Carriers' Pockets Jingle To The Sound Of Music

Worldwide revenue from music downloaded onto mobile phones soared last year, and the trend is expected to continue over the next five years, a market research firm said Tuesday, reports TechWeb.

"People with handsets spent $251 million last year on music tracks, ring tones and ring-back tones, compared with $12.4 million in 2004, ABI Research said. By 2011, mobile phone subscribers are expected to spend $9.3 billion.

ABI expects over-the-air downloads to be more successful overseas, particularly in Asia, than in North America, where there's a high penetration of home computers used to download music. "

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