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Americans Benefit from Mobiles more than Europeans - report
The wireless industry has become a strong driver of the USA's
economy, comparable to the US automobile industry, according to Ovum
the analyst and consulting firm. In a study commissioned by CTIA-The
Wireless Association in the US, Ovum found that 3.6 million jobs were
directly and indirectly dependent on the US wireless
telecommunications industry in 2004. In that same year, the wireless
industry generated US$118 billion in revenues and contributed US$92
billion to the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which is comparable
to the US automobile industry.
Carried out in collaboration with Indepen, a London-based think-tank,
the study has important repercussions for Europe.
"Most people think of the US as behind Europe in the area of mobile
services," says David Lewin of Indepen. "But this study shows that
Americans extract far more economic and social value from mobiles
services than Europeans.
Roger Entner, VP Telecoms at Ovum and co-author of the report
explains: "The use of wireless telecommunications services in the US
generated a consumer surplus of $157 billion per annum in 2004," said
Entner. "Were US carriers to charge at European Union levels, we
estimate that it would be halved, demonstrating that US consumers and
businesses enjoy substantially greater economical welfare from
wireless services than their EU counterparts do."
For example, if the average wireless consumer in America spends US$54
per month on wireless voice and data services, that same consumer
would pay approximately US$125 for the same services in the European
Union.
The research found that overall the use of mobile services for voice
is 3 times higher in the US and 10 times as many had access to high
speed data services at the end of 2004.
Ovum predicts that over the next 10 years, the wireless telecom
industry will create an additional 2-3 million new jobs, adding a
cumulative additional US$450 billion in GDP. This figure is based on
the conservative assumption that no services are added beyond what
are available today.
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