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25 percent of all subscriptions will be 5G in
North America in 2022, representing the highest market penetration
in the world
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Mobile broadband to account for 90 percent of
all subscriptions by 2022
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29 billion connected devices by 2022, of which
around 18 billion related to the Internet of Things (IoT)
Released today, the latest edition of the Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) Mobility Report forecasts that there will be 550
million 5G subscriptions in 2022. North America will lead the way
in uptake of 5G subscriptions, where a quarter of all mobile
subscriptions are forecast to be for 5G in 2022.
Asia Pacific will be the second fastest growing
region for 5G subscriptions, with 10 percent of all subscriptions
being 5G in 2022. From 2016 to 2022, Middle East and Africa will
dramatically shift from a region with a majority of GSM/EDGE-only
subscriptions, to 80 percent of all subscriptions on WCDMA/HSPA and
LTE.
By the end of 2016, there will be 3.9 billion
smartphone subscriptions. Almost 90 percent of these subscriptions
will be registered on WCDMA/HSPA and LTE networks. By 2022, the
number of smartphone subscriptions is forecast to reach 6.8
billion, with more than 95 percent of the subscriptions registered
on WCDMA/HSPA, LTE and 5G networks.
Ulf Ewaldsson, Chief Strategy and Technology
Officer, Ericsson, says: "Almost 90 percent of smartphone
subscriptions are on 3G and 4G networks today and standardized 5G
networks are expected to be available in 2020. We are already
seeing a great interest among operators in launching pre-standard
5G networks. 5G will accelerate the digital transformation in many
industries, enabling new use cases in areas such as IoT,
automation, transport and big data."
The latest Ericsson Mobility Report also forecasts
that in 2022, there will be 8.9 billion mobile subscriptions, of
which 90 percent will be for mobile broadband. At this point in
time, there will be 6.1 billion unique subscribers.
As of Q3 2016, 84 million new mobile subscriptions
were added during the quarter to reach a total of 7.5 billion,
growing at around 3 percent year-on-year. India grew the most in
terms of net additions during the quarter (+15 million), followed
by China (+14 million), Indonesia (+6 million), Myanmar (+4
million) and the Philippines (+4 million). Mobile broadband
subscriptions are growing by around 25 percent year-on-year,
increasing by approximately 190 million in Q3 2016 alone. The total
number of mobile broadband subscriptions is now around 4.1
billion.
Mobile data traffic continues to grow, driven both
by increased smartphone subscriptions and a continued increase in
average data volume per subscription, fueled primarily by more
viewing of video content. In Q3 2016, data traffic grew around 10
percent quarter-on-quarter and 50 percent year-on-year.
Further highlights from the
Ericsson Mobility Report include:
Mobile video traffic is
increasingly dominant: Mobile video traffic is forecast to grow
by around 50 percent annually through 2022 to account for nearly 75
percent of all mobile data traffic. Social networking is the second
biggest data traffic type after video, forecast to grow by 39
percent annually over the coming six years.
Live streaming joins social
media: Consumers are increasingly using live video streaming
apps to interact with friends, family and followers. Around one in
five smartphone users in the US express an interest in live video
broadcasting, with twice as many smartphone users in high growth
markets like India, Indonesia, Brazil and Oman who are interested
in such apps.
IoT in focus: Around 29
billion connected devices are forecast by 2022, of which around 18
billion will be related to IoT. Included in the latest edition of
the Ericsson Mobility Report is a deeper look into IoT, with three
feature articles with different perspectives on IoT and its
transformational potential. Two articles are co-written with
operators that have built IoT solutions around their core assets,
creating additional business value. The third article explores the
cellular networks' capabilities to support a realistic massive IoT
use case scenario.
The Ericsson Mobility Report is an
industry-leading publication on mobile data traffic, 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.
NOTES TO EDITORS
The full Ericsson Mobility Report, Traffic
Exploration Tool and regional reports for Latin America & the
Caribbean, Western Europe and Central & Eastern Europe
(published November 15); Region Sub-Saharan Africa (published
November 16) and Region Middle East and North East Africa
(published on November 22) can be downloaded at
https://www.ericsson.com/mobility-report
Biography and photos of Ulf Ewaldsson
For media kits, backgrounders and high-resolution photos, please
visit www.ericsson.com/press
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Main Factors Driving Consumer Interest in Connected Cars
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