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A new study by ABI Research says that in 2014, the volume of mobile data sent and received every month by users around the world will exceed by a significant amount the total data traffic for all of 2008.
And here are some other findings:
- Global mobile data traffic surpassed 1.3 Exabytes transferred during 2008. By 2014, an average of 1.6 Exabytes will be sent and received monthly.
- Nearly 74% of the world’s mobile data traffic will be from web and Internet access by 2014. By the same time, 26% will come from audio and video streaming. Peer-to-peer file sharing and VoIP contribution to overall mobile data traffic will be less than 1%.
- Video streaming will experience the fastest growth at a CAGR of 62% between 2008 and 2014.
- Western Europe accounted for nearly 31% of mobile data traffic in 2008, but the region will yield to Asia-Pacific, which will account for over 28%, by 2014.
More information about ABI’s “Mobile Data Traffic Analysis” is available from their website.
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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.
