USA - Wireless Market - Analysis, Statistics & Forecasts

Synopsis

The US wireless market continued to enjoy robust growth rates in 2008 in terms of subscriber numbers and total revenues. Subscriber numbers increased to approximately 266 million by late 2008. Most wireless companies continued to register solid performances underpinned by growth in data revenue, although Sprint Nextel continued to lose considerable market share. Increases in data ARPU largely offset the ongoing decline in ARPU for voice services. As the deployment of 3G networks gathered momentum, with AT&T Mobility joining the 3G race, so too did developments in the 4G outlook with the launch of the Sprint Nextel-Clearwire WiMAX network and with both Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility announcing their intentions to deploy 4G LTE networks. In January 2009 Verizon Wireless completed its acquisition of Alltel, making it the largest US wireless operator by subscriber numbers. This report provides analysis, key statistics and forecasts of the US wireless market.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. US wireless market overview
  
  • 2.1 Market analysis
    
  • 2.2 Market consolidation
    
  • 2.3 Market convergence
    
• 3. Wireless statistics
  
  • 3.1 Market statistics
    
  • 3.2 Wireless carrier statistics
    
  • 3.3 ARPU statistics
    
• 4. Market Trends
  
  • 4.1 Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) market
    
  • 4.2 Prepaid market
    
  • 4.3 Third Generation mobile (3G)
    
  • 4.4 WiMAX and VoIP versus 3G
    
  • 4.5 WiFi and cellular convergence
    
  • 4.6 Sprint/MSO joint venture
    
  • 4.7 Wireless Data
    
    • 4.7.1 Mobile TV
      
    • 4.7.2 Mobile music
      
    • 4.7.3 Non-voice messaging
      
    • 4.7.4 Mobile Internet
      
  • 4.8 Wireless Local Number Portability (WLNP)
    
  • 4.9 Forecasts
    
  • 4.10 Forecasts – wireless market to 2013
    
  • 4.11 Notes on scenario forecasts
    
• 5. Related reports
  

• Table 1 – Wireless subscribers, penetration and annual change – September 2008
• Table 2 – Wireless market ARPU, revenues, usage statistics and annual change – 2008
• Table 3 – Wireless subscribers and annual change – 1995 - 2008
• Table 4 – Wireless market revenue, roamer revenue, ARPU and employees – 1994 - 2008
• Table 5 – Number of cell sites – 1995; 2000 - 2008
• Table 6 – Wireless subscribers by operator – 2002 - 2008
• Table 3 – Wireless operators’ market share – 2007 - 2008
• Table 8 – ARPU of major operators and annual change – 2007 - 2008
• Table 9 – Customer churn rate of national carriers – 2001 - 2008
• Table 10 – Average local monthly bill & average local call length – 1995 - 2008
• Table 11 – Prepaid subscribers – 2007 - 2008
• Table 12 – Forecast wireless subscribers, penetration and revenue – lower growth scenario – 2009 - 2013
• Table 13 – Forecast wireless subscribers, penetration and revenue –higher growth scenario – 2009 - 2013

• Exhibit 1 – Major carriers’ acquisitions of smaller carriers – 2007 - 2008
• Exhibit 2 – Major developments in the US MVNO market – 2007 - 2008
• Exhibit 3 – Mobile TV developers