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Mobile technology growth moves ever upward in Africa

06/09/201506/06/2015 QR Code Press

The markets throughout that continent are primed and ready to take off in this tech field. The future of mobile technology is one of the most common questions asked in the entire tech industry, and one of the areas where its impact and growth will soon be seen in the most rapid moving way is in the African market. While smartphones are owned by the majority of people in many markets, they’re not there yet in Africa. However, the African marketplace is now on the cusp of a massive shift…

Mobile technology has massive penetration compared to fixed communication

10/23/201410/21/2014 Stephanie Beck

The rates of penetration in Africa have a “colossal disparity” between them, says Frost & Sullivan. Frost & Sullivan, the analyst firm, has recently stated that the mobile technology market in Africa is seeing an exceptionally large penetration rate when compared to that of fixed communications. The difference between the penetration of these two techs in the continent was described as a “colossal disparity”. On the side of mobile technology, the penetration is considerable enough that it has nearly reached complete saturation in Africa. On the other hand, there is…

Mobile market now sees 70 percent American smartphone penetration

07/22/201407/19/2014 Jorge Gonzalez

Recent data is showing that in the United States, these devices are taking over the cell phone space. comScore has now released its most recent data that is gleaned from its own MobiLens and Mobile Metrix, which has managed to provide a considerable amount of insight regarding the American smartphone and overall mobile market and the direction that it has been taking since May of this year. The findings have been quite interesting, particularly in terms of the penetration of smartphones in the U.S. What the comScore report indicated was…

Technology news shows smartphone penetration in the US is higher than ever

05/09/201405/07/2014 L. Green

US Smartphone Survey wearable technology news

The latest data from comScore has indicated that there are 166 million Americans who own these devices. When it comes to mobile marketing and m-commerce, the technology news is great because comScore is now reporting that a record 166 million Americans now own smartphones. This data does not include the devices that are used by individuals for exclusively business purposes. The comScore technology news figures that have just been released take into account the penetration of domestic smartphones, which is climbing quite rapidly, and that is coming ever closer to…

Smartphone technology penetration in the U.S. breaks previous records

12/11/201312/09/2013 L. Green

comScore has recently released its data regarding the ownership of mobile phones. According to the some of the latest figures that have been released by comScore, smartphone technology has now reached a penetration rate in the United States that is far greater than it has ever been. This report took the figures into account for the quarter that came to a close on October 31. The comScore MobiLens and the Mobile Metrix are now available. They are providers of the key trends in terms of the U.S. smartphone technology industry.…