2011: The Year Mobile Took Over The World
From the video, in 2011:
Whopping increase in app creation and downloads:
– ONE BILLION apps downloaded worldwide each month
– $3 BILLION paid by Apple alone to independent apps developers
Surge in use of social media mobile platforms:
– 166 PERCENT increase in Facebook Mobile users in the first half of 2011 alone
– 103 MILLION wireless tweets were posted each day
– ONE BILLION Foursquare check-ins
– 26 PHOTOS were made “hipstery” on Instagram every second
Ongoing explosion in data traffic:
– EIGHT TRILLION texts were sent – up 1.1 trillion from last year
– 1800 PERCENT increase in traffic on U.S. networks predicted in just four years
Unprecedented competition and choice:
– MORE SMARTPHONES purchased than PCs in the United States
– MORE WIRELESS SUBSCRIPTIONS than people
– TWO BILLION networked mobile devices by 2015
– 4G SERVICES being rolled out by at least six carriers in 2011 alone
Massive potential for job creation and economic growth:
– 2.4 MILLION American jobs supported by wireless
– $27.5 BILLION investment in U.S. mobile networks by wireless carriers
– 500,000 JOBS & $400 BILLION to U.S. GDP with additional 500 MHz of additional spectrum