Global mobile data traffic has nearly tripled in 2009, growing more than 10 times faster than voice, according to statistics from Ericsson.
The network equipment maker said that the global measured mobile data traffic stands at nearly 225,000 terabytes per month as of the second quarter of 2010.
According to the company, the mobile broadband currently accounts for only 10% of total mobile subscriptions but a rapidly increasing majority of the traffic.
Ericsson senior vice president and chief technology officer & president of Ericsson Silicon Valley Håkan Eriksson said that 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," Eriksson said.
"For consumers, mobile broadband is transforming the way we communicate and prosper as a society."
The company said that there are over five billion mobile subscriptions worldwide and Ericsson envisions 50 billion connected devices by 2020.
