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Cisco released the results of its Visual Networking Index (VNI) Mobile Forecast for 2008-2013, providing key findings on a variety of Internet Protocol networking trends driven largely by the increased use of mobile broadband applications. According to the report findings, global mobile traffic will increase 66-fold between 2008 and 2013 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 131% over the period. 4G technologies will enable consumers to view more mobile video and access a variety of mobile broadband services.
Key findings from the Cisco VNI Mobile Forecast:
- Global mobile traffic will exceed two exabytes per month by 2013.
- Global mobile data traffic reached one exabyte per month in half the time that fixed data traffic did.
- Nearly 64% of the world’s mobile traffic will be video by 2013.
- Mobile video will grow at a CAGR of 150% between 2008 and 2013.
- Mobile broadband handsets with 3G+ speeds and laptop data cards will constitute more than 80% of global mobile traffic by 2013.
- Latin America will have the strongest mobile growth at 166% CAGR, followed by the Asia-Pacific region at 146%.
- Asia-Pacific will account for one-third of all mobile data traffic by 2013.
- Western Europe will account for the largest share (74%) in video traffic over mobile devices by 2013.
- By 2015 users will have six mobile devices by average (comparing to one-two at present), generating 500 times more traffic.
But it’s not just the report Cisco released. The company has also created a free mobile application called Cisco Global Internet Speed Test (GIST) for iPhone and BlackBerry Storm devices, to allow users to measure their network speeds either via Wi-Fi or cellular networks, based on location and time of test, and compare the data with other users around the world… More information is available from a dedicated Cisco Pulse website.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
