1. In 2013 There Will Be More Mobile Devices Than People On Earth
4/11/2013 2:17:30 PM
In 2013 There Will Be More Mobile Devices Than People On Earth
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In 2013 There Will Be More Mobile Devices Than People On Earth


Thursday, April 11, 2013

Richard Harris Richard Harris

Yep it's true, machines are taking over. In a recent report by Cisco through their Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update. They report that by the end of 2013 there will be more mobile-connected devices than there are people on Earth, lovely...

And there is more in the report, look at what else they uncovered;
  •  40 percent of respondents prefer doing business on the iPhone, iPad, or iPad mini.
  • Of the respondents, women are 8 percent more likely than men to share their personal mobile phone number.
  • Texting is on the rise for small businesses, as 58 percent of respondents text for business at least once a month.
  • Only 33 percent of survey respondents still listen to voicemail from business contacts.
  • Only 18 percent of respondents will listen to voicemail from an unknown number.
  • 20 percent of men who responded said they would fire a full-time employee to cut their monthly cell phone bill by 50 percent. This one is rather startling.


Read more: http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2013/04/11/bri...

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