Ericsson Mobility Report: 90 percent will have a mobile phone by 2020
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* By 2020, 90 percent of the world's population over 6 years old will have a
mobile phone, and smartphone subscriptions are expected to top 6.1 billion
* India and China show fastest growth for new mobile subscriptions with 18
million and 12 million net additions in Q3 2014
* 800 million new smartphone subscriptions in 2014 brings total to 2.7 billion
worldwide
* Mobile video traffic to increase tenfold and constitute 55 percent of all
mobile data traffic by 2020
The latest edition of the Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) Mobility Report, a
comprehensive update on mobile trends leveraging big data from live networks
worldwide, launches today and reveals that proliferation of mobile technology
continues at a rapid pace: 90 percent of the world's population over six years
old is predicted to have a mobile phone by 2020. Furthermore, by 2020 smartphone
subscriptions are forecast to top 6.1 billion.
Fastest growth for new mobile subscriptions was found in India and China, with
18 million and 12 million net additions, respectively, in Q3 2014.
Rima Qureshi, Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of M&A,
Ericsson, says: "The falling cost of handsets, coupled with improved usability
and increasing network coverage, are factors that are making mobile technology a
global phenomenon that will soon be available to the vast majority of the
world's population, regardless of age or location."
"The Ericsson Mobility Report shows that in 2020 the world will be connected
like never before," Qureshi added.
Smartphone penetration: 800 million new subscriptions in 2014
Smartphone growth continues as 65-70 percent of all phones sold in the third
quarter of 2014 were smartphones, compared with 55 percent in the same quarter
for 2013.
Despite this increased rate of sales, which will see the addition of an
estimated 800 million new smartphone subscriptions by the end of 2014, the
report finds there is still plenty of room for growth in the sector. Smartphones
currently account for just 37 percent of all mobile phone subscriptions, meaning
that many users have yet to make the switch to the more feature-rich, internet-
friendly option.
The report predicts a strong uptake in the coming years as the number rises from
2.7 billion smartphone subscriptions today to the forecasted 6.1 billion in
2020.
Video: largest and fastest growing segment of mobile data traffic
Video continues to dominate mobile networks: in 4G-dominated networks it
currently constitutes 45-55 percent of mobile traffic, driven largely by
increased usage of video streaming and improvements in the mobile video
experience.
Video is increasingly appearing as part of other online applications such as
news and adverts, and on social media platforms. At the same time, growth in
video streaming is being driven by access to over-the-top (OTT) services and
content, such as those provided by YouTube.
Devices used to watch video are also evolving. Many have larger screens,
enabling higher picture quality for streamed video, which results in video being
consumed on all types of devices and in higher quantities, both at home and on
the move.
In terms of future outlook, Ericsson estimates that mobile video traffic will
increase tenfold by 2020, ultimately constituting around 55 percent of all
mobile data traffic in 2020.
5G: subscriptions on the horizon
5G is expected to be commercially deployed in 2020, and the technology is
predicted to have a faster uptake than 4G LTE, just as 4G had a faster uptake
than 3G. The difference here is that, in addition to new radio technologies, 5G
will also encompass evolved versions of existing radio access (such as 3G and
4G), cloud, and core technologies to cater for the thousands of new ways that
mobile technology will be used. 5G growth will be driven to a large extent by
new use cases, especially in machine-type communications.
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This is the seventh issue of the Ericsson Mobility Report, which shares forecast
data, analysis and insight into traffic, subscriptions, and consumer behavior to
provide insight into current traffic and market trends.
Ericsson regularly performs traffic measurements in over 100 live networks in
all major regions of the world. Detailed measurements are made in a selected
number of commercial WCDMA/HSPA and LTE networks with the purpose of discovering
different traffic patterns.
The forecast period for the latest report has been updated to cover the period
from 2014-2020.
Tool for custom data
To accompany the Ericsson Mobility Report, Ericsson has created the Traffic
Exploration Tool for creating customized graphs and tables using data from the
report. The information can be filtered by region, subscription, technology,
traffic, and device type.
NOTES TO EDITORS
The full Ericsson Mobility Report findings, Ericsson's Traffic Exploration Tool,
and regional appendices for North America, South East Asia & Oceania, Europe,
Latin America, and North East Asia are all available at:
www.ericsson.com/ericsson-mobility-report
On-demand webcast: a walk through findings from the Ericsson Mobility Report
Traffic Exploration Tool
Short video: Rima Qureshi with highlights from the EMR
Animation: Ericsson Mobility Report
Biography and photos of Rima Qureshi
Download high-resolution photos and broadcast-quality video at
www.ericsson.com/press
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communications technology and services. Our long-term relationships with every
major telecom operator in the world allow people, business and society to
fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.
Our services, software and infrastructure - especially in mobility, broadband
and the cloud - are enabling the telecom industry and other sectors to do better
business, increase efficiency, improve the user experience and capture new
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With more than 110,000 professionals and customers in 180 countries, we combine
global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that
connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. Forty percent of the world's mobile
traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our investments in research and
development ensure that our solutions - and our customers - stay in front.
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in 2013 were SEK 227.4 billion (USD 34.9 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ
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Graph - page 9 - Mobile subscriptions by region:
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Regional Appendix - North East Asia:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659157.pdf
Graph - page 15 - Mobile data traffic by application type:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659165.jpg
Graph - page 21 - 1G to 5G wireless access generations:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659166.jpg
Ericsson Mobility Report - Main Report:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659152.pdf
Regional Appendix - Europe:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659155.pdf
Ericsson Mobility Report - Press Release:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659151.pdf
Graph - page 6 - Fixed and mobile subscriptions to 2020:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659160.jpg
Graph - page 14 - Share of mobile data traffic by application type:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659164.jpg
Graph - page 7 - Growth in devices with a cellular connection to 2020:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659161.jpg
Regional Appendix - Latin American & the Caribbean:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659158.pdf
Graph - page 5 - New mobile subscriptions per region in Q3 2014:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659159.jpg
Regional Appendix - North America:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659153.pdf
Regional Appendix - South East Asia & Oceania:
http://hugin.info/1061/R/1872291/659156.pdf
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