For those naysayer’s out there always boo-hooing the U.S. when it comes to broadband, be sure to check out Olga Kharif’s article today on the U.S. closing the “Mobile Innovation Gap.”  According to Kharif the competitive balance is shifting as the “focus of the wireless world moves toward Internet communications.” 

According to Nielsen Mobile’s survey of 70,000 U.S. wireless subscribers, Americans buying smartphones, capable of Web access and application downloads, is up to 16% in 2008, up from just 6% a year ago.  That is a sizeable jump!!

This isn’t the only good news we’ve gotten lately on the state of wireless broadband in the U.S.  When it comes to our economy, which is something we’re always thinking about, regardless of the political season, wireless broadband technologies are really moving the needle.  A report by CTIA projects that wireless broadband will add $860 billion to U.S. GDP over the next 10 years, with the market for mobile voice and Internet services exceeding $427 billion by 2016.

The explosion of wireless broadband technologies shows that U.S. high-speed Internet services continue to flourish under pro-investment policies that expand the universe of choices and innovation for American consumers and companies. From growing businesses to improving the delivery of specialty health care services, broadband is advancing the U.S. economic recovery and Americans’ quality of life. Mobile is just one exciting new chapter in this remarkable story.

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