Video calling is getting traction again with the latest high performance gadgets like iphone4 with face time and android evo 4G devices. 7 percent of user using video calling may not be the bigger number at this point due to lack of end to end experiences. There are other multitude of issues like the variations in device capabilities between caller and calling devices. Apple with face time tried to control the end-to-end experience by limiting to iphone4 devices. They plan to open source the face time so other devices can implement the same. Sprint is boasting video as killer application with its 4G network. We may see little increase in video calling adoption over next few years.
Some stats from phonedog:
* As with online video calls, higher-income households had more experience with video calling. Around 10% of users with a household income of over $75,000 a year had experience with mobile phone video calls, as opposed to 4% of users with a household income of under $30,000 a year.
* Likewise, younger users are more likely to have used mobile phone video calling; 9% and 8% of respondents age 18 to 29 and 30 to 39 had experience with mobile phone video calls, as compared with 4% and 3% for older age groups.
* The male-female split was about the same. Roughly 8% of males responded that they had experience with video calls on mobile devices, compared to 6% of female users
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