Growth of Wireless Subscribers in the US is Attributed to the Continuously Expanding Consumer Adoption of Cellular Technologies, Making Cellular Handsets Nearly Ubiquitous in the US in 2005.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24275) has announced the addition of Mobile Phones in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to their offering. The mobile phone service and handset market has been characterized by brisk growth through 2004, with sales increasing by nearly two and a half times over the previous five years. Combined handset and wireless service revenues reached $112.5 billion in 2004, up from $46.2 billion in 1999. As sales have climbed, so have the number of wireless subscribers, jumping from 86 million in 1999 to 182 million in 2004. This growth is attributed to the continuously expanding consumer adoption of cellular technologies, making cellular handsets nearly ubiquitous in the U.S. in 2005. Other factors include the organic growth of the U.S. population, attractive service plans that provide more minutes at lower prices, and an increasingly mobile society. Also, incidence of family plans is certainly on the rise, which has driven both handset sales and carrier revenues. The introduction of 3G wireless service, as well as the increasing availability and affordability of feature-rich phones, looks likely to drive sales in the coming years. Wireless providers are hoping that the launch of 3G networks, with faster data transmission rates, will drive demand for services such as streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and video. Text and photo messaging Taking a picture with a cellphone and sending it to someone. A photo messaging phone enables the user to aim it, take a picture and transmit it. If recipients do not have photo-enabled cellphones, they are directed to a Web page where they can view the images. are still on the rise. Wireless providers expect the extra charges for data services to help recoup recoup To sell an asset at a price sufficient to recover the original outlay or to offset a previous loss. the network infrastructure upgrade costs. The primary focus of this report is on cellular telephones and digital personal communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ). Excluded from this report are pagers, specialized mobile radio See SMR. services, two-way radios A voice network that provides an always-on connection enabling the user to just "push the button and talk." Also called "dispatch radio," two-way radio has traditionally been used by police, fire, taxi and other mobile fleets. (like walkie-talkies and CB radios--except Nextel Direct Connect, which is included within the scope of this report), satellite phones, and fixed wireless services, unless otherwise specified. However, some walkie-talkie features that are offered by traditional cell phone providers are covered in this report, such as those provided by Motorola mobile phones on the Nextel network, for example. Companies mentioned: --Cingular Wireless --Verizon Wireless --Sprint --Nextel Communications --T-Mobile USA Inc. --ALLTEL Corp. --Nokia --Motorola --Samsung --Kyocera Wireless --LG Electronics --Firefly Mobile --Research in Motion --palmOne For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c24275 |
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