A couple of interesting news tidbits that have hit the wires recently about the growth in mobile phone usage.
First of all, the AP reports that 2007 is likely to be the first calendar year in which U.S. households spend more on cell phone services than on traditional land lines.
The most recent government data show that households spent $524, on average, on cell phone bills in 2006, compared with $542 for residential and pay-phone services. By the end of this year, though, consumers almost certainly will spend more on their cell phone bills, several telecom industry analysts and officials said.
As recently as 2001, U.S. households spent three times as much on residential phone services as they did on cell phones. Pretty amazing change in only 6 years time.
And as for what folks like to do with their cellphones? Other than voice, SMS is the clear leader with Gartner forecasting that 2.3 trillion messages will be sent across major markets worldwide in 2008, a 19.6% increase from the 2007 total of 1.9 trillion messages.
Gartner also forecasts that Mobile messaging revenue across major markets will grow 15.7% in 2008 to $60.2 billion, up from $52 billion in 2007.
First of all, the AP reports that 2007 is likely to be the first calendar year in which U.S. households spend more on cell phone services than on traditional land lines.
The most recent government data show that households spent $524, on average, on cell phone bills in 2006, compared with $542 for residential and pay-phone services. By the end of this year, though, consumers almost certainly will spend more on their cell phone bills, several telecom industry analysts and officials said.
As recently as 2001, U.S. households spent three times as much on residential phone services as they did on cell phones. Pretty amazing change in only 6 years time.
And as for what folks like to do with their cellphones? Other than voice, SMS is the clear leader with Gartner forecasting that 2.3 trillion messages will be sent across major markets worldwide in 2008, a 19.6% increase from the 2007 total of 1.9 trillion messages.
Gartner also forecasts that Mobile messaging revenue across major markets will grow 15.7% in 2008 to $60.2 billion, up from $52 billion in 2007.
