What do people want from their mobiles? According to a new study, younger mobile users want music: commercial-free radio and music downloads.
The research, from American consulting firm Network Management Group, will be a boost for the operators who are spending a lot of time and money on their music services. Here's Reuters:
The survey... also showed greater interest in a free ad-supported mobile video service than a subscription video service, such as those offered by Verizon Wireless and Sprint.
About 40 percent of 1,000 phone users between 13 and 34 years old would be very interested in commercial-free radio over their mobile phone, the survey said. Nearly 35 percent of those surveyed showed an interest in wireless music downloads.
You know what? British users can get commercial free radio on their phones if they want (just get a phone with a built-in radio and turn on to the BBC). But it still seems that the nets are a long, long way from providing the kind of easy, intelligent and transferable service that this research points towards.
