The combined total of LTE and WiMAX mobile lines will reach 675 million by 2015, up from
just 31 million at the end of 2011.
Mobile video consumption is on the rise. More than 40 percent of smartphone owners in
the U.S., U.K. and France are already watching video on their mobile devices at
least once a week.
Mobile broadband is moving beyond luxury. Over 40 percent of Europeans now rank mobile
Internet access in their top three most important features when choosing a
mobile handset.
Consumer awareness of 4G remains patchy. According to a Yankee Group survey, 44 percent
of consumers have either never heard of 4G or don’t understand what it means.
“Stunning mobile data growth driven by broad adoption of smartphones, tablets and USB
modems is pushing today’s 3G networks into the performance red zone,” said
Declan Lonergan, Yankee Group research VP and co-author of the report.
Between 2010
and 2015, the global installed base of smartphones will increase at a compound
annual growth rate (CAGR) of 33 percent. The tablet market will move even
faster, achieving a CAGR of 81 percent during the same period.
The
growth in devices cannot be sustained without a significant upgrade in mobile
network capacity.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
