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Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:36:14 +0000

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By: Wireless Carriers Pitch Dumb Idea to Avoid Being Dumb Pipes: Tech News «

Wireless Carriers Pitch Dumb Idea to Avoid Being Dumb Pipes: Tech News « — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:17:31 +0000

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By: The Pending Obsolescence of Handset Penetration Rates

The Pending Obsolescence of Handset Penetration Rates — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:51:56 +0000

[...] PDT No Comments 0 With the mobile penetration rate in the U.S. nearing 100 percent, we’re seeing plenty of stories about how we’re approaching (or already at) at the [...]

By: The Pending Obsolence of Handset Penetration Rates

The Pending Obsolence of Handset Penetration Rates — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:01:53 +0000

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By: Colin Gibbs

Colin Gibbs — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:54:59 +0000

Thanks for the clarification, Chetan, and apologies for the inaccuracy. And as always, thanks for the great data.

By: McGuire’s Law » Blog Archive » Observations: Carriers - March 25, 2010

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:12:06 +0000

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By: Chetan Sharma

Chetan Sharma — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:27:41 +0000

Colin,

there might have been some confusion. the actual statement from my report reads “For the first time in the history of the US wireless industry, the data traffic exceeded voice traffic for the full calendar year. With almost 400 terabytes of data traffic, it exceeded voice traffic by a significant margin. We expect that the ratio between the two traffic sources is going to double in 2010.”

so the difference between voice and data wasn’t 400TB but data exceeded 400TB.

http://chetansharma.com/usmarketupdate2009.htm

hope this clarifies things a bit.

thanks
Chetan

By: Sandvine’s Better Broadband Blog : Mobile Networks Mimic Fixed Line

Sandvine’s Better Broadband Blog : Mobile Networks Mimic Fixed Line — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:53:38 +0000

[...] voice is consuming an ever smaller percentage of overall mobile network traffic. According to a March report by analyst Chetan Sharma, GigaOM Pro Analyst Network, U.S. data traffic exceeded voice traffic by [...]

By: How Mobile Network Operators Must Evolve as Data Ramps Up – GigaOM

How Mobile Network Operators Must Evolve as Data Ramps Up – GigaOM — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:02:04 +0000

[...] competitors. Cell phone penetration in the U.S. stands at 89 percent, according to CTIA, and Chetan Sharma pointed out earlier this month that mobile’s market penetration in America is 99 percent for people over than [...]

By: The Disconnect Between Subscriber Growth and Revenues in Broadband and Mobile – GigaOM

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:07:42 +0000

[...] figures regarding mobile echo some of the findings on U.S. operators released last week by Chetan Sharma. Both reports indicate there’s still plenty of low-hanging fruit for mobile carriers in [...]