Why communications is more valuable than ever, just not for operators
A BASIC NEED
2009 Source: Chetan Sharma (2013)
$45
2010 2011 2012 2013
ARPU Trends in US
Q4
2013
Voice & Messaging
Data
VOICE & MESSAGING REVENUES
DATA GROWTH
Exabytes per Month 12
6
47.1%
0
Latin America (LATAM) Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) Middle East and Africa (MEA) Western Europe (WE) North America (NA) Asia Pacific (APAC) Source: Cisco VNI Mobile Forecast, 2013
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
66% CAGR 2012-2017
6.5% 7.6% 7.7%
12.4%
18.7%
WHY?
“ Voice and Text have remained the same for decades The last operator driven innovation was interoperability.
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- Chetan Sharma
Voxer 80
Instagram 200
Snapchat 100
Viber 300
Kik 100
Tango 250
Kakao 150
Line 300
Facebook 1.3bn
Skype 600
Whatsapp 500
SO WHY THE $$BN OTT VALUATIONS
50% ARE OTT, THE REST… SOCIAL
SINCH FACTS
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Cloud communications platform
5 billion mins processed
+40 staff, Stockholm (HQ) and San Francisco
$12m in financing 2014
Investors: Index Ventures and Balderton Capital
Confidential and Property © 2014 Sinch
“OUT OF THE BOX” COMMUNICATION FEATURES
App-App calling App-Phone calling IM/Group Messaging SMS
Android iOS REST
Group Data Calling
A/V Messaging & File Sharing
Call Recording IVR SIP On-Demand Phone
JavaScript
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id<SINCallClient> callClient = [sinchClient callClient]; [callClient callUserWithId: @”John”]
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