Peer-to-peer Location-based Mobile Services: Local Social Mobile Applications Beyond the Hype

• Publication date: April 2010

Overview: The marketplace is booming with mobile local social applications leveraging peer-to-peer location-based technologies. Many of the companies carving out their niche in mobile social have not presented a transparent revenue model that extends beyond the next 12 months. Additionally, many of the companies have not presented a vision of how their specific products will enhance the lives of their consumers over the ...

Overview:

The marketplace is booming with mobile local social applications leveraging peer-to-peer
location-based technologies. Many of the companies carving out their niche in mobile
social have not presented a transparent revenue model that extends beyond the next
12 months. Additionally, many of the companies have not presented a vision of how
their specific products will enhance the lives of their consumers over the next
five years.

This report addresses the leading app developers world-wide as well as recent applications
making a difference and presents a visionary use of peer-to-peer mobile location-based
services.

Audience:

* Mobile Search, LBS, and Social Networking Companies
* Mobile Application Developers focusing on Emerging Market Trends
* Location-based Service Application Developers
* LBS Infrastructure and Software Companies
* Investors, Analysts, and Consultants focused on Mobile Search, LBS, and Search

Keywords:
Peer to Peer Location, Peer to Peer Search, Social Networking, MobileLocal Search, Mobile Social Networking, Google Buzz, Mobile Facebook

Global Broadband Industry

Table of Contents:

Peer-to-peer Location-based Mobile Services: 2

Local Social Mobile Applications Beyond the Hype. 2

Introduction. 2

1.0 GPS. 5

1.1 Competitive Values for Handheld Terminals. 5

1.2 Emerging Global Solutions. 6

2.0 4G.. 6

3.0 Hype, Trend, Buzz. 8

4.0 Perspective. 9

5.0 Entertainment Mobile Social Applications - Key Competitors. 9

5.1 Google Latitude. 9

5.2 Apple iGroups (working name). 10

5.3 Brightkite. 11

5.4 Whrrl 12

5.5 Citysense for BlackBerry (iPhone coming soon). 12

5.6 iPling. 13

5.7 Loopt. 14

5.8 MobiLuck. 14

5.9 Yahoo! Social Pulse. 14

5.11 Twitter. 15

6.0 Enterprise Mobile Social Applications. 15

6.1 IRL. 16

6.2 Nokia. 16

6.3 Omnilink. 16

6.4 MemberScout. 17

7.0 Personal Safety. 17

7.1 Omnilink. 18

8.0 Banking. 18

9.0 Hardware and Services. 19

10.0 What's Hot. 21

11.0 Copyrights, Trademarks, and Disclaimers. 22

12.0 About the Author. 22

4g in World

Hong Kong Number Of 3g & 4g Phone Subscribers (`000)

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2004 To 2017
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union (ITU)), BMI research, Operators

• Industries : Wireless Technology
• Countries : World

Eurozone Number Of 3g & 4g Phone Subscribers (`000)

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2005 To 2016
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union (ITU)), BMI research, Operators

• Industries : Wireless Technology
• Countries : World, Europe

Cote D`ivoire 3g & 4g Market As % Of Entire Mobile Market

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2012 To 2017
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union - ITU), operators, BMI

• Industries : Wireless Technology
• Countries : World

Laos Number Of 3g & 4g Phone Subscribers (`000)

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2008 To 2017
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union (ITU)), BMI research, Operators

• Industries : Wireless Technology
• Countries : Laos, World

Cote D`ivoire Number Of 3g & 4g Phone Subscribers, % Change Y-o-y

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2013 To 2017
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union - ITU), operators, BMI

• Industries : Wireless Technology
• Countries : World

Broadband in World

Bermuda Number Of Broadband Internet Subscribers (`000)

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2005 To 2017
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union - ITU), BMI research

• Industries : Broadband
• Countries : World

Eurozone Number Of Broadband Internet Subscribers (`000)

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2005 To 2016
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union (ITU)), BMI research, Operators

• Industries : Broadband
• Countries : World, Europe

Aruba Number Of Broadband Internet Subscribers, % Change Y-o-y

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2004 To 2017
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union - ITU), BMI research

• Industries : Broadband
• Countries : World

Cayman Islands Number Of Broadband Internet Subscribers (`000)

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2008 To 2017
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union - ITU), BMI research

• Industries : Broadband
• Countries : World

Montserrat Number Of Broadband Internet Subscribers (`000)

• $ 250
• Industry data
• February 2013

Yearly, From 2006 To 2017
By Business Monitor International
Source: World Bank (International Telecommunications Union - ITU), BMI research

• Industries : Broadband
• Countries : World