Order your copy of TIA's 2008 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast and gain valuable insights into every key area of the information and communications technology industry, particularly the wireless arena. Plan your marketing, R&D and business strategies knowing data such as:

• The number of wireless minutes of use has increased more than seven-fold since 1997 to 880 minutes per month per subscriber in 2007.
  
  
• Smart phones are becoming the driving force in the marketplace for wireless devices, as they are now emphasizing style and entertainment in addition to functionality.
  
  
• Overall, sales of wireless devices increased 8.5 percent to 138.2 million units in 2007.
  
  
• The number of wireless access points shipped worldwide for business, home networks and public hotspots is projected to increase from 47.8 million in 2007 to 78.2 million in 2011.
  
  
• Wireless device revenue rose 13.4 percent in the U.S. market in 2007. Smart phones accounted for 15 percent of handset unit sales, and TIA expects that share to more than double to 32.5 percent in 2011, fueled by the rollout of new services that require high-end phones.
  
  
• On an annual basis, TIA projects wireless device unit sales to increase from 138.2 million in 2007 to 160 million in the United States in 2011, a 3.7 percent compound annual increase. Wireless device revenue will increase to $25.3 billion in 2011 from $20.3 billion in 2007.
  
  
• TIA projects the total U.S. wireless market, including transport services, devices, wireless equipment and services in support of the wireless infrastructure, to grow at an 8.1 percent compound annual rate, increasing from $188.2 billion in 2007 to $257 billion in 2011.

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The most comprehensive report on the telecommunications industry, TIA's 2008 Telecommunications Market Review and Forecast includes historical data back to 2000 and projections through 2011 and will be available in February to TIA members in print copy for $650 and on CD for $950 and to non-members in print copy for $1,295 and on CD for $1,595. Order the 2008 Market Review and Forecast by January 31 to get an additional $200 prepublication discount. For more information, contact Mary Lou Coffman of TIA at (703) 907-7074 or at mcoffman@tiaonline.org. When ordering, reference Code 8ATN.

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