Survey Show More Wireless Devices than Americans
According to CTIA’s Semi-Annual Survey, as of June 2011 there were more
wireless subscriber connections (322.9 million) than the population of the U.S.
and its territories (315.5 million), making the wireless penetration rate in the
U.S. 102.4%. Over the past year, wireless data traffic grew 111%, to 341 Billion
megabytes, and the number of smart phones and wireless-enabled PDAs grew 57%!
wireless subscriber connections (322.9 million) than the population of the U.S.
and its territories (315.5 million), making the wireless penetration rate in the
U.S. 102.4%. Over the past year, wireless data traffic grew 111%, to 341 Billion
megabytes, and the number of smart phones and wireless-enabled PDAs grew 57%!
- 322.9 million wireless subscriber connections (102.4 %
penetration rate), an increase this past year of more than 27M. - 2.251 trillion minutes of use (MOU)July 2010 – June 2011.
- 2.206 trillion SMS messagesJuly 2010 – June 2011.
- 52.7 MMS messagesJuly 2010 – June 2011.
- In the first six months of 2011, , carriers handled more than 1.148
trillion minutes (an increase of 10 billion minutes), 1.138
trillion SMS messages (up by 16 percent) and 28.2 billion MMS
messages. - 95.8 million smart phones, an increase of 57 percent from
June 2010. - The average monthly bill fell 24 cents to $47.23 from June
2010. - 278.3 million active data-capable devices (5 percent increase from June
2010). - Annual capital investment, as reported, increased by 28 percent to
$27.5 billion. Since 2001, wireless companies have reported a
cumulative total investment of $223 billion, which does not include monies paid
to the U.S. government for spectrum.