中国LBS快速成长,运营商面临挑战[图]
发布时间:2008/10/26 来源:《GPS Business News》 翻译:Unistrong市场部 阅读:29273
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  中国市场调研机构-CCID(赛迪顾问)上周发布数据称,中国移动位置服务(LBS)进入了快速成长期,尽管如此,无线运营商想要保持自己的市场份额,也是要受到手机制造商的挑战的。

  CCID统计结果显示, LBS市场份额在2008年上半年已经达到4850万元人民币(约合710万美元),这里的LBS是指“运营商通过SMS、WAP及其它方式,向手机用户提供的位置、导航或其它类型的增值服务”。CCID估算整体2008年,LBS市场总体份额将在10亿元人民币左右(约合1.46亿美元)。CCID同时预测,LBS市场将随着3G用户和服务商的发展日益快速增长,在2012年,LBS市场份额有望达到38亿人民币(约合5.6亿美元)。


LBS市场份额,数据来源自CCID,单位:人民币元

地图、软件、无线运营商

  CCID报告指出,到目前为止,地图、软件和无线供应商仍是中国LBS产业的三个重要组成。四维图新、高德、易图通、灵图和瑞图万方占据了地图市场的领先地位。在位置服务软件领域,外资公司大举侵袭。来自日本的Aisin和Denso的导航软件被广泛的应用于四维图新和高德的位置服务方案中,本土企业相对起步较晚,但也得到了相当大的市场份额。

  值得一提的是,LBS早已成为运营商关注的焦点。2001年,中国移动基于“移动梦网”,发布了其首个位置服务。2003年,借助于CDMA网络优势,中国联通也启动了位置服务。2008年上半年,中国移动凭借其庞大的用户群体,占领了位置服务市场超出60%的市场份额,而中国联通则依靠CDMA拿走了30%的份额。


中国LBS市场中,无线运营商市场份额占比。数据来源于CCID

  CCID认为LBS将成为‘在即将到来的3G时代中,最受欢迎的3G服务之一’。‘手机地图、手机导航、手机支付和手机搜索’将被列入中国移动通信商的主要增值服务。但是,尚未成熟的消费认知意味着仍将有大量的市场需要去开发,例如移动地图和导航服务,将成为运营商们新的增长点。

  CCID评价,中国联通建立在CDMA网络之上的LBS业务已经取得了巨大的成功,在中国电信收购中国联通的CDMA业务之后,基于CDMA的LBS业务更将取得进一步的发展。CCID预测,“SMS与WAP仍将是两种主要的LBS服务方法。然而,3G时代强大的网络能力,决定了SMS将被MMS、WAP、JAVA、BREW以及其它方式所取代”。

作为价值链上的主要参预竞争者,无线运营商遭遇挑战

  CCID认为,在提供位置信息服务方面,运营商们会很快受到手机制造商的挑战。Nokia-Ovi服务的推出,iPhone手机的流行和Android操作平台都预示了这种趋势。“带GPS功能的手机将威胁到由无线运营商所提供的LBS服务的发展”,CCID称,“手机制造商可以预装地图和导航软件来提供位置服务,而用户在购买带GPS功能手机的1-2年内,能够免费获得移动位置服务。在不久的将来,运营商在LBS产业链中的核心地位可能就会发生改变”。

原文
Chinese LBS to grow rapidly, but carriers are challenged

In a report published last week, Chinese market research firm CCID Consulting said the Chinese mobile location-based services(LBS) industry is to enter a rapid growth period despite the fact wireless operators will be challenged by handset manufacturers to retain their share of revenue on this market.
 
CCID Consulting statistics show that the market size of LBS reached CNY 485 million ($71 million) in the first half of 2008, LBS being defined as “value added services that are provided by operators to provide location, navigation, and other services to mobile phone users through SMS, WAP, and other methods”. CCID estimates that, for the entire year 2008, LBS revenue will be around CNY 1 billion (S146 million). CCID Consulting forecasts that LBS will achieve rapid growth as 3G users and services develop; in 2012, the LBS market revenue is expected to reach CNY 3.8 billion ($560 million).


LBS market value in million Chinese Yuan (1 CNY = 0.14 USD) - source CCID (click to enlarge)

Maps, software, wireless operators
So far the three most important roles in the Chinese LBS industry are map providers, software providers, and operators. Navinfo, Autonavi, Emapgo, Liingtu, and Ritu have taken the leading positions in the map market. In the location service software field, overseas companies have made large inroads. Navigation software from Aisin and Denso from Japan are widely used in location service solutions of Navinfo and Autonavi. Local companies such as Zdor, Yaxon Network, and others have also gained considerable market share despite starting relatively late, said CCID.

also noticed that LBS have been in the focus of operators for a long time. In 2001, China Mobile launched its first location services based on Monternet (Mobile Internet). In 2003, basing on advantages of its CDMA network, China Unicom also started LBS services. In the first half of 2008, China Mobile occupied a market share of more than 60% of all LBS services due to its large number of users. China Unicom took 30% based on CDMA-ba