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12-11-2013, 10:08 AM
Some numbers to share on telecom sector...
Smartphones expected to triple to 5.6 billion by 2019
STOCKHOLM — The number of smartphones is forecast to triple to 5.6 billion globally by 2019, accounting for more than 60 per cent of cellphones.
Sweden’s Ericsson AB, the world’s largest maker of telecommunications networks, said in a report today (Nov 11) it expects smartphone traffic to grow tenfold in the next six years, with service providers increasing high-speed networks to deal with the surge. Total mobile subscriptions are predicted to reach 9.3 billion by 2019.
Ericsson says annual smartphone traffic would hit 10 billion gigabytes by 2019, with videos representing some 50 per cent of all data traffic. Social networking and web services would account for 10 per cent each.
It said smartphones currently make up some 55 per cent of all cellphones sold but represent only 25-30 per cent of all mobile subscriptions. AP
http://www.todayonline.com/tech/smartpho...llion-2019
Smartphones expected to triple to 5.6 billion by 2019
STOCKHOLM — The number of smartphones is forecast to triple to 5.6 billion globally by 2019, accounting for more than 60 per cent of cellphones.
Sweden’s Ericsson AB, the world’s largest maker of telecommunications networks, said in a report today (Nov 11) it expects smartphone traffic to grow tenfold in the next six years, with service providers increasing high-speed networks to deal with the surge. Total mobile subscriptions are predicted to reach 9.3 billion by 2019.
Ericsson says annual smartphone traffic would hit 10 billion gigabytes by 2019, with videos representing some 50 per cent of all data traffic. Social networking and web services would account for 10 per cent each.
It said smartphones currently make up some 55 per cent of all cellphones sold but represent only 25-30 per cent of all mobile subscriptions. AP
http://www.todayonline.com/tech/smartpho...llion-2019
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