The amount of smartphones will increase 10 times in 2019

According to Ericsson, it takes 5 years for the new smartphone market to reach 1 billion customers globally (2007-2012), but it will only take two years to reach 2 billion customers (2014), and another 5 years more users smartphone reached 5.6 billion (2019).

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Notably, the number of smartphones will account for 60% of the 9.3 billion mobile devices circulated in 2019.

According to Ericsson 's report, data traffic from smartphones at that time will increase 10 times compared to today. The increase in smartphone traffic will make smartphone sales tripled by 2019. China will be the " promised land " for smartphones in the future. It is an emerging market with high demand for low-end and mid-range smartphones.

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50% of data traffic in 2019 will be video, only 10% will be connected to social networks and web services. WCDMA / HSPA networks will account for 90% of traffic and LTE networks will reach 65%.

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The report also assesses the negative impacts of smartphones in cities, where demand is highest, congestion will be the most common phenomenon.