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Record companies’ views on downloading music have been transformed thanks to the influence and consumer benefits of broadband. Universal Music Sweden’s Niklas Twetman explains why – and how the record label came to partner music streaming service Spotify.

• Approximately 40 percent of all phones sold in Q3 were smartphones and the growth of smartphone data traffic is expected to exceed the overall average
• Mobile data traffic doubled between Q3 2011 and Q3 2012, and is expected to grow 12 times between 2012 and 2018, driven mainly by video
• Total mobile subscriptions are expected to reach 6.6 billion in 2012 and 9.3 billion in 2018
• There were an additional 13 million LTE subscriptions in Q3 2012, and numbers are predicted to reach 1.6 billion by 2018
• Total mobile subscriptions in Latin America currently number 676 million, with another 230 million expected by 2018
• By 2018, Latin America is expected to see an increase in LTE subscriptions to 10 percent (approximately 90 million) of all mobile subscriptions

• Ericsson, Djibouti Telecom, Ministry of Telecommunication and Ministry of Education announce the launch of the Connect To Learn project
• 1,300 students and teachers have access to laptops, projectors, training, broadband connectivity and online educational resources
• Launch of Connect To Learn in the Arab world

• Smartphones and big data call for innovation in networking technology
• Ericsson focuses on 4th-generation (4G) IP networking, service provider software-defined networking (SDN), OSS/BSS, real-time analytics and heterogeneous networks

Ericsson’s Jan Häglund, Head of Product Area IP & Broadband highlights Ericsson’s commitment to 4G IP and discusses the benefits that the new Broadband Network Gateway application will deliver.

The Broadband Commission has recommended action in four areas in its annual report to the UN Secretary-General.

The State of Broadband 2012: Achieving Digital Inclusion for All, the latest report by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, shows how high-speed broadband generates economic growth and promotes social development. Read the report here (PDF).