SMS usage in the next two years is predicted to go down by 20%. A Financial Times article recently covered this, stating that BBM is one of the drivers behind it. What is it about BlackBerry and BBM that’s driving this change in behavior? Who are the key customer segments that’s driving this change? What are the implications to mobile handsets and operators in the key markets in Asia? Find out the real deal from our reporters from the streets of Indonesia, Malaysia, and India, only on MobileYouth Asia LIVE! Wednesday, 12:30pm Jakarta time (UTC +07:00), on http://MobileYouth.Asia

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2. Financial Times: “SMS volumes will drop by 20 per cent in the next two years… the main driver is BlackBerry.” http://on.ft.com/gufdbX What is it about BlackBerry and BBM that’s driving this change in youth messaging behavior? What are the implications to mobile handsets and operators in the key markets in Asia? Which key customer segment is driving this change? FLICKR: JOSEPH BRENT

3. Get the answers as I reveal them to you along with a panel of experts in youth and mobile cultures from Indonesia, India,and Malaysia. KaustavSen Gupta Ingene India FadliAzali Youth Works Malaysia GhaniKunto mobileYouth Asia Host Tara Talitha Youth Labs Indonesia Only on MobileYouth Asia LIVE! Wednesday, May 4, 2011 12:30pm Jakarta time (UTC +07:00), on http://www.mobileyouth.asia FLICKR: KARIM AMAR