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Indians used about 12 GB data per month on an average in 2019, the highest consumption globally, and this is expected to rise even further to about 25 GB (gigabytes) per month by 2025, driven by affordable mobile broadband services and changing video viewing habits, according to telecom gear maker Ericsson. Ericsson, in its Mobility Report for June 2020, said India's data traffic growth continued its upward trajectory and it remains the region with the highest usage per smartphone and per month.
Given that only 4 per cent of households have fixed broadband, smartphones are the only way to access the internet in many cases.
"Total traffic is projected to triple, reaching 21 EB (exabytes) per month in 2025. This comes from two factors: high growth in the number of smartphone users, including growth in rural areas, and an increase in average usage per smartphone...," Patrik Cerwall, Head of Strategic Marketing Insights and Executive Editor of the Ericsson Mobility Report, said on Tuesday.
"The average traffic per smartphone is expected to increase to around 25 GB per month in 2025," Cerwall added.
He said that around 410 million smartphone users are expected to be added in India by 2025.
Given that only 4 per cent of households have fixed broadband, smartphones are the only way to access the internet in many cases.
"Total traffic is projected to triple, reaching 21 EB (exabytes) per month in 2025. This comes from two factors: high growth in the number of smartphone users, including growth in rural areas, and an increase in average usage per smartphone...," Patrik Cerwall, Head of Strategic Marketing Insights and Executive Editor of the Ericsson Mobility Report, said on Tuesday.
"The average traffic per smartphone is expected to increase to around 25 GB per month in 2025," Cerwall added.
He said that around 410 million smartphone users are expected to be added in India by 2025.
