i-date internet: act ii… will be also mobile! alan harper group strategy director
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I-DATE Internet: Act II…
will be also Mobile!
Alan HarperGroup Strategy Director
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Vodafone
• Leading global mobile business serving c.150 million mobile customers in 26 subsidiary and associate operations
• October 2002 launched Vodafone Live!, using GPRS to begin building a new media platform
• February 2004 introduced 3G datacard
• November 2004 introduced Vodafone Live! With 3G
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Vodafone Live!: Evolution Overview
Vodafone Live! Launch:
• Launched in 8 countries on 24 October 2002 and reached 1 million active customers in 10 countries by March 2003
• Offered a wide range of world leading branded infotainment, all accessed through an icon based, colour menu on integrated camera phones easy to use services including:
• Picture messaging – Games - Polyphonic ringtone downloads Vodafone Live! Today:
• Over 27m registered Vodafone Live! customers• Growth rate is over 1 m subscribers per month in Europe• Now available in 20 countries
• In Europe, Vodafone Live! is primarily aimed at the twenties age group, whereas in Japan it covers most of the customer base
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Vodafone live! with 3G
End-to-end proposition based on Vodafone live!
New and Enhanced Services
New Portal and Content
New Pricing
New Terminals
New Networks
Handsets – the range
3D animated handset should auto run
Coming from Neil Simpson 07919 413412
Available early pm
A full range with varying functionality and price points
The first two mega pixel handsets in Europe
8 x handsets with Full Track Music Download capability
9 x handsets with VFX 3D gaming capability
Pricing approach
Based on 3 key elements:
• New data and content model
• Data promotions
• Voice pricing
Data & content model - Europe
• Pay to browse
• Pay to download
• Charges related to volume of data
Old Model
• Inclusive browsing on net
• Pay for service
• Charges related to value
• Value bundles
New Model
• Differentiation of on-net and off-net portal pricing
• Increased usage and revenue
New Model Delivers
Data & content promotions
• Free access to packages of content for limited period
• Drive penetration and usage of new services
Vodafone live! with 3G – voice pricing
• Align with local tariff / pricing structures
• More value for high users
• Encourage more voice usage
• Progressive move along elasticity curve
Services – video calling
Introduction of video telephony
Key use case is likely to be “see what I see”
USP versus networks deploying EDGE technology
Video calling
The power of 3G live!….the best audio quality
• Real Music Tones from all top artists
• 60 second video clips for download
• Full length music videos for streaming
• New videos every week from Sony
Music StoreArtist showcase and genre-based browsing (e.g. jazz, rock, etc.)
Music downloads
Content – “only the best will do”
Content – music, videos, games & live TV
Videos - Over 400 videos being supplied via Vodafone Group deals
-MTV - 128 videos for 9 markets-Music videos – 100+ music
videos from Sony, Warners and Universal-Warner Bros - 39 original
Looney Tunes episodes
Live TV-Six markets testing video
streaming and download
3G gives the chance to bring the media world to life
Full Track Music Downloads-The first large scale mobile
service in the world-Available from November
10th
-Three thousand titles from launch
Games-The first VFX 3D handsets -20 x 2D and 3D games
available at launch
Content
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Mobile connect 3G Datacard
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Connect your PC – Mobile Connect Dashboard
• Simple integrated service
• Single PC dashboard for 3G, GPRS, WiFi
• User management statistics
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Connect your PC – Mobile Connect Datacard
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Vodafone Mobile Connect Card• 323,000 sales• Full mobile access• VPN and Internet access• Award winning
Business Devices & PIM Applications
• Push data• Business services• PIM
Vodafone live!• 27m customers• Easy to use• Industry leading• Award winning
Vodafone Wireless Office• Increased availability• Mobile attendants• Local number • Simple price model• Flexibility• One invoice
Differentiated global products
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