STUNNING MOBILE STATISTICS The Past,
Present, And Future Outlook Of Mobility @ValaAfshar, @akafel

The first transistor was invented
at Bell Laboratories in 1947 . http:/ /www.corp.att.com/history/milestone_1947b.html

In 1959, the microchip brought
us the rise of the “smaller but more powerful.” http:/ /www.computerhistory.org/semiconductor/timeline/1959-Noyce.html

Today’s average mobile phone is
more powerful than the PCs that sent two astronauts to the moon in 1969. http:/ /www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/rocket-evolution-index-diy.html

The Intel 4004 processor held
2,300 transistors in 1971. The Xbox One chip holds 5 billion in 2013.

The first mobile phone call
was placed in 1973. http:/ /inventors.about.com/cs/inventorsalphabet/a/martin_cooper.htm

First commercial cellular network was
launched by NTT in Japan in 1979.

First multinational cellular network was
the Nordic Mobile Telephony in 1981. It even supported roaming. http:/ /bit.ly/1bppx7F

Motorola introduced the first commercial
mobile phone in the US in 1983. The DynaTAC 800X was retailed at $3,995. http:/ /www.motorola.com/us/Corporate-Motorola-History-Timely-Achievement.html

DynaTAC 800X had a talk
time of 30 minutes and took 10 hours to charge. http:/ /inventors.about.com/cs/inventorsalphabet/a/martin_cooper.htm

Though it was not a
phone, the BlackBerry 850 was the first handset released by RIM in 1999.

Globally, there are 7 billion
mobile phones, 1.5 billion are smartphones. There were just 12 million users 23 years ago. http:/ /mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/a

Simon Personal Communicator was the
first “smartphone.” Simon was designed by IBM in 1993 and retailed for $899. http:/ /www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-29/before-iphone-and-android-came-simon-the-first-smartphone

2002 is known for the
birth of the modern smartphone. RIM shipped its first BlackBerry with phone features. http:/ /www.technologyreview.com/news/427787/are-smart-phones-spreading-faster-than-any-technology-in-human-history/

But only 715,000 smartphones were
sold between 2002 and 2006. http:/ /www.technologyreview.com/news/427787/are-smart-phones-spreading-faster-than-any-technology-in-human-history/

The iPhone was released in
2007 and sold 1 million devices in 74 days. It took 2 years to sell 1 million iPods. http:/ /www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/09/10Apple-Sells-One-Millionth-iPhone.html

Towards the start of 2013
– there were 6.8 billion phones, but only 3.2 billion people in the world have them. Out of 7.1 billion people. http:/ /www.atkearney.com/documents/10192/760890/The_Mobile_Economy_2013.pdf

Smartphones are expected to outsell
feature phones this year for the first time ever. http:/ /www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2335616

90% of US employees used
their personal device for work purposes in 2013. http:/ /www.eweek.com/mobile/byod-taking-over-business-but-security-issues-persist/

The new A7 processor in
the iPhone 5s has more than 1 billion transistors and a 64-bit desktop class architecture. That’s 40x faster than the original iPhone. http:/ /www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/apple-unveils-64-bit-a7-chip/

We spend nearly 40% of
our Internet time on our mobile devices. http:/ /marketingland.com/report-nearly-40-percent-of-internet-time-now-on-mobile-devices-34639

1.6 billion phones have Mobile
Broadband. http:/ /www.atkearney.com/documents/10192/760890/The_Mobile_Economy_2013.pdf

41% of households worldwide are
connected to the Internet. http:/ /www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2013.pdf

There were 62 million LTE
subscribers in late 2012. Subscribers grew to 150 million less than a year later. http:/ /allthingsd.com/20131111/more-than-half-of-mobile-phones-bought-worldwide-were-smartphones-last-quarter/

More than 38% of US
households are wireless-only. Mobile broadband is creating a wireless-only world. http:/ /www.ctia.org/your-wireless-life/how-wireless-works/wireless-quick-facts

34% of mobile Internet subscribers
use their phones as their primary Internet device in the US. http:/ /pewinternet.org/Reports/2013/Cell-Internet.aspx

By the end of 2013,
Mobile broadband subscriptions will reach 2.1 billion. http:/ /www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics/Documents/facts/ICTFactsFigures2013.pdf

There are over 2 million
apps at Google Play and Apple’s App Store. 50 billion Apple and 48 billion Google have been downloaded. http:/ /www.forbes.com/sites/tristanlouis/2013/08/10/how-much-do-average-apps-make/

Although there are many apps
available, 65% of shoppers prefer the mobile site over the app. IDG Enterprise Marketing

Worldwide, mobile app users stood
at 1,186 million in at the beginning of 2013. Expected to reach 4.4B by the end of 2017. http:/ /mobithinking.com/mobile-marketing-tools/latest-mobile-stats/e#appusers

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 01 Wi-Fi 02
Ask to Join Networks The majority of enterprises are creating business apps for both consumers (60%) and employees (56%.) http:/ /www.idgenterprise.com/in-byod-discussions-security-is-key

80% of consumers plan to
participate in mobile commerce within the next year. A 14% increase from where we are today. http:/ /www.inmobi.com/inmobiblog/2013/02/27/inmobi-releases-second-wave-of-mobile-media-consumption-survey-global-results/

47% of users prefer mobile
because it’s “easy to use” and “constantly with them.” 28% say it’s a more private way to consume information and communicate. Wi-Fi iF-iW http:/ /www.inmobi.com/inmobiblog/2013/02/27/inmobi-releases-second-wave-of-mobile-media-consumption-survey-global-results/ Wi-Fi 01

30% of mobile shoppers abandon
a transaction if the experience is not optimized for mobile. http:/ /www.mobify.com/go/50-mobile-commerce-stats/

For every 100 milliseconds in
load time, sales decrease by 1%. http:/ /www.mobify.com/go/50-mobile-commerce-stats/

57% of mobile customers will
abandon your site if they have to wait 3 seconds for a page to load. http:/ /www.akamai.com/html/about/press/releases/2010/press_061410.html

Smartphone customers spend an average
of 115 minutes per week using social networking apps on their device. http:/ /www.jdpower.com/consumer-ratings/electronics/ratings/809201510/2013-Wireless+Smartphone+Satisfaction+Study/index.htm

All age groups are using
smartphones. Even 38% of 2-year-olds use mobile devices. http:/ /www.entrepreneur.com/article/229640

Mobile phones are projected to
consume more mobile data this year than PCs, tablets and other devices. http:/ /allthingsd.com/20131111/more-than-half-of-mobile-phones-bought-worldwide-were-smartphones-last-quarter/

Over 147 million people in
the US own smartphones. That’s a 62 % mobile market penetration. http:/ /www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2013/11/

58% of US smartphone users
spent most of their time on entertainment apps. http:/ /techcrunch.com/2013/04/03/apps-vs-mobile-web/

Wi-Fi Facebook ranked as the
top smartphone app, reaching over Wi-Fi 01 74% ofWi-Fi 02 app audience. the Ask to Join Networks http:/ /www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2013/11/comScore_Reports_September_2013_U.S._Smartphone_Subscriber_Market_Share

Facebook has 1.19 billion active
users. LinkedIn has 259 million and Twitter has 232 million. http:/ /www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2013/11/07/a-twitter-user-is-worth-110-facebooks-98-linkedins-93/

The most frequently used app
in the world is Google Maps. Followed by Facebook and YouTube. http:/ /mashable.com/2013/08/05/most-used-smartphone-apps/

Time it took to reach
50 million users. Radio – 38 yrs Television – 13 yrs Internet – 4 yrs Facebook – 3.5 yrs Instagram – 6 months Angry Birds – 35 days http:/ /www.localytics.com/blog/2013/mobile-statistics/

01 02 Tablets will almost
out ship all other PC form factors combined. oin Networks This will form 50% of the total client PC market. http:/ /www.canalys.com/newsroom/tablets-make-50-pc-market-2014

This year, mobile consumers own
an average of 3.9 connected devices. That’s a 67% increase from 2011. http:/ /www.jiwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/JiWire_Insights_Q3_2013.pdf

54% of users discover mobile
ads via apps. 40% on search engines, 27% on retailer websites and 23% on a video website. http:/ /www.inmobi.com/inmobiblog/2013/02/27/inmobi-releases-second-wave-of-mobile-media-consumption-survey-global-results/

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 01 Wi-Fi 02
Total traffic volumes from 2012 ALONE exceed all previous years COMBINED. Ask to Join Networks http:/ /www.atkearney.com/documents/10192/760890/The_Mobile_Economy_2013.pdf

Data is projected to grow
66% through 2017 to 11.2 Exabytes per month. That’s the equivalent to more than 5 billion hours of HD video. http:/ /www.atkearney.com/documents/10192/760890/The_Mobile_Economy_2013.pdf

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 01 Wi-Fi 02
Since mobile devices are bandwidth hogs, 71% of all wireless traffic is via Wi-Fi. Ask to Join Networks http:/ /www.computerweekly.com/news/2240207492/Mobile-operators-ready-to-embrace-Wi-Fi

67% of North America businesses
are interested in using advanced analytics to improve business operations. http:/ /reports.informationweek.com/abstract/81/11715/Business-Intelligence-and-Information-Management/Research:-2014-Analytics

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