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  1. Lowenstein: If you want rich media on a smartphone you will have to pay a premium for it. #CTIA2012
  2. Dale Hatflied said that the fed users of spectrum have no incentive to give up spectrum. But doesn't like idea of negative incentives.
  3. Craig Mofffett:Carriers spend a lot of money to subsidize phones. This cuts into profitability. Not sure how we solve this.#CTIA2012
  4. @nurettina This is people who are first time smartphone owners. Hence they are "new" smartphone users.
  5. Dean Brenner says that industry can use a "white space"-type database for more spectrum sharing. #CTIA2012
  6. Talking about spectrum sharing. #CTIA2012
  7. Craig Moffett & Mark Lowenstein agree there is a limit that families can spend on wireless. But carriers are still not that profitable
  8. Dale Hatfield: We can no longer throw away spectrum for these great big guard bands. Receivers must be more efficient #CTIA2012
  9. Anna Maria Kovacs suggests that in rural areas where more spectrum is available, 4G is priced differently than in cities where constrained.
  10. Dean Brenner of Qualcomm demand for mobile chips not just smartphones but all kinds of other devices for things like smart meters. #CTIA2012
  11. Now in the discussion portion. Craig Moffett of Bernstein isn't sure that all the current carriers will make it with 4G. #CTIA2012
  12. Mari Cross says that Neilsen is seeing change in consumer behavior based on carrier throttling plans. #CTIA2012
  13. Top 10 of apps that people use on their phones doesn't change much. But further down the list. Those apps change rank a lot more #CTIA2012
  14. Many of the prepaid customers are choosing smartphones, says Neilsen #CTIA2012
  15. Over half of new additions of wireless growth are from prepaid users, said Mari Cross. #CTIA2012
  16. A year ago 80% new smartphone users chose iOS. Now it's up to 90%. "There are only two choices in mkt," says Mari Cross #CTIA2012
  17. Smartphones are not just adopted in higher incomes but among minorities and lower income individuals #CTIA2012
  18. Mari Cross of Nielsen is up now. She's talking about stats of smartphone use #CTIA2012
  19. Final megatrend: Families will have 10-12 screens many mobile devices. All connect to the cloud. What's that do to the network? #CTIA2012
  20. Lowenstein thinks that things like Skype will be used more as 4G LTE services rolled out. What's that do to the networks? #CTIA2012