Ask anyone who has been in the wireless industry for several years and they will tell you that the U.S. has been trailing behind Europe and Asia in terms of adopting the latest technologies and consumption.
But at this year’s CTIA, speakers have been clear to dispute that image, and in fact, are saying the U.S. is leading the way by any measure. The unlikely speaker to deliver this message today was German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom (NYSE: DT). The company’s CEO René Obermann, said: “The U.S. is the driver and is becoming bigger than Europe.” U.S. data revenues are growing at 29 percent vs. 11 percent in Europe, he said, and non-voice revenues total $15 a month on average in the U.S. and only $9 in Europe.
Deutsche Telekom also has a stake in the U.S. market through its T-Mobile USA subsidiary, but the viewpoint this morning provided a nice outsider’s perspective. Yesterday, AT&T’s Mobility Chief Ralph de la Vega delivered a very similar message. He said the U.S. adoption of 3G services is unprecedented. The U.S. has 33 percent of the world
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