Mobile Content Russia

VimpelCom (which operates under the Beeline trademark) published the rating of content-providers for June 2009. Top-20 is based on total fee paid to companies by VimpelCom for providing services via partner programs (voice, SMS, WAP). Top 5 companies in the rating are A1, i-Free, Zed Russia, IncoreMedia and Neva Line.

1. A1
2. i-Free
3. Zed Russia (INFON)
4. IncoreMedia
5. Neva Line
6. SMS Online
7. Next Media Channels (Next Media Group)
8. Iricom
9. Plastic Media
10. Inform-Mobil/IMMO

Investment company FINAM summed up the results of Mobile Trader system operation as of June 2009. According to FINAM, mobile is getting more popular in jobbing, - at average, on weekdays Mobile Trader is used by almost 1,500 people. The handset most actively used by investors appeared to be Nokia 6300. This mobile phone is used by 31.5% of Mobile Trader system users.

The most popular handsets among investors are:

Spb Software is proud to announce that Pharos Traveler 137 comes bundled with customized SPB Mobile Shell, SPB Keyboard, and SPB TV. Pharos Traveler 137 GPS Smartphone became the honoree of the CES 2009 Innovations Design and Engineering Award, in the Wireless Handsets category. The SPB Software products bundles with Traveler 137 are called on to compliment the award-winning hardware by providing an even more fluid and seamless user experience and enabling the Pharos customers to do more with their phone and mobile Internet connectivity.

Inform-Mobil/IMMO has published Top 10 rating of the best-selling Java games for mobile phones and smartphones in Russia in June 2009. As source data for the analysis the company used statistics of mobile games sales through all its distribution channels in Russia during June 2009.

Top three games in the rating are «X-Men Origins: Wolverine», «Madagascar 2», and «Worms 2008», two of which - «X-Men Origins: Wolverine» and «Madagascar 2» – kept their positions in the top of the rating.

Inform-Mobil/IMMO has published Top 10 rating of the best-selling Java games for mobile phones and smartphones in Russia in May 2009. As source data for the analysis the company used statistics of mobile games sales through all its distribution channels in Russia during May 2009.

Top three games in the rating are «X-Men Origins: Wolverine», «Monsters vs. Aliens» and «Madagascar 2».

VimpelCom (which operates under the Beeline trademark) published the rating of content-providers for May 2009. Top-20 is based on total fee paid to companies by VimpelCom for providing services via partner programs (voice, SMS, WAP). Top 5 companies in the rating are A1, i-Free, Zed Russia, IncoreMedia and Neva Line.

1. A1
2. i-Free
3. Zed Russia (former INFON)
4. IncoreMedia
5. Neva Line
6. Iricom
7. Next Media Channels
8. Plastic Media
9. SMS Online
10. Inform-Mobil/IMMO

Inform-Mobil/IMMO has published Top 10 rating of the best-selling Java games for mobile phones and smartphones in Russia in April 2009. As source data for the analysis the company used statistics of mobile games sales through all its distribution channels in Russia during April 2009.

Top three games in the rating are «Monsters vs. Aliens», «Madagascar 2», «Watchmen: The Mobile Game», all of them by Glu Mobile.

VimpelCom (which operates under the Beeline trademark) (which operates under the Beeline trademark) published the rating of content-providers for April 2009. Top-20 is based on total fee paid to companies by VimpelCom for providing services via partner programs (voice, SMS, WAP). Top 5 companies in the rating are A1, INFON, i-Free, Neva Line and IncoreMedia.

1. A1
2. Zed Russia (former INFON)
3. i-Free
4. Neva Line
5. IncoreMedia
6. Iricom
7. Inform-Mobil/IMMO
8. Next Media Channels
9. Plastic Media
10. SMS Online

Spb Software announces that Spb Brain Evolution - the world's number one bestselling Windows Mobile game of 2008 - is now available for users of iPhone and iPod Touch. Spb Brain Evolution is a braintrainer: an intellectual game that helps to improve memory, logic, arithmetic, and puzzle-solving skills. The application is an intriguing suit of addictive 10 games, which have to be played in sequence: only good results in one game unlock the next one for playing.

As estimated by consulting company AC&M Consulting, gross revenue of Russian mobile value added services market in the first quarter 2009 reached 856.2 million US dollars (29041.7 million roubles). In the fourth quarter 2008 revenue was 994.9 mln dollars (27124.7 mln. roubles). In roubles the revenue grew since 4Q08 by 7.1%, but in dollars it decreased in 1Q09 by 13.9%.

Mobile VAS ARPU in the fourth quarter fell to 1.5 dollars from 1.8 dollars in 4Q08. In roubles ARPU grew by 6.7% from 47.9 roubles in 4Q08 to 51.1 roubles in 1Q09.

Mobile VAS share in the general revenue of operators in 1Q09 increased up to 17.7% from 15.1% in 4Q08.