Startup Talk: New Report Shows Americans Eating Up Wireless Data
by June 18, 2015 6:57 am 124 views
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REPORT: AMERICANS EATING UP WIRELESS DATA
CTIA (Cellular Telephone Industries Association) released a report Wednesday showing that Americans used 4.1 trillion megabytes (MB) of data in 2014, a 26% increase over 2013. Helping to drive the increase in data usage were smartphones and tablets, which now number more than 208 million and 35.4 million respectively, accounting for 68% of all mobile devices used on wireless networks.
According to the CTIA annual survey, every minute, Americans exchanged 3.6 million text messages (SMS); sent almost 300,000 videos and photos (MMS); and consumed 7.7 million MB of data.
One of the biggest trends in this year’s survey is the proliferation of multiple wireless devices in households. There are now more than 355 million total wireless subscribers, or 36 million more devices than Americans, a wireless penetration rate of 110%.
To meet the constant increase in Americans’ demand for mobile devices and services, the CTIA annual survey found wireless carriers invested more than $32 billion into the U.S. economy in 2014 capital expenditures. Over the last six years alone, wireless carriers invested $166 billion.
To view the video highlight and the report, click here.
STARTUP JUNKIE, INNOVATION HUB ANNOUNCE ‘COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP’
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and Startup Junkie Consulting announced Wednesday that they have entered into a collaborative partnership to work with early-stage startup business ventures across the state.
Through the new partnership, the Innovation Hub and Startup Junkie will develop and share new facilities, events, and programs that will support and advance startup ventures in Arkansas. Some collaborative services include consulting, education, mentoring, events, and networking to the founder and creative community.
TODD JONES TO COVER STARTUP, TECH, ENTREPRENEURIAL NEWS FOR TB&P
Talk Business & Politics is proud to announce that Todd Jones, the founder and editor of ARScene.net, is teaming up with TB&P to spearhead more coverage of the startup, technology and entrepreneurial scene in Arkansas. Read more about Jones and check out his coverage at this link.
TEDx EVENT IN LITTLE ROCK ROLLS OUT SPEAKER LINE-UP
Little Rock’s first TEDx event, TEDx MarkhamSt, is scheduled to take place on July 24 at the Ron Robinson Theater in the River Market and the event has an impressive lineup of speakers. Check them out and find out more details on the event at this link.