| Wireless, Wi-Fi, RFID & Cellular Industry Overview |
| | Quantity | Unit | Date | Source |
| U.S. |
| Annualized Total Wireless Service Revenues | 152.6 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | CTIA |
| Annualized Wireless Data Revenues | 41.5 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | CTIA |
| Number of Wireless Subscribers | 285.6 | Mil. | Dec-09 | CTIA |
| Market Penetration | 91 | % | Dec-09 | CTIA |
| Number of Cell Sites | 247.1 | Thous. | Dec-09 | CTIA |
| Direct Carrier Employment | 249.2 | Thous. | Dec-09 | CTIA |
| Households with Wireless Phone Only | 22.7 | % | Dec-09 | CTIA |
| Annualized Yearly Text Messages Sent | 1.56 | Tril. | 2009 | CTIA |
| Annualized Wireless Minutes Used | 2.3 | Tril. | 2009 | CTIA |
| Worldwide |
| Mobile Cellular Subscribers* | 5.0 | Bil. | Jul-2010 | LM Ericsson |
| Mobile Broadband Subscribers | 667 | Mil. | 2009 | ITU |
| Projected Cell Phone Subscribers | 5.8 | Bil. | 2013 | Portio Research |
| Mobile Penetration | 62.3 | % | 2009 | Portio Research |
| Projected Mobile Penetration | 78.6 | % | 2013 | Portio Research |
| Mobile Service Revenue | 840.3 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | Portio Research |
| Projected Mobile Service Revenue | 1,038.6 | Bil. US$ | 2013 | Portio Research |
| Mobile Data Services Revenue | 182.9 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | Portio Research |
| Projected Mobile Data Services Revenue | 290.8 | Bil. US$ | 2013 | Portio Research |
| Voice Revenue as a Percentage of Service Revenue | 76.4 | % | 2009 | Portio Research |
| Projected Voice Revenue as a Percentage of Service Revenue | 67.3 | % | 2013 | Portio Research |
| Mobile Messaging Revenue | 151.1 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | Portio Research |
| Projected Mobile Messaging Revenue | 223.8 | Bil. US$ | 2013 | Portio Research |
| Mobile Entertainment Revenue (Music, Games, Video) | 29.5 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | Portio Research |
| Projected Mobile Entertainment Revenue | 47.2 | Bil. US$ | 2013 | Portio Research |
| Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales to End Users | 1.211 | Bil. Units | 2009 | Gartner |
| Number of Smart Phones Sold | 172.4 | Mil. Units | 2009 | Gartner |
| Mobile Banking Subscribers | 52 | Mil. | 2009 | ABI Research |
| Projected Mobile Banking Subscribers | 407 | Mil. | 2015 | ABI Research |
| Global RFID Market (Excluding Automobile Immobilization) | 3.80 | Bil. US$ | 2009 | ABI Research |
| Projected RFID Market (Excluding Automobile Immobilization) | 8.25 | Bil. US$ | 2014 | ABI Research |
| CTIA = Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (The Wireless Association) |
| ITU = International Telecommunication Union |
| Gartner = Gartner, Inc. |
| ABI Research = Allied Business Intelligence, Inc. |
| * The actual number of individuals who own cell phones is substantially lower, as some people own more than one "subscription" |
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| Source: Plunkett Research Ltd. Copyright © 2010, All Rights Reserved |
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