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U.S. Wireless Data Market: Q4 and Year-End 2008 This content requires a paid GigaOM Pro subscription

Summary:

The U.S. wireless data market escaped recessionary woes in the fourth quarter of 2008, growing 7.3 percent over the previous quarter and 38.7 percent over fourth quarter 2007 to reach $9.4 billion in mobile data services revenues. In 2008, mobile data services revenues reached our original estimate of $34 billion. But anxiety over the current recession has been palpable, and sub-segments of the mobile data revenue stream are starting to feel the pinch.

  1. Executive Summary   
  2. Recession Impacts   
    1. A collision of two perfect storms  
    2. Impact on the U.S. Wireless Industry  
    3. What to expect in the coming months   
  3. Data Analysis  
    1. Service Revenues   
  4. ARPU
    1. Subscribers   
    2. Applications and services   
    3. Handsets   
  5. Additional Observations 
  6. Preliminary Global Update

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