UMA subscriber numbers to reach 65 mln by 2012
UMA services, devices, and subscribers are still growing, and subscriber numbers should reach 65 mln by 2012, ABI Research says.
Published on: August 30, 2007 Department: Mobile usage
Published on: August 30, 2007 Department: Mobile usage
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- 19.6 mln Symbian phones shipped in Q2 2008
- German mobile users who play mobile games
- Mobile Internet users in Germany in June 2008
- 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