The changing mobile industry is driven by an increasing number of users, one being felt by Sony Ericsson with strong mobile subscriptions now reaching at 5.8 billion.
In its latest report “Traffic and Market Data”, Ericsson gave a picture analysis of the fast-moving mobile industry where mobile penetration rate reaches at 82%, equivalent to the number of mobile subscribers at almost 5.8 billion. This impressive record, according to the report, is driven swiftly by countries – China and India – where 50 million new users were added during the quarter.
In year 2016, the total mobile traffic is expected to triple with city dwellers’ mobile traffic contributions figured at 60%. Similarly, the behaviors of mobile subscribers are also anticipated to change as time goes by. Some of these behavioral findings in terms of mobile usage, according to report’s authors, disclosed a nearly 40% of Smartphone users who will check the internet before going to bed; driven mostly by demand for mobile video, mobile data traffic is expected to grow by 60% by 2016; mobile broadband subscriptions are expected to rise from 2011′s 900 million to 5 billion. The number of high-traffic Smartphones will grow more than 5 times, generating 12 times the traffic. Tablet subscriptions will also grow 10 times, generating 40 times the traffic.


