T-Mobile CEO John Legere Predictions For 2015 (In case you are interested)

By Kamal Nayan - 01 Jan '15 11:11AM
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T-Mobile CEO and president, John Legere has spoken out on his blog about predictions for next year involving Un-carrier and the wireless communication in general.

Legere said the wireless "revolution" is moving ahead at "warp speed." The outspoken and often crass Legere also created a chart with key points where T-Mobile has excelled beyond the rivalries such as AT&T, Sprint and Verizon.

Legere mentioned network speeds, adding that he was very proud that customers were taking T-Mobile speed test results against competitors like Verizon Wireless and coming out on top. He added that other wireless carriers "will continue to bumble along,"

According to Legere, phablet sales will continue to grow by 50 percent and tablet sales would dip.

"At the same time, phablet sales will continue to sky rocket - up at least 50%. This will have a couple of important side effects. First, phablets will continue to cannibalize the tablet market, and second, the rise of phablets - which are made for data hounds - will continue to fuel the exponential growth in mobile data use. And, of course, T-Mobile customers - who use the most data - will continue to lead the pack in mobile data use," Legere wrote on the blog.

T-Mobile CEO has high hopes on Apple Watch. He believes that wearables will become mainstream as Apple Watch hits the shelves. The wearables market also might push the market to a $20 billion dollar payday, Legere predicts.

"Wearables and phablets will be the big device stories of 2015 (and maybe some connected cars!)"

"I love what Jawbone, Fitbit, Samsung, LG, Microsoft and others are doing in the wearables space. But we haven't begun to see the potential of this category. It's going to go from $1 to $20 billion in the next few years. And though we won't see its full impact in 2015, I believe that the Apple Watch will mark the tipping point when wearables go from niche to mainstream," he adds.

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