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Spectrum Facts and Figures

  • In 2011, a 4G connection generated 2.4 GB per month

    … 28 times more traffic than a non-4G connection (86 MB per month).

    Source: Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Data Traffic Forecast, 2011-2016

  • Productivity gains from mobile technology by high-mobility workers

    … amounts to 2% of GDP across the Arab States.

    Source: GSMA Arab States Mobile Observatory 2013

  • In EU countries, delays in releasing 800MHz spectrum is slowing LTE roll-out and adoption

    … In 2017, less than 20% of mobile connections will be LTE.

    Source: GSMA Intelligence

  • By 2014, smartphones will overtake laptops as the largest source of IP traffic globally

    … and tablets will drive 10% of traffic by 2016.

    Source: Cisco 2012

  • By 2016, half of the world’s 3.4 billion internet users will be in Asia Pacific

    … representing half of the 19 billion network connections worldwide

    Source: Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Data Traffic Forecast, 2011–2016

  • Brazil is the fourth largest mobile market in the world

    … with more than 260 million active mobile connections

    Source: Deloitte and GSMA, Brazil Mobile Observatory 2012

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