[CTIA 2012 Survey]: Data +69%, Voice +0.2%; SMS -4,9%

 

CTIA published its its semi-annual survey, providing information on both investments made in the US wireless networks and usage information. "U.S. wireless providers increased their annual network investments from $25.3 billion in 2011 to $30.1 billion in 2012 (up 19 percent). The $30.1 billion is the highest amount since the survey began in 1985, which is approximately 25 percent of the world’s total".

As for usage information:

• Wireless subscriber connections: 326.4 million (102 percent penetration); 2011: 315.9 million (3.3 percent increase)
• Wireless network data traffic: 1.468 trillion megabytes; 2011: 866.8 billion (69.3 percent increase).
• Minutes of Use (MOU): 2.2999 trillion; 2011: 2.2955 trillion (4.4 billion minute increase or .2 percent).
• SMS sent and received: 2.19 trillion; 2011: 2.3 trillion (4.9 percent decrease).
• Ce: 74.5 billion; 2011: 52.8 billion (41 percent increase).

At the end of 2012, US MNOs had 301,779 cell sites, compared to 283,385 at the end of 2011 (+6.5%). 

   

See "CTIA-The Wireless Association® Semi-Annual Survey Shows U.S. Wireless Providers Invested Almost Six Times More Per Subscriber than Rest of World" - here.