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16 billion connected devices forecast to join
the Internet of Things by the end of 2021
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Smartphone subscriptions to surpass those for
basic phones in Q3 this year
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Teenage use of cellular data for smartphone
video grew 127 percent in just 15 months
The latest edition of the Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC)
Mobility Report, published today, reveals that the Internet of
Things (IoT) is set to overtake mobile phones as the largest
category of connected device by 2018.
Between 2015 and 2021, the number of IoT connected
devices is expected to grow 23 percent annually, of which cellular
IoT is forecast to have the highest growth rate. Of the 28 billion
total devices that will be connected by 2021, close to 16 billion
will be IoT devices.
Western Europe will lead the way in adding IoT connections - the
number of IoT devices in this market is projected to grow 400
percent by 2021. This will principally be driven by regulatory
requirements, for example for intelligent utility meters, and a
growing demand for connected cars including the EU e-call directive
to be implemented in 2018.
Rima Qureshi, Senior Vice President & Chief
Strategy Officer, Ericsson, says: "IoT is now accelerating as
device costs fall and innovative applications emerge. From 2020,
commercial deployment of 5G networks will provide additional
capabilities that are critical for IoT, such as network slicing and
the capacity to connect exponentially more devices than is possible
today."
Smartphone subscriptions continue to increase and
are forecast to surpass those for basic phones in Q3 this year. By
2021, smartphone subscriptions will almost double from 3.4 billion
to 6.3 billion. Also revealed in the report, there are now 5
billion mobile subscribers - unique users - in the world today,
which is testament to the phenomenal growth of mobile technology in
a relatively short period of time.
Detailed in the report is a dramatic shift in teen
viewing habits: use of cellular data for smartphone video grew 127
percent in just 15 months (2014-15). Over a period of four years
(2011-15) there has been a 50 percent drop in the time teens spend
watching TV/video on a TV screen, and in contrast an 85 percent
increase in those viewing TV/video on a smartphone. This, and the
fact that the upcoming generation of mobile users are the heaviest
consumers of data for smartphone video streaming (Wi-Fi and
cellular combined), makes them the most important group for
cellular operators to monitor.
In 2016, a long anticipated milestone is being
passed with commercial LTE networks supporting downlink peak data
speeds of 1 Gbps. Devices that support 1 Gbps are expected in the
second half of 2016, initially in markets such as Japan, US, South
Korea and China, but rapidly spreading to other regions. Mobile
users will enjoy extremely fast time to content thanks to this
enhanced technology, which will enable up to two thirds faster
download speeds compared with the fastest technology available
today.
Further highlights from the Ericsson Mobility
Report include:
A global growth story: mobile
broadband subscriptions will grow fourfold in the Middle East and
Africa between 2015 and 2021; mobile data traffic in India will
grow fifteen times by 2021; and despite being the most mature
market, US mobile traffic will grow 50 percent in 2016 alone.
Data traffic continues unabated
growth: global mobile data traffic grew 60 percent between Q1
2015 and Q1 2016, due to rising numbers of smartphone subscriptions
and increasing data consumption per subscriber. By the end of 2021,
around 90 percent of mobile data traffic will be from
smartphones.
LTE subscriptions grew at a high
rate during Q1 2016: there were 150 million new subscriptions
during the quarter - driven by demand for improved user experience
and faster networks - reaching a total of 1.2 billion worldwide.
LTE peak data speeds of 1 Gbps are anticipated to be commercially
available in 2016.
Additional spectrum harmonization
needed between countries planning early 5G deployment: 5G is
expected to start more quickly than anticipated, and spectrum
harmonization is needed between countries planning early roll-outs.
This is in addition to the current process for WRC-19, which
focuses on spectrum for commercial 5G deployments beyond
2020.
The Ericsson Mobility Report is one of the leading
analyses of mobile data traffic available, providing in-depth
measurements from live networks spread around the globe. The report
uses these measurements and analysis, together with internal
forecasts and other relevant studies, to provide insights into
current traffic and market trends in the Networked Society.
The Traffic Exploration Tool, which accompanies
the report, can be used to create customized graphs and tables. The
information can be filtered by region, subscription, technology,
traffic and device type.
The report defines a connected device as a
physical object that has an IP stack enabling two-way communication
over a network interface.
NOTES TO EDITORS
The full Ericsson Mobility Report, Traffic
Exploration Tool and regional reports for North America, South East
Asia & Oceania, India (published June 7), and North East Asia
(published at a later date) can be downloaded at
www.ericsson.com/mobility-report
Biography and photos of Rima Qureshi
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