Wireless network data traffic: worldwide trends and forecasts 2021–2026
28 October 2021 | Research
Stefano Porto Bonacci Rupert Wood
Forecast report | PPTX and PDF (26 slides); Excel | Wireless Infrastructure Strategies
"The world is going wireless, but it has not been going mobile for the past 18 months."
Both the COVID-19 pandemic and the launch of 5G in many markets have disrupted mobile traffic volumes. Fixed infrastructure build-outs are picking up pace in emerging markets and this too will affect mobile traffic. This report forecasts the patterns of mobile and Wi-Fi traffic worldwide to 2026.
This report provides:
- 5-year forecasts of wireless data traffic worldwide, in 8 regions and 39 selected countries
- analysis of the key trends in, and drivers and inhibitors of, data traffic worldwide and in each region
- analysis of the impact of 5G on data traffic
- analysis of the interplay of cellular and Wi-Fi traffic
- further analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Geographical coverage
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| Central and Eastern Europe |
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| Developed Asia–Pacific |
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| Emerging Asia–Pacific |
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| Latin America |
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| Middle East and North Africa |
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| North America |
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| Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| Western Europe |
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| Worldwide |
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