Archive for the ‘Stats & Facts’ Category
The Facts (Again) Prove the Wireless Ecosystem is Robustly Competitive
The facts continue to prove the wireless marketplace is driven by competition and innovation. In our initial comments to the FCC on the state of wireless competition for their latest report, we provided a huge amount of data from trusted third-party organizations and our semi-annual survey that showed the competition that exists in the wireless [...]
Spectrum: Fact-based Brochure
Last night, we updated our Facebook page with new material about the U.S. wireless industry to help inform policymakers and consumers about a variety of topics, including spectrum. We also highlighted some wireless industry stats and policy issues. CTIA created a tab for consumers with tips on everything from parental control features and tools to [...]
CTIA Survey Show More Wireless Devices than Americans
For the first time in the history of CTIA’s Semi-Annual Survey, there are more active wireless devices than Americans! As CTIA President and CEO Steve Largent announced from the CTIA ENTERPRISE & APPLICATIONS™ keynote stage, as of June 2011, there were more wireless subscriber connections (322.9 million) than the population of the U.S. and its territories [...]
The U.S. Wireless Industry – An Overview
**UPDATE 9/22: We’ve added even more facts to the overview presentation. Here’s the latest version.** Late last month, we released our one page overview on the wireless industry’s value, innovation and economic impact that has led to a high volume of consumer usage. Today, we’re sharing our “Wireless Industry Overview” PowerPoint, which provides a more [...]
A Quick Look at the Benefits Provided by the U.S. Wireless Industry
Innovation in the wireless industry continues to move at a rapid pace, and while CTIA regularly conducts our own surveys and research, we also know that there is a vast amount of data provided from many other organizations and individuals. This document gives a quick updated look into the industry in terms of its value, [...]
Different Approaches and Different Definitions Change the Count of Wireless Industry Jobs
Last Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) published its June 2011 “Employment Situation Summary,” which is their latest jobs numbers for a variety of industries. Some of those numbers were about the telecom industry, which includes “wireless telecom carriers.” According to the preliminary BLS figures for May 2011, both the total telecom and the wireless [...]
Wireless Industry Innovation: We’re #1
In the last couple of weeks, the CTIA blog has been focused on some of the wireless industry’s innovations, such as apps and devices. We’ve also highlighted our members’ $71 billion investment in capital expenditures in 2008-10, the 110% increase in data traffic between 2009-10 and the additional 500 billion text messages exchanged in 2010 versus [...]
Wireless Industry Innovation: Devices
As I mentioned on Thursday, the U.S. wireless industry is 28 years old and shows no signs of slowing down… ever. This means consumers will continue to greatly benefit. Chris coined the phrase, but it’s thanks to the wireless ecosystem’s “virtuous cycle” of innovation. BUT, it only works as long as we have more spectrum. We’ve [...]
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