Data-service revenues increase
By Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 10/1/2006
CTIA—The Wireless Association has announced that data-service revenues for the first half of 2006 were $6.5 billion, representing a 70% increase over the first half of 2005. Wireless data revenues now total almost 11% of all wireless service revenues.
The organization released its semiannual wireless-industry survey September 13 at CTIA Wireless IT & Entertainment 2006 event in Los Angeles. The survey also found that wireless carriers reached record total service revenues of $60.5 billion for the first six months of 2006. As of June 2006, the industry survey recorded more than 219 million wireless users, which represents a year-over-year increase of 25 million subscribers.
Other highlights of the survey include wireless customers using more than 850 billion minutes in the first half of 2006, up 27% over the first half of 2005, and a $10 billion increase in capital investment. www.ctia.org.
