Smartphone Data Traffic on the Rise

As smartphone usage continues to increase and mobile content becomes richer and more video-heavy, the amount of data traffic people consume on their smartphones rises sharply. According to Ericsson's latest Mobility Report, global smartphone data traffic will grow at an average rate of 50 percent per year until 2021.

Please see the chart below for an overview of smartphone data consumption around the world and a forecast of how things will look in five years.