10 Awesome Facts About the Mobile Revolution
Onward and Upward
There are 6.7 billion global mobile subscriptions, of which no more than 30% are for smartphones. Meaning smartphones have plenty of growth potential.
Broad Perspective
Global mobile broadband subscriptions are expected to surpass 2 billion this year, and will reach 8 billion by the end of 2019.
Twice as Nice
Mobile PC, tablet and mobile router subscriptions will more than double by 2019, from 300 million now to 750 million.
Meet the New Boss
There was less data traffic than voice traffic in 2009. Today, there’s at least nine times as much data traffic as there is voice traffic.
High Volume, Part I
Data traffic per smartphone will nearly quadruple by 2019, from 600 MB every month to 2,200 MB.
High Volume, Part II
Data traffic per mobile PC will grow from 3,300 MB every month to 13,000 MB in 2019. For tablets, the traffic will increase from 1,000 MB currently to 4,500 in 2019.
Visual Sensation
One-half of mobile data traffic will be video-driven by 2019.
Big Reach
65% of the world population will be covered by LTE in 2019, and 95% of North America will be covered by that time.
Biggest Regions for Mobile Subscriptions
Asian-Pacific (except China and India): 1.3 billion, China: 1.2 billion, Africa: 803 million, India: 742 million, Latin America: 697 million
What Users Spend the Most Time Doing on Smartphones Every Month
Social networking: 13 hours, Checking out entertainment: 8 hours, Gaming: 6 hours
