Posts Tagged ‘data’

US Wireless subscriber connections have now reached 104.7%.  That’s more than 1 per person, thus exceeding the USA population, according to research released by CTIA.  There are now a total of 331.6 million mobile phones in the USA.

CTIA study shows a 12% increase in text messaging last year.

Total use of text messaging increased by 12% over the previous year.

Other highlights of the report are:

•  Wireless network data traffic more than doubled in the past year going from 866.7 billion megabytes (+ 123% over the previous year).
• Active smartphones and wireless-enabled PDAs: 111.5 million (+43%).
• Wireless-enabled tablets, laptops and modems: 20.2 million; Dec. 2010: 13.6 million (+49%).
• Minutes of Use (MOU): 2.296 trillion  (+2%)
• SMS sent and received: 2.304 trillion 2010: 2.052 trillion (+12%).
• MMS sent and received: 52.8 billion.  Surprisingly down from 56 billion the year before.
• Average local monthly wireless bill (includes voice and data service): $47.00 which is down 21 cents from last year.