quote the numbers I relayed to the list: http://www.computerworld.dk/default.asp?Mode=2&ArticleID=25345 - also in Danish. Computerworld also refers to a German report, which puts the Danes ahead of all other European nations in their use of SMS messaging (no reference). In Computerworld, the head of a Danish cell phone company is quoted as saying that his company has had great succes with a cell phone subscription with unlimited SMS. He got the idea for this subscription when he found out that his son sent 1,600 SMS messages per month. Most likely typed with the thumbs... I am stunned with the SMS numbers from Asia. Any ideas why the difference is so big? Best, Charlie
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of St-Amant, Kirk Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:14 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: RE: [Air-l] Each Dane sends 102 SMS messages per month
Charlie and Merlyna,
These are fascinating numbers; what are the sources of these statistics (for those of us who'd like to cite them in future research)?
Thanks,
Kirk
Howard Rheingold does an excellent overview of the impact of "texting" on the Japanese and Finnish societies in his book "Smart Mobs". If memory serves, he cites pricing structure and cellular infrastructure as reasons, among others, for the slow adoption of texting in North America vis-a-vis Scandinavia and Asia. Tamara Paradis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Breindahl" <hitch@hum.ku.dk> To: <air-l@listserv.aoir.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 3:51 PM Subject: RE: [Air-l] Each Dane sends 102 SMS messages per month
Numbers are from the Danish National IT and Telecom Agency, http://www.itst.dk/wimpdoc.asp?page=tema&objno=95024114. The documents are in Danish, I'm afraid. You might send them an email and ask for more information.
Danish Computerworld ran a story today where they quote the numbers I relayed to the list: http://www.computerworld.dk/default.asp?Mode=2&ArticleID=25345 - also in Danish. Computerworld also refers to a German report, which puts the Danes ahead of all other European nations in their use of SMS messaging (no reference).
In Computerworld, the head of a Danish cell phone company is quoted as saying that his company has had great succes with a cell phone subscription with unlimited SMS. He got the idea for this subscription when he found out that his son sent 1,600 SMS messages per month. Most likely typed with the thumbs...
I am stunned with the SMS numbers from Asia. Any ideas why the difference is so big?
Best, Charlie
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of St-Amant, Kirk Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:14 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: RE: [Air-l] Each Dane sends 102 SMS messages per month
Charlie and Merlyna,
These are fascinating numbers; what are the sources of these statistics (for those of us who'd like to cite them in future research)?
Thanks,
Kirk
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Kirk, Those numbers are from TNS Asia Telecoms Index, http://www.tns-global.com/ATI2004 You have to pay to get the full report, though. The Standard - Hong Kong's online news had an article mentioning numbers I cited, here is the url: http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail_frame.cfm?articleid=49844&intcatid... merlyna
-----Original Message----- From: air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org [mailto:air-l-aoir.org-bounces@listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of St-Amant, Kirk Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 9:14 PM To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: RE: [Air-l] Each Dane sends 102 SMS messages per month
Charlie and Merlyna,
These are fascinating numbers; what are the sources of these statistics (for those of us who'd like to cite them in future research)?
Thanks,
Kirk
Hi All, Although a little date because it was published in early 2003 those interested in mobile leisure might find "Mobile Entertainment in Europe: Current State of the Art" of use. It's available online at: http://www.mgain.org/MGAIN-wp3-d311-revised-final.pdf There's also an executive summary available at: http://www.mgain.org/MGAIN-wp3-d311-exsum.pdf Jase -- Dr Jason Rutter ESRC DigiPlay Seminar series www.cric.ac.uk/cric/digi/digisems.htm Intellectual Property Theft and Organised Crime www.iptocproject.org ESRC Centre for Research on Innovation and Competition (CRIC), The University of Manchester, Harold Hankins Building, Booth Street West, Manchester, M13 9QH. UK PH: +44 (0) 161 275 6859 Fax: +44 (0) 161 275 7361 http://www.cric.ac.uk/cric/Jason_Rutter
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