A slide presentation of the Ericsson Mobility Report November 2012. Ericsson has performed in-depth data traffic measurements since the early days of mobile broadband from a large base of live networks covering all regions of the world. http://www.ericsson.com/ericsson-mobility-report

1. November 2012
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2. About the report
› It includes analyses based on Ericsson network
measurements and other relevant studies to provide
insights into the current traffic and market trends.
› Ericsson has performed measurements since the early
days of mobile broadband from a large base of live
networks covering all regions of the world.
› For the full report and more information visit
www.ericsson.com/ericsson-mobility-report
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3. 9.3 billion Mobile
subscriptions end 2018
Mobile subscriptions by region, 2009-2018
Q3 2012
Note: Number of subscribers around 4.3 billions
M2M subscriptions not included
› LTE is now growing strongly, with 13 million new subscriptions added in Q3 2012.
› GSM/EDGE added around 20 million new subscribers
› WCDMA/HSPA around 65 million new subscribers.
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4. 3.3 Billion smartphone
Subscriptions end 2018
Smartphone, PC, mobile routers and tablet subscriptions with cellular connection 2009-2018
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5. population Coverage
› 85% of world´s population covered by WCDMA/HSPA in 2017
› 50% of world’s population covered by LTE in 2017
› 60% of traffic to be generated from metro and urban areas where 30%
of population resides, representing less than 1% of the Earth’s total
land area
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6. Mobile Traffic Update
Global total traffic in mobile networks, 2007-2012
› Mobile data traffic doubled
between Q3 2011 and Q3
2012
› Voice increase due to new
subscriptions
DVB-H, Wi-Fi, and Mobile WiMax.not included
Note: Based on actual measurements
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7. 12 times Mobile data
Traffic by end of 2018
Monthly consumption per device type Global mobile traffic: voice and data 2010-2018
2012 2018
3 GB 11 GB
0.6 GB
2.7 GB
0.45 GB
1.9 GB
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8. Data Consumption per
device and month
2012 2018
3 GB 11 GB
600 MB 2.7 GB
450 MB 1.9 GB
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