Global data usage has surpassed voice calls as the primary type of mobile network traffic. Spending on data has tripled in the past two years while voice spending declines. Texting and social media have replaced phone calls as the main form of mobile communication for catching up with friends and coordinating events. Today's mobile devices have evolved far beyond simple communication tools - they now incorporate cameras, apps, GPS, and act as learning aids for children. It is expected that by 2015, more people will access the Internet via mobile than computer.

1. Global Data Exceeding Voiceby ramyo

2. In the past fiveyears, the use and understanding of mobile have changed.by Peter Smile

3. Demands for mobile are much different than when networks were first built.by Ownipics

4. … adults have given up the telephone.by Leo Reynolds

5. “Data is now a bigger part of mobile network traffic than voice communication.”by StriclyCircus

6. Voice spending is trending downward and text spending is trending upward.by James Yu

7. Global data spending has tripledover the pasttwoyears.by John Oxton

8. Catching up with friends, coordinating events and communication is now almost entirely done via electronic transmission.by Arlette

9. Today, you wonder “Is Anything Wrong?” when you receive a call, as calls have become unusual, almost weird.by Dave77459

10. Today electronic devices are more than a mean of communication…… they create our image and reflect our personality.by Athena’s Pix

11. … and are even used as learning tools for toddlers. by Scoot & Elaine Van Der Chijs

12. Today, children are more likely to own a mobile than a book!by Horia Varlan

13. 85% of children own a mobile…… and only 73% of children own a book at home.by forzadagro

14. The first phone to be marketed as a fashion device was the RAZR launched by Motorola.by Paul

15. Then came the iPhone by Apple.by Miguel M. Almeida

16. Today, over 3,000,000,000 Apps are available for download or purchase on the Web.by Rebecca Cottrell

17. Mobile aren’t so simple anymore…… cameras, games, GPS, address books, social websites, Internet, music, are basic functions found on almost any device.by Wilderbergs

18. It is expected that by 2015, more people will connect to the Internet via a mobile rather than a computer.by 姒儿喵喵

19. The iPhone and the iPad are symbolic of the transformation taking place in mobile communications.by Daniel Y. Go

20. What do you think – are single-function devices at risk now that smartphones have so many functions?

21. Works Cited:TAll images are sourced from Flickr Creative Commons.SybaseInc. 2010. The Growth of Mobile: Stats and figures that will shock you!The Telegraph. Matt Warman. 2010. Data Bigger than Voice on Mobile Networks.The New York Times. Pamela Paul. 2011. Don’t Call Me, I Won’t Call You.by Thomas Hawk