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Mobile Broadband Subscriptions to Hit One Billion Mark in 2011 |
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cellular-news.com |
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011 |
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Electronic and Mobile Government, Citizen Engagement, Internet Governance
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Jan 18, 2011 |
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During the course of 2010, a significant milestone in terms of mobile broadband subscriptions was reached as their number surpassed the half-a-billion mark globally. Ericsson estimates that this number will double before 2011 ends. The greatest number of subscriptions, around 400 million, is expected to be concentrated in the Asia Pacific region, followed by North America and Western Europe with more than 200 million subscriptions each.
Global mobile data traffic continues to grow rapidly, with Ericsson announcing in August 2010 that it had tripled in just one year.
Users' consumption of the internet and other media is changing as a result of the introduction of fast networks and the availability of various types of devices, including smartphones. According to TeliaSonera's survey of its LTE users, about 23 percent of them now watch more online TV, and in excess of 46 percent surf the web more frequently when away from home.
Due to increased speed and reduced latency, LTE networks enable video streaming which also attracts new professional users, for example TV broadcasters and public safety organizations.
By 2015, Ericsson believes mobile broadband subscriptions will top 3.8 billion, with 95 percent driven by HSPA, CDMA and LTE networks.
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Mobile Broadband Subscriptions to Hit One Billion Mark in 2011 During the course of 2010 a significant milestone in terms of mobile broadband subscriptions was reached as their number surpassed the half-a-billion mark globally Ericsson estimates that this number will double before 2011 ends The greatest number of subscriptions around 400 million is expected to be concentrated in the Asia Pacific region followed by North America and Western Europe with more than 200 million subscriptions each
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