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The Rise of Superphones
The increase in mobile data consumption is due to the rise of "connected devices" such as tablets and superphones -- a label that's sometimes used for high-end smartphones. "There are some superphones that are routinely average more than 1 GB/month, superphones as a category is averaging 700-800 MB/month," Sharma claims.
According to Sharma's report, nearly half of the devices sold in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2010 were smartphones. "In Q3 2010, 47% of the devices sold in the U.S. were smartphones compared to 24% globally," the report says.
Other Stats of Interest
The U.S. wireless data service revenues grew 7% Q/Q to $14 billion in Q3 2010. The mobile data revenues for the U.S. market are likely to reach $55 billion in 2010.
AT&T and Verizon now account for 70% of the market data services revenues and 62% of the subscription base.
The national prepaid penetration is touching 20%.
Nokia sold 110.4 million units in Q3 2010 amounting for 32% of the market share; Samsung shipped 71.4 million units for a 21% share of the market. Apple shipped 9.1 million iPhones in Q3, edging past RIM into the top 5 mobile vendors.
[Chetan Sharma via GigaOM]