Ruth Milkman Chief Wireless Telecommunications Bureau US Mobile - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Ruth Milkman Chief Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

US Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Comparison 2012 Forecast 1.9 2.0 2013 Forecast 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Source: Cisco VNI Mobile Forecast, 2013 1

Mobile Data Traffic Offloading 2

Estimated Total Mobile Wireless Connections NRUF CTIA Connected Increase from Connections Estimated Devices previous year Per 100 People Connections (millions) (millions) (millions) 2001 128.5 n/a 45 128.4 2002 141.8 13.3 49 140.8 2003 160.6 18.8 54 158.7 2004 184.7 24.1 62 182.1 2005 213.0 28.3 71 207.9 2006 241.8 28.8 80 233.0 2007 263.0 21.2 86 255.4 2008 279.6 16.6 91 270.3 2009 290.7 11.1 94 285.6 2010 301.8 11.1 97 296.3 2011 317.3 15.5 102 316.0 3

Smartphone Penetration Rates Q4 2009 – Q2 2012 4

Device Traffic Relative to Feature Phones 5

Total Mobile Wireless Industry Revenues 6

Percent of Population Covered by Mobile Broadband Providers, Rural v. Non-Rural Source: Mosaik CoverageRight, 2010 Census 7

Percent of Road Miles Covered by Mobile Broadband Providers, Rural v. Non-Rural Source: Mosaik CoverageRight, 2010 Census 8

Percent of Adults / Children in Wireless Only Households 9