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      Celebrating 10 years of Ericsson Mobility Report

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      Industry-leading analysis for 10 years

      The journey of the Ericsson Mobility Report started in 2011, when Ericsson decided to share data and insights openly to all those interested in understanding our industry's development. Since then, the report and featured articles have seen a continuous evolution and an expanding scope. Discover more about our journey below.

      The last 10 years have seen:

      5.00 .5+ billion
      new smartphone users
      2.00 .0 billion
      new mobile phone users
      300.00 x more
      global monthly data traffic
      80.00 %
      From 5% to 80% population coverage for 4G
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      Behind the scenes of the Ericsson Mobility Report

      The Ericsson Mobility Report tells us a lot about the mobile industry – from key trends to disruptive events that have impacted the industry. On its tenth anniversary, we take you behind the scenes and reveal how the report developed to become the must-have publication for service providers and analysts worldwide.

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      Click on the arrows to discover the main articles and forecasts from past Ericsson Mobility Report editions.

      Subscribers by industry

      Communications Service Providers

      Communications Service Providers

      For network strategists, the report is vital in their planning processes. Individuals from 160 different communications service providers subscribe to the report.

      Financial and Industry Analysts

      Financial and Industry Analysts

      Analysts use the statistics as inputs in their modeling.

      Trade/Business Media

      Trade/Business Media

      Journalists reference the report in news and articles for both business and consumer media.

      Governments/Regulators

      Governments/Regulators

      Regulators have seen the report cited everywhere from the US Senate to the European Commission.

      NGOs

      NGOs

      Non-governmental organizations, typically non-profit institutions aiding developing countries around the world, stay updated with statistics and trends in communications.

      Academics

      Academics

      Academics from over 100 universities subscribe to the report. In fact, a number of educators include the report in their curricula every year.

      Since 2011, the Ericsson Mobility Report has been a leading source of knowledge on the state and future of the mobile world. Find out more about the industry’s development by downloading our past and present reports below.

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      Ericsson Mobility Visualizer

      With our Mobility Visualizer tool, you can examine the forecast data that underpins the Ericsson Mobility Report in our interactive web application.

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      Ericsson Mobility Calculator

      Explore the relationship between the usage of various app types and monthly traffic per subscription with our interactive Mobility Calculator tool.

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      Articles

      Discover the Ericsson Mobility Report articles where we discuss trends, case studies, service provider opportunities, and the past, present and future of connectivity.

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      Ericsson Mobility Report

      Our forecasts are based on past and current data, validated with extensive network measurements. Discover the latest figures for 5G, IoT, fixed wireless access and more.

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      The face of mobile communications is changing faster than ever. Stay up to speed with projections and analyses of the latest trends in the mobile industry, including subscriptions, mobile data traffic and population coverage.

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