In the second quarter of 2010 just eight percent of prepaid phones were smart phones, but in the second quarter of 2011 that number jumped to 22 percent, NPD says.
Monday, August 22, 2011
20% of Devices Sold on Prepaid Plans
About 20 percent of new devices sold in the U.S. mobile market in the second quarter of 2011 were sold on prepaid plans, according to NPD. Sales of smartphones on prepaid plans also are growing.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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