AT&T Q1 iPhone Activations Hit 4.3 Million

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AT&T Q1 iPhone activations hit 4.3 millionAT&T said it activated 4.3 million iPhones during its first fiscal quarter, topping Verizon’s 3.2 million activations. Compared to last quarter’s 7.6 million activations, however, AT&T’s iPhone numbers are down substantially.

Despite the lower numbers compared to last quater, iPhone activations are up year over year. During Q1 2011, AT&T activated 3.6 million iPhones.

Some 21 percent of AT&T’s 4.3 million iPhone activations were new to the carrier, indicating the combo iPod and smartphone is still drawing new customers in.

Overall, AT&T activated 5.5 million smartphones during its first fiscal quarter, which means the iPhone accounted for just over 78 percent of the company’s total smartphone activations.

AT&T has consistently been the leader in U.S. iPhone activations, topping Verizon every quarter, and now Sprint, too.

Apple will be reporting its second fiscal quarter earnings after the market closes today. Be sure to check in with The Mac Observer for our live event coverage.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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