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Rapidly Growing
Industry
The Wireless industry continues to change people's lives by empowering personal communication, entertainment and business services. Best of all, many areas are growing rapidly including:
Accessory sales
Accessory sales for wireless devices are expected
to grow 38% to $80 Billion by 2012 (ABI
Research).
These are low-cost products with high profit margins that add to your bottom line.
Smartphones
Smartphones and PDAs are expected to double
in market share by 2013 (Wireless Week).
These are the same devices that help drive sales of high-end plans and services that generate more profit per transaction.
Mobile Internet
U.S. mobile broadband subscribers will more
than triple by 2013 to over 140 million subscribers (Parks
and Associates).
Wireless Neighborhood retailers are well positioned
to take advantage of this explosive growth.
Netbooks
Sales of netbooks (mini-laptops) are expected
grow 127% in 2009, from 2008 (IDC, Research
Firm).
Netbooks are just one of the new devices expected to drive the explosive growth in mobile internet services.
Music
Over 40 million songs and videos were downloaded on VZW network in Q2 of 2009 (www.verizonwireless.com).
These numbers are music to the ears of every Wireless Neighborhood retailer.
Messaging
146 Billion text messages and over 2.5
Billion photo and video messages were sent on the Verizon network in Q2 of 2009 (www.verizonwireless.com).
Think about that for a minute. Is there any doubt that these devices are changing the way we communicate?
Replacing Landlines
1 in 5 households are "wireless only" (USA Today).
This is proof positive that wireless phones are becoming the dominant personal
communication device.
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