comScore Releases Inaugural Report, 'The 2010 Mobile Year in Review'

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comScore Releases Inaugural Report, 'The 2010 Mobile Year in Review'

Report Highlights 2010 Mobile Trends in U.S., Europe and Japan

BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released The comScore 2010 Mobile Year in Review. This inaugural report recaps key trends in the mobile landscape in 2010 throughout the U.S., Europe (EU5) and Japan. The report highlights important components of the mobile market including device trends, smartphone adoption, browser/application usage and mobile content consumption, with a look at how marketers can utilize the mobile medium in 2011.

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"2010 was a game-changing year for the mobile industry," said Mark Donovan, comScore senior vice president of mobile. "Smartphone adoption, 3G penetration and unlimited data plans drove a surge of mobile media consumption across geographies and deepened the integration of mobile devices into everyday life. And, the coming year has the potential to be even more exciting. As the mobile ecosystem continues to develop, including progress in mobile advertising and commerce, it's clear that mobile is destined to become an increasingly important platform for digital marketers across all industries."

To download a complimentary copy of The comScore 2010 Mobile Year in Review, please visit: http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Presentations_Whitepapers/2011/2010_Mobile_Year_in_Review

Mobile Media Consumption Intensified in 2010

Smartphones aggressively penetrated the mobile market in 2010, driving an escalation in mobile media consumption by subscribers worldwide. Technological innovations enabled an extraordinary number of new capabilities for mobile devices, even expanding the definition of what it means to be 'mobile' through the introduction of tablets, e-readers and other connected devices. As more subscribers access the mobile web in 2011, it will become essential for marketers to reach this rapidly-expanding segment of consumers.

comScore's report provides insight into the year's most important trends. Key findings highlighted in the report include:

    --  Smartphone adoption accelerated in both the U.S. and Europe. U.S.
        smartphone adoption reached 27 percent of mobile subscribers in December
        2010, an increase of 10 percentage points from the previous year, while
        European adoption reached 31 percent, also up nearly 10 points versus
        year ago.
    --  Network quality and cost of monthly plan were the top 2 purchase
        consideration factors for mobile subscribers in the U.S. and UK.
    --  Nokia was the top OEM in the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain. Samsung took
        the top spot in the U.S. and France, and also ranked in the top three in
        the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain.
    --  36 percent of mobile Americans and 29 percent of Europeans browsed the
        mobile web in December 2010, with access through an application reaching
        34 percent of Americans and 28 percent of Europeans. Across regions,
        mobile browsing and application usage is growing in the range of 7-9
        percentage points per year.
    --  More than 75 percent of mobile subscribers in Japan are connected media
        users (used their browser, accessed applications or downloaded content)
        far surpassing the U.S. and European countries in this regard. Japan
        also saw nearly 10 percent of its mobile audience make a purchase with
        their mobile wallet in December 2010.
    --  Over the past year the number of mobile users that accessed a social
        networking site at least once a month via their mobile device increased
        by 56 percent to nearly 58 million users in the U.S. Even stronger
        growth occurred in Europe, with a 75-percent increase in the number of
        users over the last year to 42 million in December 2010.

comScore mobile experts will be presenting insights from the report via live webinar. Please see below for session dates and geographic focuses.

    --  The 2010 Mobile Year in Review webinar presented by Jeremy Copp, VP
        mobile for comScore and Alex Kozloff, mobile manager, IAB UK.  Thursday,
        March 10 from 11:00AM - 12:00PM GMT. This webinar will examine the
        trends in Europe and the UK for mobile devices, mobile consumer
        behaviour and mobile media usage. For more information and to register,
        please visit: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/707838273
    --  The 2010 Mobile Year in Review webinar presented by Mark Donovan, SVP of
        mobile at comScore. Tuesday, March 15 from 1:00PM - 2:00PM EDT. The
        webinar will focus on trends in the U.S. mobile market as well as
        include important analysis of mobile trends in Europe and Japan to
        provide insight on the global mobile landscape. For more information and
        to register, please visit:
        https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/867594321

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