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08-26-2007, 05:05 PM
Study suggests 100% mobile phone penetration in the US by 2013
Posted Aug 26th 2007 9:59AM by Darren Murph (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/bloggers/darren-murph)
Filed under: Culture (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/culture/), Studies (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/studies/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/08/8-24-07-ppl-on-cellphones.jpg (http://gigaom.com/2007/08/23/all-americans-to-have-mobile-phones-by-2013/)
We know, that "100-percent" figure may be a bit tough to wrap your mind around, but let's give it a try, shall we? Current estimates reportedly suggest that "nearly 84-percent of the US population will have mobile phones (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/12/survey-sez-just-11-percent-of-americans-rely-solely-on-cellphone/) by the end of 2007," and according to SNL Kagen, that figure should shoot to 100-percent in just six years. Notably, 100-percent penetration does not mean that every single American will own a phone, as it's estimated that some 18 to 20-percent of us will be using multiple mobiles. Additionally, it was noted that data usage / revenue could become increasingly important (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/15/sprint-sees-54m-customers-40-percent-spike-in-data-revenue/) as newcomers to the wireless world grow fewer, but that tidbit (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/09/01/nokia-re-ups-n80-with-internet-edition/) certainly isn't taking anyone (http://motorola.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/31/15-percent-of-brits-polled-admit-using-mobile-internet-in-toilet/) by surprise (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/26/sprint-google-team-up-on-wimax-mobile-internet-services/), now is it?
Source: EngadgetMobile
Posted Aug 26th 2007 9:59AM by Darren Murph (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/bloggers/darren-murph)
Filed under: Culture (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/culture/), Studies (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/category/studies/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgetmobile.com/media/2007/08/8-24-07-ppl-on-cellphones.jpg (http://gigaom.com/2007/08/23/all-americans-to-have-mobile-phones-by-2013/)
We know, that "100-percent" figure may be a bit tough to wrap your mind around, but let's give it a try, shall we? Current estimates reportedly suggest that "nearly 84-percent of the US population will have mobile phones (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/06/12/survey-sez-just-11-percent-of-americans-rely-solely-on-cellphone/) by the end of 2007," and according to SNL Kagen, that figure should shoot to 100-percent in just six years. Notably, 100-percent penetration does not mean that every single American will own a phone, as it's estimated that some 18 to 20-percent of us will be using multiple mobiles. Additionally, it was noted that data usage / revenue could become increasingly important (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/08/15/sprint-sees-54m-customers-40-percent-spike-in-data-revenue/) as newcomers to the wireless world grow fewer, but that tidbit (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2006/09/01/nokia-re-ups-n80-with-internet-edition/) certainly isn't taking anyone (http://motorola.engadgetmobile.com/2007/05/31/15-percent-of-brits-polled-admit-using-mobile-internet-in-toilet/) by surprise (http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/07/26/sprint-google-team-up-on-wimax-mobile-internet-services/), now is it?
Source: EngadgetMobile