Nielsen data shows that only 37% of US mobile users paid for access to the mobile Internet and only 15.6% of mobile subscribers actively use mobile Internet services.. Figure 26: Technol
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Table 29: Internet Usage in Eastern Europe by Country, 2007
units as indicated Country Population (M) Broadband Penetration
Rate Households with Internet Access % of individuals 16-74 who shopped on the
internet Bulgaria 7.3 5.7% 19.0% 3.0%
Poland 38.5 6.8% 41.0% 16.0%
Slovakia 5.5 6.9% 46.0% 16.0%
Source: EuroStats, CIA.gov, and J.P Morgan estimates
OTAs with High International Hotel Exposure Are Likely to Outperform
Online hotel sales have been growing at a considerable pace According to PhoCusWright data, total 2007 online sales increased over 30% in local currency, aided by higher average daily rates and increased leisure and corporate demand
Hotel growth considerably outpaced website gross bookings growth of traditional airlines which increased only 16% in 2007 Additionally, we think hotel products will continue to have higher revenue margins for OTAs and less of a supplier competition threat given the highly fragmented market PhoCusWright data shows that hotels account for only 12% of supplier website bookings vs traditional airlines and LCCs, which each have a 34% share of supplier website bookings We think both revenue and profitability will grow as OTAs increase their hotel inventories
Figure 25: European Supplier Website Booking Shares, 2007 Leisure/Unmanaged Business
Percent
4%
16%
12%
34%
34%
Car rental Rail Hotel LCC Traditional airlines Source: PhoCusWright data
We Think the European OTA Market Will See Further Consolidation
In the first half of 2008, Hotel Reservation Services (HRS) of Germany acquired the Austrian company Tiscover, and Expedia announced an agreement to purchase the Italian company Venere Since almost half of the European OTA marketplace is still composed of small independent players, we think further acquisitions in the space are likely
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units as indicated
Source: PhoCusWright data
* Please note while PCLN has lower overall market share, it has better exposure in hotels and Eastern Europe
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The Mobile Market
84% of the U.S Population Has Mobile Phones, but Mobile Internet Usage Trails
The mobile market is a large and quickly growing industry, with Nielsen estimating 254M U.S mobile subscribers Mobile phone usage has surpassed PC ownership, which has an estimated 80% U.S penetration rate Given this level of scale, it is apparent that the market is attractive to Internet companies
However, despite the widespread use of mobile phones, mobile Internet use drastically trails it Nielsen data shows that only 37% of US mobile users paid for access to the mobile Internet and only 15.6% of mobile subscribers actively use mobile Internet services We think this is due primarily to hardware and technology issues which include slow web page loading times, complex user interfaces, small screens, and low resolutions We expect mobile Internet penetration growth to accelerate given the recent improvements made to wireless services and phone hardware
Figure 26: Technology Penetration in the US (2008E)
as labeled
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20.00%
40.00%
60.00%
80.00%
100.00%
Subscribers
Mobile Internet Users
0 50 100 150 200 250 300
Usage (M) Penetration Source: CIA Government Stats (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html) (Feb 2008); International Telecommunications Union (http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/statistics); CIA Government Stats
(http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html) (Mar 2008) for Vietnam and Hong Kong mobile phone data, "OECD Broadband Statistics to June 2007", OECD; www.point-topic.com; mybroadband.co.za; Hong Kong and India government statistics; European Travel Commission; www.bezeq.co.il; Santiago Times newspaper; Nielsen Mobile data, J.P Morgan Estimates
The Mobile Internet Has a Broad Demographic Reach
Not only have mobile phones been proven to be a vehicle of scale, they also have a broad reach across various demographic segments Surprisingly, Nielsen data suggests that mobile Internet usage is prevalent across age groups As of May 2008, the US mobile Internet audience was about evenly split between those over the age of
35 (48%) and those under the age of 35 (52%)
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13-17, 12.7%
18-24, 11.8%
25-34, 27.4%
35-54, 37.0%
55-64, 9.1% 65+, 1.7%
Source: Nielsen Mobile data
Reach is also found across genders and income levels Nielsen data shows that 56%
of mobile Internet users are male and 44% are female And, while 24% of mobile Internet users have household incomes of $100K or more, 26% have a household income of less than $50K We think this reach will broaden the medium’s appeal to advertisers
Internet Visits Scan a Variety of Verticals
Although usage is less frequent than on PCs, mobile Internet visits span a variety of verticals According to Nielsen Mobile data, 40% of mobile Internet users find sites through search engines, 22% through direct navigation, 18% through their favorite links, and 17% from their carrier’s portal Yahoo! Mail has the largest unique audience with 14M unique monthly users in May, with Google Search and The Weather Channel coming in next with 9M unique monthly users
Figure 28: Top Mobile Web Categories by Unique Monthly Visitors (May 2008)
Millions
35.7 26.1
16.8 13.0 11.8 9.9 9.7 9.6 8.6 6.8
0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 35.0 40.0 Portals
Email Weather New s/Politics Search City Sports Entertainment Videos/Mov ies Music
Source: Nielsen Mobile data
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Figure 29: Top Mobile Web Channels by Unique Monthly Visitors (May 2008)
Millions
14.2 9.1
8.6 7.9 7.5 6.5 6.2 5.3 4.6 4.1
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 Yahoo! Mail
Google Search Weather Channel MSN HotmailGmail ESPN Google MapsAOL Email MapQuest Yahoo! SearchCNN New s
Source: Nielsen Mobile data
Tech Improvements Likely to Push Mobile Internet Usage
In our opinion, the largest impediment to widespread mobile Internet adoption has been the exceedingly low data transfer speeds Nielsen Mobile estimates that network quality is the most important driver of satisfaction Network quality is second only to cost as the top reason former data users canceled their data services
Recently, 3G networks have become more widespread in the US and address low speeds by improving data transfer throughputs by about 6x over 2G and 2.5G networks (Nielsen Mobile estimate) In the US, 28% of consumers have a 3G capable handset
Phone improvements have also encouraged mobile Internet use Probably the most recognizable of phones, the iPhone, increased awareness of mobile Internet capabilities With a handset geared toward improving mobile Internet use, consumers significantly increased their use of mobile Internet services Nielsen Mobile data shows that 82% of iPhone users access the mobile Internet, making them 5x as likely to do so as the average mobile user
Table 31: Top Devices Amongst Mobile Internet Users
% of mobile Internet users with device
Device Percent
Source: Nielsen Mobile data
Mobile Internet Usage Likely to Grow at a 37% 3 Yr CAGR
As a result of the improving technology and increased availability of unlimited data packages from ISPs, we think the growth rate of mobile Internet usage will accelerate
in the future Specifically, we are looking for a 37% 3-year CAGR for active mobile Internet users
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Millions
2005 2006 2007 2008E 2009E 2010E
Active Mobile Internet Users 22.4 29.7 40.4 55.8 76.9 104.6
% of Mobile Subscribers 10.8% 12.7% 15.8% 21.2% 28.7% 38.6%
Active Mobile Internet Users 32.6% 36.0% 38% 38.0% 36.0%
Source: CTIA, Nielsen Mobile, and J.P Morgan estimates
The Dawn of Mobile Advertising
With approximately 40M Americans now actively using mobile Internet service, we think the market has reached enough scale to begin to be attractive to advertisers A Nielsen Mobile survey revealed that 26% of mobile Internet users recalled seeing some form of advertising while using the mobile Internet However, we believe experimental forms of advertising, including mobile, will suffer the most in the current economic downturn We have subdivided mobile Internet advertising into 3 categories: Message Advertising, Mobile Display, and Mobile Search
Table 33: US Mobile Advertising Forecast, 2005-2010E
millions
2005 2006 2007 2008E 2009E 2010E
Total 45 315 805 1613 2233 3217
Source: eMarketer, Yankee Group, Strategy Analytics, Nielsen Mobile, and J.P Morgan estimates
SMS (text) Advertising
We think mobile message advertising is currently the largest medium for mobile advertising, as text messaging usage does not require high data speeds or advanced phone capabilities Campaigns can include placement in text messages, direct spending on a message campaign, and spending on promotional coverage of end-user messaging costs We expect this market to reach $2.9B by 2010
Mobile Display Advertising
Mobile display advertising includes spending on display banners, links, or icons placed on WAP, mobile HTML sites or embedded in mobile applications such as maps or games and videos We think mobile display advertising will be a high
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In addition to high growth, we think the mobile display market will also undergo a competitive shift favoring traditional Internet display companies Early mobile display advertising was dominated by mobile specific ad networks such as Third Screen Media and AdMob, which specialize in delivering ads for phone browsers However the latest browsers, like MobileSafari on the iPhone, are designed to bypass mobile websites and display full size, hi-fi websites and ads Thus, the iPhone browser loads an ad the same way a computer does, eliminating the need for a special mobile ad network with different technology We think the trend toward these advanced phones will favor existing Internet players who already have many advertiser partnerships
Mobile Search Advertising
Mobile search advertising includes spending on sponsored display ads and text links that appear alongside mobile search results as well as spending on audio ads played
to mobile phone callers making a directory inquiry (eg GOOG-411 and 1-800-FREE411) We think mobile search advertising will be a high growth area given its high volume and starting point status We are expecting search advertising revenue
to reach $180M by 2010
Figure 30: Search Use and Monthly Frequency by Type
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14
Total 411 SMS WAP Carrier Search
Box
Carrier Portal
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%
% Use Monthly Frequency Source: Mobile Q1 2008 Mobile Media Survey and Q1 2008 Device Census
Google Leads in Mobile Search
Google has already taken a dominant role in the mobile search market, leading in usage of two of the five search methods Google is currently the leader in both SMS and WAP searches and, while not being dominant in market share, Google is also the leader in satisfaction among 411 search providers Currently, Google has a 61% market share of WAP searches and a 40% share of the SMS search market Yahoo! trails Google with an 18% WAP search market share, while MSN and AOL follow with market shares of 5% and 4%, respectively
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0 2 4 6 8 10
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%
% Users Monthly Frequency Source Mobile Q1 2008 Mobile Media Survey and Q1 2008 Device Census
Figure 32: Market Share and Monthly Frequency of SMS Searches by Provider
0 5 10 15 20
Google SMS Yahoo! Yellow Pages 4INFO SuperPages
SMS
Other
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
% Users Monthly Frequency Source: Mobile Q1 2008 Mobile Media Survey and Q1 2008 Device Census
Company Initiatives
Google Works on Android
Google decided to address distribution difficulties head-on with the creation of the Open Handset Alliance, composed of leading technology and wireless companies committed to the development of an open platform for mobile devices The Android platform is a fully integrated mobile "software stack” consisting of an operating system, middleware, user-friendly interface, and applications The first phones based
on Android debuted in the fourth quarter of 2008 By bringing the Internet developer model to the mobile market, it is hoped that increased innovation will make the phone features more attractive, affordable, and user-friendly for the consumer Despite speculation about the development of a Google Phone or GPhone, we believe it is unlikely that Google will choose to enter the hardware business First, none of Google’s core competencies lies in this business, and it would take much
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Instead, we believe it is more likely that Google will pursue methods to increase the distribution of its products and services, so that they may later be monetized If the Android open platform is widely rolled out, more consumers would have access to Google features Google has introduced many mobile products including search, Gmail, YouTube, Picassa, maps, and GOOG-411 We believe Google is well positioned to capitalize on the mobile space with its search dominance Currently, advertisers can elect to place mobile search or content ads through AdWords
Yahoo! Emphasizes Mobile
Yahoo! has introduced a comprehensive mobile offering including:
• Mobile Homepage;
• Yahoo! oneSearch, which provides instant answers to any query not just web links;
• Yahoo! oneConnect, an all-in-one communications application offering; and
• Yahoo! onePlace, a content management application
Similar to Google, Yahoo! has created an open environment that enables developers and publishers to make their offerings mobile Yahoo!’s Mobile Widget Platform gives developers an easy-to-use XML-based blueprint and instant scalability across all mobile devices that Yahoo!’s own mobile services run on Yahoo! has promoted uptake of its mobile services through carrier partnerships
Yahoo! has also begun to monetize the space The company currently offers mobile display advertising in 23 territories across Europe, Asia, and the Americas Search marketing solutions are available in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan In addition to being Vodafone’s exclusive advertising partner in the UK, Yahoo! announced a strategic partnership in the UK that will deliver the first graphical advertising to appear on T-Mobile’s Web’n’walk service Maxis Communications Berhad in Malaysia and Idea Cellular Limited in India extended Yahoo!’s mobile graphical advertising reach through new partnerships
MSN Updates Its Mobile Portal and Adds Features
Last year, Microsoft launched MSN Mobile, a redesigned portal providing customers with access to email, news, sports, entertainment, local movie listings, maps and directions, Windows Live Messenger, and Live Search Like Yahoo!, Microsoft is pursuing strategic alliances As of February, Windows Mobile runs phones from 50 device makers used by 160 mobile operators Microsoft software and services, including Windows Mobile, Windows Live Messenger, Hotmail, and Windows Live Spaces, are also used by device makers, including HTC Corp, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, RIM, and Samsung
Microsoft now has firm footing in the mobile advertising world Last spring, Microsoft announced the acquisition of Screen Tonic, a Paris-based company that specializes in delivering location-based ads to mobile devices ScreenTonic's platform, called Stamp, enables delivery of text or banner links on portals, ads in SMS (Short Message Service) messages and ads in mobile web pages that vary
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Other Company Initiatives
AdMob
AdMob is a mobile ad network that connects advertisers with mobile publishers It allows advertisers to create ads, choose landing pages and target their ads to specific sites, audiences, locations, carriers, phone platforms and phone manufacturers All ads are run on an auction-based pricing system AdMob clients include ESPN, CBS, Geico and Starbucks
AdMob offers advertisers a mobile landing page creation called Landing Page Builder for advertisers who want to enter the space but do not have mobile landing pages AdMob recently launched a new product AdMonitor that shows live data of who is viewing mobile ads around the world
Amobee
Amobee delivers a unified, telco-grade system for funding mobile content and communications through advertising revenues Amobee dynamically inserts targeted, interactive advertisements into all types of mobile entertainment and communication channels, including videos, music, messaging, games, and WAP
Enpocket
Enpocket, acquired by Nokia in 2007, allows brands to plan, create, execute, measure and optimize mobile advertising campaigns around the world The Enpocket platform is a mobile advertising campaign management and delivery system distinguished by advanced consumer insight, targeting, and measurement The platform can deliver mobile advertising across multiple formats including SMS, MMS, mobile Internet advertising, and video
Greystripe
Greystripe’s AdWRAP products provide mobile content free to consumers in an ad-supported model through the operation of an in-game mobile ad network and mobile game distribution platform The ad network takes full screen images, videos, and scrolling banners and dynamically delivers them into mobile games and applications Recently, Greystripe announced that it is launching an iPhone 3G API for game developers
JumpTap
JumpTap reaches over 150 million mobile subscribers through partnerships with 17 mobile operators and numerous content publishers, JumpTap’s search and