Things are looking up for the wireless industry: more than half of Americans plan to buy a new cell phone in the next six months, compared to just 24 percent one year ago, according to market research firm TNS.
The survey covered 24,000 consumers across 35 international markets. In the same study, TNS found that consumers will be looking for more features this time around: 29 percent plan to buy a device with a touch screen, while 23 percent want hardware QWERTY keyboards.
A separate report from research firm Chetan Sharma found that mobile data revenue increased 27 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, to $11.4 billion; meanwhile, smartphone sales jumped 12.8 percent during the same period compared to one year ago, even though cell phone sales overall remained flat. (Via MediaPost)
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