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Expanding With New Additions: Mobile Content, Streaming Media and More Drew Jennings Sr. Product Manager Mobile Content Cricket Communications, Inc.
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Leap & Its Brands: Cricket and Jump Mobile 2 confidential/proprietary Cricket and Jump Mobile are brands of Leap Wireless International, Inc. [NASDAQ: LEAP], out of San Diego, CA. Cricket is a simple, affordable, flat-rate wireless mobile phone service offering unlimited anytime minutes with no long-term contracts and no credit checks required. Geared for the urban, mobile-dependent youth market, Jump Mobile is a low-cost prepaid wireless service with unlimited inbound and outbound text messaging, unlimited incoming calls from anywhere, and only 10 cents per minute for local and domestic long distance outgoing calls.
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Cricket 2 confidential/proprietary Cricket is a simple, affordable, flat-rate wireless mobile phone service offering unlimited anytime minutes with no long-term contracts and no credit checks required. With 1.6 million customers, Cricket is the 8th largest wireless carrier in the U.S. Cricket ® Markets
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The Key: A Pulse on Customer Demographics Know your customers – What do they want? There’s no longer one killer app – there’s a full spectrum of applications each with selling power to the various demographics - Wallpapers, music downloads, mobile blogging, ringbacks, streaming video, photo exchanges, etc. - Adoption of these applications are based on demographics – age, ethnicity, local culture - Fun Girl - Blingtones 2 confidential/proprietary
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Delivering Personalized Applications Carriers need to deliver applications to meet customers desires while utilizing the latest technologies for delivery Applications are based on revenue-generating opportunities and stickiness The technologies delivering these applications can be key differentiators in personalization levels - 1X and 1xEV-DO coupled with BREW, WAP, etc. for content delivery - Look for mobile content delivery platforms that provide more personalization capabilities 2 confidential/proprietary
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Strategies to Expand Sales
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Content Sales Expansion Expand existing content types Offer new content types Bring content into new sales channels 2 confidential/proprietary
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Expand Existing Content Types Initial strategy should target frequent users Next step: Focus on the underserved Evolve the genre –Ringtone evolution is an example 2 confidential/proprietary
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Evolve the Channel WAP has finally arrived –Fuel, Preminet and others Off Portal Content is growing quickly 2 confidential/proprietary
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Using WAP as a Mobile Content Delivery Platform WAP-enabled applications such as those powered by Motricity further lend to more personalization capabilities With WAP portals, users can surf content and get what they want; not necessarily settle for the types of pre-set content “available” to them via their carrier - Carriers have the opportunity to track surfing habits and further refine their own mobile storefront content to package applications for various demographics Pre-packaged content via mobile storefronts also enable customers to easily click and buy content 2 confidential/proprietary
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Venture Into New Content Types Handset independent content can instantly drive revenues –Ringback tones are here –Voicemail Max Streaming Media UI customization 2 confidential/proprietary
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Streaming Media Challenges Handset capabilities Network constraints License holders 2 confidential/proprietary
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Are Streaming Services Feasible? Operators need to work with content providers to drive handset requirements Business model should improve as services become commoditized Look at off-network alternatives 2 confidential/proprietary
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