On July 13, Mobile Future attended Brookings' “How to Further the Mobile Technology Revolution” event in Washington, DC.

The discussion focused on the far-reaching impact wireless has on our everyday lives and the potential it holds for America’s future. Speakers included AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson and Silver Lake Co-Founder Glenn Hutchins.

As recent data shows, there are 330 million mobile subscriptions in North America, one in four smartphone owners also have a tablet and 64% of Americans use 3G mobile Internet.  Our wireless networks are being taxed at a dizzying rate- North America’s network currently run at 80% capacity (compared with the 65% global average)- and as both speakers emphasized, the U.S. needs to make more spectrum available for wireless use.

A few points really resonated with the Twitterverse, these included:

The FCC's own data showing the U.S. will exceed existing spectrum capacity as early as next year was a point of concern:

Stats highlighting the growth of mobile reverberated across the Twitterverse:

The takeaway from today’s event? The U.S. needs to act now and take key steps to ensure spectrum is made available in a timely manner to meet wireless consumers growing demand for all things mobile.

To learn more about today's event: