Chinese mobile content and ringtone company Linktone (publicly traded on Nasdaq) has reported higher Q2 revenues and profits. Q2 revenues came in at $17.5 million, up 45 percent from the year-ago quarter, and 16 percent from Q1 05.
Profits came in at $3.7 million, up 6 percent from the year-ago quarter and 16% from Q1 05.
Revenues mix:
— SMS revenues were $10.4 million, up from $9.8 million in the prior quarter. This represented 59% of total gross revenues, compared to 65% for the prior quarter.
— Sales of 2.5G and audio-related services were $6.9 million, or 40% of gross revenues, compared with $5.3 million, or 35%, for Q1 05.
— MMS, WAP, and Java games remained relatively steady, accounting for 13% of second quarter gross revenues, compared with 14% for the first quarter of 2005.
— Audio-related services, including interactive voice response services (IVR) and ring-back services (RBT), generated 27% of gross revenues, up sequentially from 21%.
The company estimates that average revenue per user (ARPU) was approximately $0.71 per month for Q2, an increase compared to approximately $0.69 from the previous quarter.
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