Why App Store Ecosystems are Strategic Assets
― Mobile networking service providers are good at providing basic connectivity, but they typically fail to deliver value-added services (VAS) that their own subscribers need or want. According to the latest market study by Informa Telecoms & Media, mobile network operators will see their share of mobile content and commerce-related revenue drop from 44 percent in 2011 to 31 percent in 2016 globally. ∙ The telecom service provider market share will shrink in areas such as mobile music, [...].
