The U.S. subscriber base will grow from 16.8 million at the end of 2004 to 33.6 million at the end of 2009, according to the high-tech market research firm. Slightly faster growth is anticipated inthe worldwide market than in the United States.
“The majority of growth will come from continued expansion in the business market and moderate uptake in the consumer market, especially youth,” said Becky Diercks, In-Stat analyst. “The PTT/PoC market is an emerging one, however, and many barriers to growth remain, particularly in the areas of technology and interoperability. As a result, In-Stat expects the market will expand slowly over the next five years.” The PTT market pioneer, Nextel (soon merging with Sprint), will retain its lock on the market during this time, due to its superior service, experience, intense focus and support of PTT.
