Sunday, July 15, 2012

Zuckerberg Says "Mobile First" is Biggest Challenge

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says his hardest job right now is figuring out how to adapt the world’s largest social network to mobile devices, Bloomberg reports. Zuckerberg said the vast difference in user experience was the big challenge.

That, as much as anything, shows why "mobile first" is a strategic challenge faced by many application providers, and arguably is a challenge faced by many service providers as well, including those who provide access services.

Just how much global wireless revenue exceeds fixed network revenue varies from forecast to forecast, though all forecasts now show that wireless is a majority of revenue, on a global basis.

According to International Telecommunications Union estimates, mobile revenue is about 4.5 times bigger than fixed network revenue, and it has been that way for several years. In a literal sense, the global telecommunications business has become a largely mobile business, with some important fixed line applications and revenue sources, the ITU data suggests.

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