East African Business Week

JOHANNESBURG, South-Africa, -- New report from Ericsson (says mobile data traffic will grow 10-fold between 2011 and 2016, mainly driven by video
 Mobile broadband subscriptions grew by 60%  in one year and are expected to grow from 900 million in 2011 to almost 5 billion in 2016
By 2016, users living on less than 1% of the Earth's total land area are set to generate around 60% of mobile traffic
 In its new Traffic and Market Data report, which provides insights into current trends, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) forecasts a 10-fold increase in mobile data traffic by 2016. The report is based on measurements the company recorded over several years in live networks covering all regions of the world.
Johan Wibergh, Head of Ericsson Business Unit Networks, says: "Ericsson performs a broad range of measurements in order to monitor the pulse of the Networked Society - measurements that we use to efficiently design our products and plan networks. This report offers snapshots that, together, show how a growing number of people and businesses benefit from mobility, broadband and the cloud."
Mobile broadband subscriptions will reach almost 5 billion in 2016.