Global mobile data traffic triples in one year

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Global mobile data has nearly tripled in the last year, growing more than 10 times faster than voice, says Ericsson. Mobile broadband currently accounts for only 10 percent of total mobile subscriptions but a rapidly increasing majority of the traffic.

Mobile data traffic continues to grow exponentially even after the historic cross over point in December 2009 when data first exceeded voice, as reported by Ericsson earlier this year

According to Ericsson statistics, global measured mobile data traffic stands at nearly 225,000 terabytes per month as of the second quarter of 2010.

"The growth and benefits of mobile broadband are undeniable," said Ericsson's senior vice president and CTO & president of Ericsson Silicon Valley HÃ¥kan Eriksson. "The business model for mobile broadband is becoming one of increasing profitability and competitive differentiation through superior quality of service. Operator's focus on end-to-end converged IP networks is key to addressing the dramatic traffic growth, while reducing costs and improving the user experience."