{"id":36808,"date":"2013-03-12T17:34:42","date_gmt":"2013-03-12T21:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/forex-news\/?p=36808"},"modified":"2013-03-12T17:34:42","modified_gmt":"2013-03-12T21:34:42","slug":"this-is-still-the-biggest-tech-trend-ever-and-these-five-stats-prove-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex-news\/2013\/03\/12\/this-is-still-the-biggest-tech-trend-ever-and-these-five-stats-prove-it\/","title":{"rendered":"This is (Still) the Biggest Tech Trend Ever\u2026 and These Five Stats Prove It"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Louis Basenese, Chief Investment Strategist<\/em>, wallstreetdaily.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Almost two years ago to the day, I boldly proclaimed: \u201cThe exploding use of mobile devices promises to be the fastest-growing \u2013 and possibly biggest \u2013 technological trend ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since that time, reality has lived up to all my hype. (Phew!)<\/p>\n

Even better, WSD Insider<\/em> subscribers have parlayed the historic growth into multiple double- and triple-digit profit opportunities. And they continue to do so with companies like InterDigital<\/strong> (IDCC<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The best part? The \u201cMobile Revolution,\u201d as I like to call it, isn\u2019t even close to petering out.<\/p>\n

To the contrary, the growth is actually accelerating<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Of course, I don\u2019t expect you to take my word for it. So I\u2019m sharing five irrefutable statistics to prove it\u2026<\/p>\n

Five Undeniable Signs of a Hypergrowth Market<\/b><\/p>\n

Longtime subscribers know that I like to anchor my investments to the market\u2019s fastest, most sustainable growth trends. Ones that promise to continue, no matter what happens in the world or economy.<\/p>\n

I mean, why wouldn\u2019t we want to stack the odds so heavily in our favor?<\/p>\n

Well, there\u2019s no better example of such a \u201cforever growth trend\u201d than the mobile industry. And here are the five statistics to prove it, courtesy of Cisco\u2019s<\/strong> (CSCO<\/a>) latest market research:<\/p>\n

~ Mobile Stat #1: A Market of 10 Billion (or More)<\/b><\/p>\n

By 2017, mobile device subscriptions are expected to top 10 billion. That works out to 1.4 devices for every person expected to be on Earth at that time (7.6 billion). Previous estimates by Morgan Stanley<\/strong> (MS<\/a>) had us hitting the 10-billion mark in 2020. So we\u2019re now three years ahead of schedule. I\u2019d say that growth is accelerating, wouldn\u2019t you?<\/p>\n

~ Mobile Stat #2: Data Overload (Part 1)<\/b><\/p>\n

IBM<\/strong> (IBM) points out a fascinating fact that 90% of the digital data in the world has been created in just the last two years<\/em>. However, we\u2019re still nowhere close to slowing down. Mobile data traffic alone ballooned 70% in 2012. And Cisco expects it to increase another 13-fold by 2017.<\/p>\n

~ Mobile Stat #3: Data Overload (Part 2)<\/b><\/p>\n

Smartphones (those electronic leashes we all carry with us approximately 97% of the time \u2013 even to the bathroom) only make up about 18% of all handsets. Yet they account for roughly 92% of global handset traffic. Put another way, the average smartphone generated 50 times more mobile data traffic (342 MB per month) than the typical basic cellphone (6.8 MB per month). And that shocking discrepancy is only about to get bigger. By 2017, the average smartphone is expected to generate 2.7 GB of traffic per month, which works out to an eight-fold increase over the current average.<\/p>\n

~ Mobile Stat #4: An Insatiable Need for Speed<\/b><\/p>\n

Forget just processing more and more data. Consumers want to do it faster and faster, too. So it\u2019s no surprise that the average mobile network connection speed more than doubled \u2013 to 526 kilobits per second (Kbps) \u2013 in 2012. But that still won\u2019t cut it for the speed freaks. The end result? Mobile connection speeds are set to increase another seven-fold over the next five years, to reach almost 4 megabits per second (Mbps).<\/p>\n

Newsflash: That\u2019s not possible if companies don\u2019t create new technologies to increase connection speeds. (Hint: investment opportunity ahead.)<\/p>\n

~ Mobile Stat #5: Who Would Ever Want a Tablet? How About Everyone?!<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s almost unfathomable that analysts originally doubted the market potential for tablets, particularly when Apple<\/strong> (AAPL<\/a>) debuted its now iconic iPad. In reality, though, consumers are adopting tablets faster than any other consumer electronics device in history. However, we\u2019re still nowhere near the peak of popularity or impact. Case in point: In the last year, the number of mobile-connected tablets more than doubled to 36 million. In the next five years, the amount of tablet-driven data will be 1.5 times higher than all <\/em>mobile data traffic in the world today.<\/p>\n

Against the backdrop of such runaway growth, a natural question arises: What\u2019s the best way to profit?<\/p>\n

Well, a single chart provides the answer.<\/p>\n

\"\" It\u2019s All About the Apps<\/b><\/p>\n

We spend way more time using applications on our mobile devices than we do surfing the internet \u2013 more than six times as much per month, in fact, based on recent analysis by Business Insider<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Add it all up, and pure-play mobile application makers with patent-protected technologies represent the best way to profit from the Mobile Revolution.<\/p>\n

Today I\u2019m sending out an alert to WSD Insider<\/em> subscribers detailing a $32-million market cap stock that could prove to be the most profitable mobile recommendation I\u2019ve ever made. Shares could easily surge 300% to 600%, if all goes as planned.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s no exaggeration, either. The company is completely unknown to almost everyone on Wall Street. As a result, it\u2019s trading for less than $0.50 per share.<\/p>\n

In a matter of weeks, though, that situation will change. I say that because the company is getting ready to debut its game-changing application on Apple\u2019s iTunes store. And once the word gets out, it won\u2019t be long before shares start marching higher.<\/p>\n

Out of fairness to paying subscribers, I can\u2019t reveal the company\u2019s identity. But if you want to find out when we send the alert later today, all you have to do is sign up for a risk-free trial here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the tape,<\/p>\n

Louis Basenese<\/p>\n

wallstreetdaily.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Original: This is (Still) the Biggest Tech Trend Ever\u2026 and These Five Stats Prove It<\/a><\/p>\n

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By Louis Basenese, Chief Investment Strategist, wallstreetdaily.com Almost two years ago to the day, I boldly proclaimed: \u201cThe exploding use of mobile devices promises to be the fastest-growing \u2013 and possibly biggest \u2013 technological trend ever.\u201d Since that time, reality has lived up to all my hype. (Phew!) Even better, WSD Insider subscribers have parlayed … <\/p>\n

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