- Special ten-year edition of Ericsson Mobility Report
highlights 5.5 billion additional smartphone users since
2011
- Mobile data traffic in Q3 2021 more than all mobile traffic
generated up until the end of 2016
- 4.4 billion 5G subscriptions forecast for the end of 2027 -
equaling around half of all mobile subscriptions at that time
KISTA, Sweden, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) global insights reveal an almost 300-fold increase
in mobile data traffic since 2011 - the year in which Ericsson
Mobility Report was first published. The findings, based on current
and historical network data, are included in the special ten-year
edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report November 2021. The report looks back at some of
the key trends and events that have shaped the last decade, as well
as revealing the latest forecasts toward 2027.
The premise that 5G will become the fastest deployed mobile
generation to date has been enhanced with an updated estimate of
close to 660 million 5G subscriptions by the end of this year. The
increase is due to stronger than expected demand in China and North
America, driven in part by decreasing prices of 5G devices.
There was also a net addition of 98 million 5G subscriptions
globally in Q3 2021, compared to 48 million new 4G subscriptions.
At the end of 2021, it is estimated that 5G networks will cover
more than two billion people.
According to the latest forecasts, 5G is on track to become the
dominant mobile access technology, based on subscriptions globally,
by 2027. 5G is also expected to account for around 50 percent of
all mobile subscriptions worldwide - covering 75 percent of the
world's population and carrying 62 percent of the global smartphone
traffic by 2027.
Fredrik Jejdling, Executive Vice President and Head of Networks,
Ericsson, says: "Mobile communication has had an incredible
impact on society and business over the last ten years. When we
look ahead to 2027, mobile networks will be more integral than ever
to how we interact, live and work. Our latest Ericsson Mobility
Report shows that the pace of change is accelerating, with
technology playing a crucial role."
Since 2011, the deployment of 4G LTE networks has been pivotal
in generating 5.5 billion new smartphone connections worldwide,
contributing to the market availability of more than 20,000
different 4G device models. This report indicates a much earlier
technology lifecycle of 5G devices, with 5G handsets today
accounting for 23 percent of global volumes, compared to 8 percent
of 4G handsets at the corresponding point in its lifecycle.
This is helping to fuel an exponential growth of mobile data
traffic. Mobile network data traffic was up 42 percent,
year-on-year, in Q3 2021 accounting for approximately 78 exabytes
(EB), including traffic generated by Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
services. In Q3 alone, mobile data traffic was more than all mobile
traffic ever generated up until the end of 2016. New forecasts
reveal that total mobile network data traffic is likely to reach
370EB by the end of 2027.
The report also reveals that the nature of mobile connections is
changing rapidly, contributing to the ongoing rise in mobile data
traffic. Broadband IoT has now surpassed 2G/3G as the segment that
connects the largest share of IoT applications. It is expected to
account for 47 percent of all cellular IoT connections by the end
of 2021, compared to 37 percent for 2G/3G and 16 percent for
Massive IoT technologies (NB-IoT and Cat-M).
New forecasts reaffirm the rapid acceleration of massive IoT
deployments in coming years, spanning use cases such as e-health
wearables, logistical asset tracking, environmental monitoring and
smart meters, and smart manufacturing tracking and monitoring
devices. Massive IoT deployments are forecast to account for 51
percent of all cellular IoT connections by 2027.
In the same forecast period, FWA connections are forecast to
grow almost threefold - from 88 million by the end of 2021, to
around 230 million in 2027. Almost half of these connections are
expected to be carried over 5G networks.
The ten-year anniversary edition of the
Ericsson Mobility Report includes four feature
articles:
- Building 5G infrastructure for the digital future, together
with Far
EasTone
- Network build-out to boost digitalization, together with
stc
- Time-to-content: Benchmarking network
performance
- Building sustainable networks
Explore the Ericsson Mobility Report November 2021 edition and the Ericsson Mobility
Report Journey.
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