$8.6 bln spent on mobile data apps in 2005
Consumers in 2005 paid $8.6 bln for data applications on their phones, up 86% from the year before, according to CTIA.
Published on: May 30, 2006 Department: Mobile usage
Published on: May 30, 2006 Department: Mobile usage
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- Smartphone market to grow 52% in 2008
- Global cell phone market to grow 11% in 2008
- 9.2 mln mobile users added in India in July 2008
- Top iPhone-related search terms in April 2008
- What Web sites people visit on mobile phones
- Mobile Internet Penetration Across Countries
- US cell phone sales down 13% in Q2 2008
- Top US wireless providers in customer satisfaction: Verizon, Alltel, TMobile, ATT
- 266 mln wireless subscribers in the US by 2013
- US mobile phone shipments up 5.3% in Q2 2008
- 75.8% of UK iPhone users are males
- Internet usage habits among smartphone subscribers
- Location-based mobile social networking to generate $3.3 bln by 2012
- Growth of photo messaging users in April 2008 in US and Europe
- Mobile user activities among 7 countries
- Accessing online maps from PC
- Stats on accessing Internet via mobile device around the world
- 40% of all Internet users will have mobile Internet access by 2012
- 78% of US cell phone purchases are made in store
- 68% of cell phone buyers consult the owner’s manual
- 39% of cell phone buyers research phones on the internet
- Only 3% recycle their mobile phones
- Only 3% recycle their mobile phones
- 39% of adults said they had bought a cell phone in the previous year
- 59% of cell-phone buyers ask an expert for advice
- How cell-phone buyers learn about their future cell phone
- 78% of cell buyers say they felt they had the right amount of information in considering their purchase
- 3G iPhone is expected to take 7.38% of the converged device market in Australia
- In Q1 2008 2.02 mln mobile devices were sold in Australia
- How much extra audience does a Web site gain by having a mobile version?
- Mobile subscriber monthly consumption of content and applications in March 2008
- 24% of European households don’t have landlines
- Mobile TV to generate $19 bln by 2012
- Mobile TV to generate $19 bln by 2012
- US cell phone sales down 22% in Q1 2008
- 78% of US adults now having cell phones
- 86% of cell phone owners likely to be internet users
- 27% of cell phone buyers said online information had a major impact on their decision
- 12% of users buy their cell phone online
- 87% of US cell phone users are satisfied with their new phone and their service
- US wireless operator satisfaction leaders: T-Mobile, Alltel, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint Nextel
- Mobile social networking reach in US and Europe
- 45% of girls and 26% of boys talk on cell phone
- 189 bln mobile messages sent in 2007
- 39% of teens say they talk with their friends in person outside of school
- Mobile phone shipments down 11.6% in Q1 2008
- Top 5 mobile phone vendors in Q1 2008
- Top mobile phone vendor in Q4 2007: Nokia, Samsung, Motorola
- Demographics of a European mobile user
- Size of mobile audience in February 2008
- Q1 2008 cell phone sales up 14% YTY
- 20% of mobile phones to run Linux by 2013
- iPhone users spend 46.5% of their time in voice calls
- 80% of mobile operators likely to become data connectivity providers
- 55% of mobile consumers are looking forward to receiving mobile multimedia
- 66% of mobile subscribers view operators as data providers
- Mobile subscriber monthly consumption of content and applications, February 2008
- How digital music gets on the users’ phones
- 16% of mobile phone owners use mobile banking
- Mobile activity by country
- 25% of cellphone owners shop online on their phones
- 31% of phones sold in 2013 will be smartphones
- 66% of cellphone users worry about sharing personal data
- 49.7% of iPhone users accessed a social network in January 2008
- 500 mln music phones shipped in 2007
- Mobile messaging to generate $212 bln by 2013
- Mobile content consumption in January 2008
- 14% of mobile phone owners watched video on their cell phone
- Mobile activity on iPhones vs. regular smartphones
- 51% of Americans would not give up Internet
- 58% of Americans used their phone for a non-voice activity
- 74.1% of iPhone owners listened to mobile music in January 2008
- What PDA owners do on their PDAs
- 52% of Internet users connect wirelessly
- 3.3% of US mobile subscribers downloaded a game in December 2007
- Mobile search to generate $4.8 bln by 2013
- Text messaging among various races
- Mobile game consumption in December 2006
- Global smart device market in Q4 2007
- Ringtones and mobile TV to account for 5.1% of mobile revenues
- Mobile game consumption in December 2007
- Top mobile activites by country
- 85% of young Americans send or receive text messages
- 60% of Americans aged 18-29 send or receive text messages
- 75% of people who played a mobile game did not download it
- 65% of Hispanic Internet users have wireless Web access
- 54% of Hispanics find it very hard to give up their cell phones
- 70% of young online users have logged on wirelessly away from home or work
- 62% of young adults find it very hard to live without a cell phone
- 59% of US mobile broadband users log in from work
- Mobile broadband usage by income segment in Q4 2007
- 154% mobile broadband growth in the US in Q4 2007
- 25% of US cell phone users saw a mobile ad
- Mobile ad revenues to hit $533 bln by 2010
- Australian mobile market to grow 1-2%
- 1.15 bln mobile phones sold worldwide in 2007
- Mobile/handheld TV could bring $2 bln by 2012
- Global mobile infrastructure market reached $850 mln in Q4 2007
- Top mobile shopping activities: checking store locations, checking prices, checking delivery status
- Australian mobile data services to grow in Australia by 50% in 2008
- Mobile ad market
- Australian mobile market to grow by 1-2% a year
- Mobile TV viewers and ex-viewers in EU countries
- 46.1 mln mobile searchers in the US
- 229 mln mobile phones sold in China in 2007
- 56% of people were happy to have received political SMS ads
- 60% of WAP searchers are male
- Mobile marketing revenues to hit $24 bln in 2013
- Mobile search and display revenues will reach $1.91 bln by 2012
- 19% of direct assistance users throught it was free
- 40.1% of directory assistance users wanted to inquire about a business
- Mobility management services revenues to grow by 81% by 2013
- 78 mln of US mobile users saw a mobile ad
- 462 mln mobile TV subscribers by 2012
- SMS traffic over the 2007/2008 New Year period increased by 30%
- 32% of Americans have difficulty find the right mobile phone
- 69% don’t know about the most important mobile phone features
- 220 mln ringtones sold for $567 mln in 2007
- Top-selling polyphonic ringtones in 2007
- Top mobile vendors, Q4 2007
- Top-selling mastertone ringtones in 2007
- Japanese mobile ads grew by 42.5% in 2007
- US and European mobile ads to exceed $5 bln by 2012
- African-Americans and Hispanics are 50% more likely to be SMS users
- Subscription music market to reach $3.3 bln in 2012
- Men recall mobile ads 20% better
- 56% of Americans use SMS, 33% see ads on cell phones
- SMS traffic over 2008 New Year period increased by 30%
- More than 20% of Norwegian children helped their parents with a mobile phone
- 88% of 10-year-olds in Norway have a mobile phone
- Belarus mobile market
- European ringtone market generated $1.1 bln in 2007
- 2.3 mln SMS messages to be sent in 2008
- Cellular spending exceeded wireline spending in the US in 2007
- 34% of US government telecom spending to go towards wireless
- Mobile location technologies to generate $23.2 bln by 2007
- 35% of new wireless customers in 2008 to be pre-paid
- 429 bln SMS messages sent in China in 2006
- 59% of US households have landlines and cell phones, 24% have just landlines
- 63% of mobile owners never access mobile Internet
- 35% of kids 8-12 own cell phones
- Half of Americans satisfied with their wireless service
- Mobile content revenues to reach $2 bln by 2011
- Global mobile penetration reaches 50%
- 18% of European households have only mobile phones
- Mobile revenue per user higher 24% for business users than personal users
- Mobile phone gaming revenues down 9% in Q2 2007
- Global mobile penetration to pass 50% in 2008
- Mobile phone market shares in Q3 2007
- 285 mln mobile phones sold in Q3 2007
- 28.8 bln text messages sent in June 2007
- 288 mln mobile devices shipped in Q3 2007
- Mobile fund transfer to become an $8 bln market by 2012
- North American businesses spend on mobile services 23% more than consumers
- 43 mln US and European users to download mobile maps in 2012
- 70% of Americans over 50 like their wireless provider
- 54 mln mobile phone subscribers in Mexico
- 250 mln GPS-enabled phones to sell by 2010
- 95 mln ultra-mobile devices to sell by 2012
- Samsung has 50% of South Korean mobile phone market
- 15% of mobile calls have problems with quality
- 4 mln users to access mobile maps in 2007
- Cellular capex to reach $23 bln by 2012
- 8 mln ultra mobile devices shipped by 2011
- 33 mln mobile phones sold in the US in Q2 2007
- 36 mln femtocells to ship by 2012
- UMA subscriber numbers to reach 65 mln by 2012
- 34% of US households to use only mobile services by 2011
- Mobile video telephony to generate $1 bln in 2007
- 263.8 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2007
- 25% of mobile phones sold in 2011 will be low-cost
- 258 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2007
- 3.1 mln cellular base stations by 2011
- 165 mln multimedia phones to sell in China by 2011
- 185.1 mln mobile subscribers in India in June 2007
- Mobile fund transfers to generate $8 bln for operators by 2012
- 40.6 mln femtocell subscribers by the end of 2011
- 12.3 mln Americans accessed blog or social networks on their mobile in June 2007
- 70% of enterprises to use mobile VOIP by 2009
- 60% of wireless users feel unappreciated by wireless operators
- Mobile phone accessories to generate over $32 bln in 2007
- 70% of organizations report Blackberry downtime over 15 minutes a month
- 300 mln mobile connections in Latin America in 2006
- Mobile connections up 23% in Eastern Europe in 2006
- Premium mobile content to generate $44 bln in 2011
- 52 mln TD-SCDMA subscribers in China by 2011
- 45% of mobile connections to be WCDMA HSDPA by 2010
- Men spend 458 minutes a month on wireless, women - 453 minutes
- Mobile subscriber churn is at 2.5% a month
- 3 bln mobile subscriptions in 2009
- 18.7 bln text messages sent in December 2006
- Mobile gaming in Asia-Pacific to reach $18.8 bln by 2011
- 3 bln mobile subscriptions by July 2007
- MMS market in Western Europe in 2010
- Top mobile Web sites in US and UK
- Western European wireless voice revenues down 12% in Q1 2007
- $36 bln in contactless payments by 2011
- Mobile games to generate $9.6 bln by 2011
- Mobile phone accessories to generate $32 bln in 2007
- 50% of kids 12-13 have cell phones
- 42 mln mapping and navigation phone subscribers by 2012
- US premium SMS revenues reached $273 mln in Q1 2007
- 500 mln cell phone accounts in China
- 29% of all downloaded mobile games were downloaded by adults 25-34
- 51% of mobile users interested in mobile TV
- 49% of Americans view mobile banking as unsafe
- Premium mobile content market generated $16.4 bln in 2006
- 50-70% of teens 12 to 14 have a cell phone
- 25% of young Americans do not have a landline
- 236 mln wireless subscribers in the US in 2006
- Mobile video generated $200 mln in 2006
- 100 mln silicon microphones shipped in 2006
- 18 mln UMA and dual-mode subscribers in 2011
- Mobile marketing and ads to reach $3 bln in 2007
- 292 mln handsets to have near field communications in 2012
- 149.5 mln mobile subscribers in India
- 13 mobile TV broadcast networks in 2007
- 252 mln cell phones sold in Q1 2007
- 27% of all new US cell phone subscribers went with Cingular in 2006, 27% - with Verizon
- 143 mln mobile phones sold in the US in 2006
- Mobile phone chip market generated $41 bln in 2006
- 27% of landline and cell phone owners only have a landline because their mobile reception is poor
- Mobile premium content generated $16.3 bln in 2006
- 56% of mobile connections in Western Hemisphere are GSM
- 520 mln mobile users in China by year-end 2007
- 250 mln users to rely on converged fixed and mobile networks for their calls by 2011
- 32 mln mobile video users in China in 2008
- North America reached 93.2% wireless penetration in 2006
- Mobile phone production 2004-2010
- Mobile phone subscriber growth 2004-2010
- 265.2 mln wireless subscribers in India by 2010
- 100.22 mln mobile subscribers in Japan in January 2007
- 55% of wireless customers have contacted customer service
- 25% of mobile phones shipped in 2011 to cost less than $20
- 134 mln mobile gamers by 2010
- Mobile content and services to generate $150 bln by 2011
- Mobile video to attract 100 mln subscribers by 2010
- 300 mln music phones shipped in 2006
- 1 bln handsets shipped in 2006
- 35% of US mobile phone owners use text messaging
- 174 mln users to get into mobile social networks by 2011
- $1.56 bln generated from mobile gaming in Asia in 2005
- Western European mobile phone market in Q3 2006
- 2.3 trillion text messages sent by 2010
- US Hispanics pay $67 per month on average for wireless
- US mobile users pay for 791 minutes a month, use 477 minutes
- 60% of mobile subscribers worldwide are prepaid
- Fixed and mobile network operators to invest $450 mln in capex
- 405 mln mobile subscribers in India by 2010
- Only 13% of Americans need more than 1000 minutes a month
- Mobile adult content market to generate $3.3 bln by 2011
- More than 15% of people carry two wireless phones
- 1.1 bln mobile phones to sell in 2007
- 4 bln mobile subscribers worldwide by 2010
- 254.9 mln mobile phones sold worldwide in Q3 2006
- US mobile consumers had highest customer service satisfaction with Verizon Wireless
- 245 mln mobile phones shipped in Q3 2006
- 15-17% of Americans and Canadians use more than one mobile phone
- 48 mln ultra low cost mobile phones to ship in 2007
- African mobile market shows 61% YTY growth
- 11.4 mln fixed mobile convergence users in China by 2010
- Average wireless bill up $11 over the past three years
- Mobile penetration in Latin America at 48%
- Who watches mobile video
- 127.83 mln mobile subscribers in India
- $667 bln spent on mobile services by year-end 2006
- Mobile infrastructure spending reached $3.4 bln in Japan in 2004
- 24% of US mobile subscribers are business subscribers
- 86% of US consumers are happy with their wireless service
- Location-based services in Europe to grow at 34% a year
- 47% of mobile customers to pay for PNAV and LBS
- 5.9 mln new mobile subscribers in India in August 2006
- 50 mln mobile subscriptions in Russia in 2005
- 11% of mobile phones can display video
- Top cell phone usage: Miami, Los Angeles, Detroit
- Western European mobile phone market up 7% in Q2 2006
- 78% of mobile subscribers in Asia-Pacific are in China, India or Korea
- Western European mobile market up 2% in Q2 2006, Italy at 132% penetration
- 67 mln mobile phones sold in the US in the first half of 2006
- Mobile video to become a $6 bln industry by 2011
- 431 mln mobile subscribers in China
- An average 10-year-old will spend $30k on mobile services over lifetime
- Mobile subscriber counts and penetration rates per country
- Mobile phone sales up 3% in Japan in 2005
- Top US mobile virtual operators: Tracfone, Virgin, Boost
- Global phone shipments in Q2 2006
- 350 mln mobile subscribers in India by 2010
- 66.2 mln mobile phones to sell in 2006
- 41.4 mln mobile phones to sell in Middle East in 2006
- Mobile phone market shares Q2 2005 - Q2 2006
- Worldwide mobile phone shipments up 26% in Q2 2006
- Mobile phone usage stats by women
- 470.7 mln mobile phone shipped in Q2 2006
- 24 mln Americans to pay for TV on mobile screens by 2010
- Eastern European mobile phone sales up 19% in 2005
- 85% of vacationers will take their cell phones with them
- In 2012 40% of cell phones will incorporate touch screens
- Mobile DRM generated $1.5 bln in 2005
- Latin America mobile penetration is at 46%
- 425 mln mobile subscriptions in Western Europe by year-end 2006
- 514 mln mobile TV subscribers worldwide in 2010
- Latin America to reach 51% mobile penetration in 2006
- 4.72 bln wireless 411 calls by 2007
- 59% of all mobile gamers are women
- LBS app preference among mobile operators
- North American mobile market up 14% in Q1 2006
- 268 mln mobile connections in Eastern Europe in 2005
- 115 mln mobile phones to sell in Latin America in 2006
- 33 mln wireless Bluetooth headsets sold in 2005
- 11% of Europeans interested in mobile TV
- 2 bln mobile users worldwide
- 210 mln mobile phones shipped in Q1 2006
- 210 mln mobile TV subscribers by 2011
- 224 mln mobile phones sold in Q1 2006
- Mobile instant messaging to generate $1.5 bln in Europe by 2009
- 28% of employees use their business cell phones as primary work phones
- Top mobile phone brands in US: Sanyo, LG, Samsung
- How consumers evaluate mobile phones: design (24%), operation (22%), features (20%)
- $8.6 bln spent on mobile data apps in 2005
- 120 mln more GSM subscribers in Q1 2006
- 3.5 bln mobile subscribers worldwide by 2010
- Western European mobile phone market up 11% in Q1 2006
- Russian handset market up 19% in 2005
- 7.8% of US households use cell phones instead of land lines
- 11 mln mobile subscribers in Bangladesh
- US SMBs to spend $18 bln on wireless bills in 2006
- 1.5 bln mobile subscriptions in Asia-Pacific by 2010
- 34.8 mln mobile phones sold in the US in Q1 2006
- Western European teens 15-17 buy a new cell phone every 20 months
- 27% of Europeans buy a new cell phone every year
- Cell phone replacement rates in Western Europe
- Most popular activities for mobile Germans: text messages, photo messages, ringtones
- Mobile subscriber market in South Africa
- Arcades and card games are most popular among US mobile subscribers
- 58% of teens have cell phones
- Top mobile vendors in Western Europe in Q1 2006: Nokia, RIM, HP, Palm
- 39.72% of Americans who do not buy mobile games are already satisfied with the games they have
- 2.7% of Americans downloaded a mobile game
- Verizon and Cingular both added 1.7 mln customers in Q1 2006
- 50% of US mobile subscribers own a cameraphone
- 226.7 mln cell phones sold in Q1 2006 globally
- 37% of mobile households have checked e-mail on their phones
- 90 mln mobile subscribers in India
- 11 mln mobile subscribers in Pakistan
- 13% of US wireless customers consider their service excellent
- UK mobile services industry to generate $100 mln by 2008
- 44 mln cell phones sold in Japan in 2005
- 207.9 mln wireless users in the US in 2005, 69% penetration
- Men more likely than women to drive and talk on cell phones
- What US wireless users do on their cell phones besides calling
- 24% of cell phone users feel they have to answer a call no matter what
- 36% of US wireless customers have been shocked by their wireless bills
- 41% of Americans fill in their free time with calling someone on their wireless phone
- US wireless penetration reaches 70%, 200 mln subscribers
- 6% of US households rely exclusively on cell phones
- 41% of mobile phone owners are interested in videos
- Wireless revenue from US businesses will grow to $52 bln in 2010
- Cell phone exam cheating in England up 27%
- Japanese kids generated $275 mln for wireless industry in 2005
- Central and Eastern European mobile subscription revenues up 13.5% in 2005
- Central and Eastern European mobile services spending rose 13.5% in 2005
- Japanese cell phone market up 11.4% in January 2006
- Cell phone penetration in Mexico reached 46% in 2005
- 31.6% of Americans would like to buy wired and wireless from the same company
- Average cell phone conversation lasts 3 minutes 15 seconds
- 2.75% of mobile subscribers use virtual operators
- 125.8 mln mobile subscribers in Russia
- SMS remains the most popular data app in Asia
- US is at 70% wireless penetration
- 20% of Australian phone users ready to cut the cord
- Ireland is at 100% mobile penetration
- 398 mln mobile users in China
- 3.8 mln of British mobile users had some SMS-related injury
- 10.8 mln mobile subscribers in Bangladesh
- 610 mln mobile subscribers in China by 2009
- 27% of Japanese mobile consumer use bar code readers
- PIM freaks spend 13% more on wireless bills than average cellular users
- 16.7 mln cell phones sold in Q3 2005
- 1.7 mln mobile phones sold in Taiwan in Q3 2005
- 15% of US mobile users use mobile Web
- 33.32% of US mobile users sent or received text messages
- 242 mln mobile phones sold in Q4 2005
- 9.32 mln mobile subscribers in Hungary
- 825.5 mln mobile phones sold in 2005, 16.7% growth
- Mobile phone market share for Q4 2005: Nokia - 34.1%, Motorola - 18.2%
- 930 mln mobile phones to sell in 2006
- 54.1 mln Americans use Cingular, 51.3 mln - Verizon
- 31.6 mln mobile phones sold in Q3 2005
- Revenues per mobile user down by 11% in Finland in 2005
- 2.5 bln mobile subscribers by the end of 2006
- 86.2 mln Brazilians have mobile phones
- Ringtones at $2.50 a pop under-valued
- 810 mln mobile phones sold in 2005
- 7.46 mln mobile subscribers in Vietnam
- Mobile phone revenues reached $115.1 bln in 2005
- Lithuanian mobile penetration to reach 155% by year-end 2006
- 4.09 mobile subscribers in Belarus
- 23-37% of US wireless subscribers to rely on wireless phone as primary phone by 2009
- 21.02 mln mobile users in Argentina
- Malta mobile penetration reaches 81%
- 440 mln mobile subscribers in China by 2006
- 15 mln mobile TV subscribers by 2009
- 10% of US drivers use cell phones while driving
- Mobile porn is a $1 bln industry in 2005
- Chinese mobile market to reach 742 mln subscribers by 2010
- By 2010 yearly sales of mobile phones will reach 1.1 bln
- US cell phone retail shares: Wal-Mart - 32%, RadioShack - 28%, Best Buy- 12%
- 38% of all mobile phones sold worldwide in 2005 are cameraphones
- 380 mln mobile subscribers in China in 2005, 630 mln by 2010
- 6.9% of South Koreans played mobile games in 2004
- Europe close to 100% mobile penetration
- Mobile phone sales up 22% in Q3 2005
- Only 24% of US mobile phone buyers are satisfied with phone buying experience
- 81.2 mln cell phone users in Brazil
- 1 cell phone is stolen every 4.2 seconds
- Western European SMS to become a 25 bln euro industry in 2007
- 74.6%% of all phone lines in Africa are cell phones
- 9% of US wireless subscribers do not have a landline
- 70% of pre-paid wireless subscribers in Canada would not change their operators
- Most requested cell phone features: e-mail, camera, Web, music
- 21 mln of US kids and teenagers own a cell phone
- 2.8 bln cellular lines by 2009
- Virtual mobile networks to generate $10.7 bln by 2010
- 56% of users with Internet-capable cell phones use e-mail and Internet
- Fewer than 50% of users with MMS-capable phones use MMS
- Latin America cell phone penetration to reach 43% in 2005
- Asia-Pacific mobile penetration reached 21.4% in 2004
- 5 mln cell phone users in Pakistan in 2004, 15 mln in 2005
- 31.6 mln mobile phones sold in the US in Q3 2005
- Mobile phone sales to reach 800 mln units in 2005, average price $146
- Text messaging alert service grow at 74% in South Korea
- 28% of Irish companies to increase mobile spending
- Mobile phone sales to reach 750 mln in 2005, 850 mln in 2006
- Worldwide mobile phone market shares: Nokia - 32%, Motorola - 18.6%, Samsung - 12.9%
- Global mobile phone shipments up 19.1% in Q3 2005
- 20% of mobile users would be ok with cell phone ads
- 5 bln text messages sent in the US monthly
- European mobile phone sales up 10% in Q3 2005
- Chinese mobile phone market numbers: Nokia - 20%, Motorola - 12%
- Asian mobile telecom revenues to reach $260 bln by 2009
- 20 mln US mobile video users by 2007
- 790 mln mobile users in Asia
- 743 mln mobile phones to sell in 2005, 899 mln in 2010
- Only 7% of mobile consumers willing to pay for local search
- Global wireless subscriber numbers: China - 398 mln, USA 202 mln, Russia - 115 mln, Japan - 95 mln
- 380 mln new wireless customers in 2005
- 207 mln mobile users use roaming
- In 16 developing countries more than 20% of cellular bill is going towards taxes
- Indian cellular services to reach $24 bln by 2009
- 2 bln mobile subscribers worldwide
- Mobile porn sales to reach $196 mln by 2009
- 190 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2005
- Personal calls on wireless exceeded personal calls on wireline in the US
- 780 mln mobile phones will be manufactured by year-end 2005
- 381.3 mln mobile subscribers in Western Europe
- Mobile phone service satisfaction declines 10% in 2005
- North American mobile infrastructure to reach $10.3 bln in 2005
- Only 27% of game-enabled cell phone owners play games
- Indian cellular revenues to reach $24 bln by 2009
- 64% of all 2004 phone calls in Finland were from cell phones
- 5.8% of US cell phone users have checked their e-mail on the phone
- 12% of US Hispanics paid for ringtones
- Cell phones are a $570 bln industry in 2005
- 3 bln mobile subscribers by 2010
- 35.9% of US teens bought cell phones just to use text messaging
- 76.8 mln mobile subscribers in Africa
- 190.5 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2005, 22% growth
- 27.9 mln of US households have tried a cell phone game
- Asia-Pacific mobile data to generate $35 bln in 2009
- Latin America mobile phone sales to stay flat in 2006
- Russian mobile phone sales up 55.5% in 2004, 62.7% in 2005 and 55.9% in 2006
- Western European mobile handset market: Nokia - 35%, Samsung - 16%, Motorola - 15%
- Western European mobile phone market up 20% in Q2 2005
- 2004 mobile phone sales down 10% in Japan
- Average cellular customer spends 6.9 hours a month on mobile phone
- 40 mln Americans want access to mobile e-mail
- 50% of Australian kids have a cell phone
- Text messaging revenue to reach $4.3 bln in 2006
- 23% of US mobile phone owners downloaded a ring tone in 2005
- 60.366 mln mobile users in India
- Mobile operators to earn 25.4 bln euros in Western Europe from data apps
- What kind of video mobile users want: concerts, TV drama, home videos, reality shows
- Given price equiality between mobile and land lines, more than 50% would cut the land line
- Middle Eastern mobile phone sales up 63% in 2004
- 72% hate loud cell phone conversations, 65% hate chain e-mails
- Mobile commerce to bring $1.2 bln in Europe in 2009
- 188.7 mln mobile phones sold globally in Q2 2005
- Mobile phone shipments to grow 6% in 2005
- 12.4 mln smartphones to sell in the US in 2005, 98.5 mln by 2009
- Ringtone piracy to generate $123 mln loss by 2007
- Cell phone sales to reach 1 bln units annually by 2009
- 350,000 mobile phones sold in Russia in 2004
- 713 mln cell phones shipped in 2004, 750 mln to ship in 2005
- 2.6 bln cellular subscribers by 2009
- 17 mln Europeans access Internet via cell phones
- Among those who use exclusively cell phones 23.2% are 18-24 years old
- Mobile content to generate $9 bln by 2006
- 3 bln mobile subscribers by 2010
- 350 mln cell phones can play Snake
- 60% of US wireless carrier sales come through direct channels
- 63% of young Western Europeans want a simple mobile phone for voice and messaging only
- Japan 3G facts: 30 mln subscribers, 7 mln digital wallets, 5 mln digital songs sold
- 160 mln text messages sent in Philippines daily
- 795 mln mobile phones to sell in 2005, 900 mln in 2006
- 2.3 bln wireless subscribers by 2009
- Only 11% of airline customers are in favor of cell phone ban lift
- Men spend 571 minutes on cell phones, women - 424 minutes monthly
- Wireless instant messaging to increase six-fold between 2007 and 2009
- 180.61 mln phones sold in Q1 2005, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung lead the market
- Western European cell phone shipments down 8% in Q1 2005
- 9% want cell phones to play MP3s, 11% want broadcast TV
- Mobile gaming grows 8.2% between January and February 2005
- T-Mobile, Verizon, Nextel ranked highest on wireless customer satisfaction
- 43% of teens had cell phones in 2004
- 44% want video on the cell phones for free, 19% are ready to pay for it
- Mobile usage in Asia-Pacific grows 18% in 2004
- Western European cell phone sales down 13% in Q1 2005
- Nokia forecasts 40 mln phones with MP3 support for 2005
- 180.6 mln mobile phones sold in Q1 2005
- Record mobile phone sales in Q1 2005 - 180.6 mln handsets sold
- US wireless customer base: Cingular - 50 mln, Verizon - 43 mln, Sprint - 40 mln
- 46% of mobile phone owners are loyal to the brand
- 72.5 mln mobile subscribers in Central and Eastern Europe
- Only 45% of Americans are satisfied with their wireless service
- 1.8 bln mobile subscribers worldwide
- 180.5 mln mobile subscribers in the US, $102 bln spent on wireless
- European mobile penetration to reach 100% by 2007
- 7% of Cingular customers are on pre-paid plans
- 64% of mobile phone owners play a mobile game at least once a day
- 68.6 mln mobile subscribers in Brazil, 80% of them pre-paid
- US mobile market shares: Cingular - 28%, Verizon - 27%, Sprint/Nextel - 15%
- 68 mln mobile phones sold in China in 2004, 14% growth
- 40% would buy a cell phone with Wi-Fi, only 12% want to get TV on cell phones
- 174.3 mln phones shipped worldwide in Q1 2005
- 24 mln mobile subscribers in Nordic countries
- 80% of people leave cell phones on before going to bed
- Nokia forecasts global mobile handset sales at 740 mln units
- Australian SMS market is worth $1 bln
- 100 mln cell phones can play games
- 3 bln mobile users by 2010
- 16.8 mln Americans used push-to-talk in 2004
- US consumer wireless ARPU to reach $48 in 2009, business ARPU to grow to $74 in 2009
- Nokia series 60 performs worst in usability testing
- 67% of airline passengers want the cell phone ban to remain in place
- Asia-Pacific mobile phone sales up 24% in 2004
- 60% of cameraphone users who take a picture send it via e-mail
- 14% of US mobile consumers over 65 use text messaging
- 62% of US mobile consumers have downloaded a ringtone over the past month
- 31% of women and 34% of men played a game on their mobile phone
- Wireless games downloads were worth $1,070 mln in 2004
- Nordic mobile communications market grew 4.0% to 8.2 bln euros in 2004
- 28% of US households will buy a cell phone within the next 12 months
- $350 mln was spend on wireless games in 2004
- 47 mln mobile users in India
- 16 mln US teens have a cell phone
- 50% of new wireless users want a mobile phone due to safety issues
- 25% of mobile Americans used SMS
- US ringtone market brought $91 mln in 2003, $217 mln in 2004, will bring $724 mln in 2009
- Strategy Analytics ups mobile porn forecast to $5 bln by 2010
- 78% of global mobile users use GSM, 14% - CDMA, 6% - TDMA
- US wireless communications market to grow 9.3%, generate $158.6 bln in 2005
- 200 phone models with memory card slots to come out in 2005
- 180 mln cell phone subscribers in the US, each paying $50.64 a month on average
- Western European mobile phone shipments to grow 12% in 2005
- Samsung forecasts 2005 mobile sales at 700 mln units
- 1% of US kids under 9 own a cell phone
- Mobile penetration in Denmark reaches 95%
- Mobile phone sales to reach 730 mln units in 2005
- 85% of cell phones sold in China are GSM
- Mobile phone sales up 30% in 2004
- Mobile porn to generate $1 bln in 2005, $2 bln by 2009
- 3 Mbps to become a standard for wireless data
- 8% of US drivers use cell phones while driving
- 43% of mobile text messages is spam
- Mobile phone sales up 19% in Asia in 2004, projected to grow 12% in 2005
- 68% of mobile phones sold in 2004 had color screens
- 703 mln mobile phones sold in 2004, Motorola posts the strongest gain
- ATTWS and Verizon are top wireless brands in the US
- 90% of college students own a cell phone
- US wireless revenues totaled $145.1 bln in 2004
- 90% of Germans turn off their cell phones in the movies
- 735 mln mobile phones to sell in 2005
- 75.5 Americans to use SMS by 2007
- Video over wireless networks to be available to 47% of cell phone users in 2008
- Only 5% of discarded cell phones are recycled
- Indian mobile gaming market to reach $336 mln by 2009
- Worldwide mobile phone market leaders: Nokia, Motorola, Samsung
- 194.3 mln mobile phones sold in Q4 2004
- 40% of businesses have a policy on cell phone usage
- Wireless games to generate $1.5 bln by 2008
- Average American spends 619 minutes a month on the cell phone
- 2 bln mobile subscribers by year-end 2005
- 35% of US wireless users will switch their carriers
- Asia/Pacific mobile market to grow 16% in 2005
- Males are more likely to buy a mobile phone as a fashion statement
- 76% of IT departments have no policy on mobile devices
- Americans send 2.5 bln text messages a month
- 50% of UK mobile users have GPRS, 75% will by the end of 2005
- Mobile phone sales grew 20% in 2004
- Cell phone minute in the US costs 11c on average
- Mobile penetration in Taiwan and Hong Kong reaches 110% and 105.75%
- Global mobile phone sales to grow 20% in 2004
- 1.5 bln mobile subscribers globally, 310 mln in China, 44.5 mln in India, 60 mln in Russia
- 80% of Japanese SMS traffic and 20% of American is junk
- 40% of US teenagers are wireless subscribers
- 167 mln mobile phones sold in Q3 2004
- Youth to account for 30% of mobile subscribers and 25% of mobile revenues in 2008
- Market for graphics on mobile devices to generate $1.1 bln in 2008
- Mobile phone sales in Q3 2004: Samsung overtakes Motorola in market share
- In 2003 wireless telecom was a $100 bln industry
- Mobile gaming generated $26 mln in India
- Top mobile phone priorities for 2005: battery life, caller ID, ringtones, color screens
- Bluetooth phone shipments up 36% in Europe
- 8 mln Americans took advantage of number portability
- 1 mln CDMA subscribers by year-end 2004
- 170 mln mobile phones sold in Q3 2004
- Top mobile phone manufacturers for 2004: Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens
- 13-15K base stations will be built in US in 2004
- Average revenue per wireless user to shrink to $42.42 by 2007
- 44.51 Indians have mobile phones, 43.96 mln - landlines
- 171.2 mln Americans have cell phones
- Global mobile phone market leaders: Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens, LG
- Top Russian mobile operators: MTS, VimpelCom, MegaFon, Uralsvyazinform
- In 2009 70% of smartphones will have Bluetooth
- Mobile phone shipments up 23% in Q3 2004
- Corporate spending on wireless to reach $37 bln in 2004
- Americans used 500 bln wireless minutes in first half 2004
- America’s favorite cell phones - Sanyo, Samsung, LG
- $4.3 bln spent on wireless voice by middle market firms in 2004
- Mobile games to generate over $1 bln in 2004
- America’s favorite wireless operators: Verizon and T-Mobile
- Mobile phone sales up 25% in Q3 2004
- 6% of Americans cut the landline in favor of wireless
- In 2008 $1 bln will be spent on mobile porn
- In 2004 enterprise market purchased 2.6 mln converged devices
- US ringtone market to generate $146 mln in 2004
- 6-10% of US wireless customers use pre-paid plans
- Only 39% of the seniors over 65 have mobile phones
- Asia-Pacific mobile gaming market to generate $1.3 bln in 2008
- Mobile games to generate $203.8 mln in 2004
- Only 13% users are excited about watching TV on the cell phone
- Russian mobile penetration to reach 68% in 2006
- 156.4 mobile phones shipped in Q2 2004
- $81 mln spent in the US on mobile services buildup
- Ringtones to generate $721 mln in Western Europe in 2008
- 3.6% of mobile revenues are data revenues in Brazil
- 5.4 mln Americans switched their wireless carriers
- 156.4 mln wireless phones shipped in Q2 2004
- Smartphone market to experience explosive growth and grow at 44% CAGR
- 16% of teenagers received SMS threats
- India’s mobile services market to grow at 28.3% CAGR through 2009
- Mobile data to generate $189 bln in 2009
- GSM subscriber growth was at 123% in June 2004
- UK WAP usage increases 42% in June 2004
- $1.1 bln of mobile games sold worldwide in 2003
- Q2 2004 mobile phone market shares
- 2.5 bln mobile subscribers by 2009
- 155 mln mobile phones sold in Q2 2004
- Wireless sensor networks to generate $7 bln in 2010
- EMEA mobile market up 52% in Q2 2004, voice market up 57%
- Digital music is the most wanted feature by US mobile subscribers
- African and Middle Eastern mobile sales grew 26% in 2003
- China sold $5 bln of mobile phones in 5 months
- 1.5 bln mobile subscribers in June 2004, 2 bln by July 2006
- 85% of people take their gadgets everywhere
- Wireless gear sales to grow 1% in 2004
- LG leads the US CDMA phone sales
- Global mobile device shipments increased 41% in Q1 2004
- 300 mln cell phone subscribers in China by the end of 2004
- 8 mln mobile subscribers in Ukraine
- Phone games brought in $587 mln in 2003
- Mobile entertainment will generate $8 bln in 2003 in Western Europe
- Only one third of Americans use SMS
- Cell phone shipments: up 29.3% YTY, down 5.9% QTQ
- Mobile users are willing to up their bill by 28% for additional services
- European mobile device market grew 25.6% in Q1 2004
- The most hated cell phone operator - T-Mobile
- Reasons for mobile service dissatisfaction
- $2 bln of mobile phones sold in Russia in 2003
- Number portability to lose AT&T Wireless 150,000 customers
- 10-15% of cell phones sold in China are second-hand
- 90% of mobile devices lack protection to ward off hackers
- Cell phones of the future
- Mobile phone sales in 2003
- 520 mln cell phones sold in 2003
- Record number of mobile phones produced in 2003
- $3.5 bln ringtones sold worldwide
- 15.6 bln SMS messages sent in China in January 2004
- More than 1 bln GSM subscribers globally
- Top US wireless companies
- Gambling and adult on mobile phones will generate $6.5 bln by 2006
- Ringtone market generated over $1 bln in 2003
- Saudi Arabian telecom market to enjoy growth this year
- 510 mln phones sold in 2003, 560 will be sold in 2004
- GSM expects 1,000,000,000th user
- People use business cell phone functions at home
- Iran, Saudi Arabia and Oman telecom markets to grow
- Indian mobile users dissatisfied with operators
- 5.5% think mobile marketing is viable today
- 750K of mobile phones discarded this Christmas
- All I want for Christmas is a service plan
- 15% of mobile phones had removable card
- Mobile usage up in China, China Mobile has 140 mln subscribers
- Gartner: India’s cell phone usage will grow 96% in 2004
- Hong Kong mobile penetration is 93%
- 36% of personal calls are made from cellphones
- Is cell phone radiation real?
- Cell phones: big in China and India
- 26 M mobile users in India, up 100%
- Mobile penetration in Eastern Europe
- Worldwide mobile phone sales for 2003
- Cell phone sales booming
- IDC: Mobile user matrix
- US wireless portability awareness
- 31% of Americans will change mobile providers
- J’son: 32.3 M Russians use cell phones
- IDC: Mobile handset market up 21.2% YTY in Q3 2003
- 17M mobile phone users in Australia by 2007
- IDC: Phone Sales Up 21.2%
- Gartner: 3M smartphones sold last year
- IDC: Emerging markets bring new opportunities to mobile phone vendors
- GSM growth around the world
- InStat/MDR: Cellular base stations sales are falling
- Mobile usage in China
- Sotovik: Russia has 30 M cell phone users
- US wireless growth strong
- 66% of US households own cellphones
- Merrill Lynch: More wireless subscribers in the US
- Yankee Group: SMS penetration
- UK: Mobile Internet up, SMS stable
- Digit Wireless forecast on mobile handset sales
- JD Power: Mobile satisfaction in the US
- IDC: Cell phone sales 2003-2007
- Taiwan handset market, H1 2003
- Q2 2003 mobile phone sales
- US Lags Europe and Japan in Mobile Adoption
- Q2 2003 mobile phone sales up
- China Mobile Phone Users Hit 250 Million