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Was 2011 the year of mobile?

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For a slightly US-centric, very rock n roll take on the mobile stats of last year, sit back and enjoy this great summary from mobilefuture.org:

Among the key highlights:

More and more apps:

  • 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 US networks in four years

Unprecedented competition and choice:

  • MORE SMARTPHONES purchased than PCs in the United States
  • MORE WIRELESS SUBSCRIPTIONS than people (Europe too!)
  • TWO BILLION networked mobile devices by 2015
  • 4G SERVICES being rolled out by at least six carriers in 2011 alone (and this is SLOW compared to a lot of the rest of the world!)

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 from building out 500 MHz of additional spectrum for mobile

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