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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 .5+ billion
new smartphone users
2 .0 billion
new mobile phone users
300 x more
global monthly data traffic
80 %
From 5% to 80% population coverage for 4G
10 years since the launch 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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Ericsson UnBoxed Office: 10 Years of Ericsson Mobility Report

The Ericsson Mobility Report has been making headlines and forecasting the future trends since 2011. So how did it become the must-have publication for service providers and industry analysts? Get a glimpse behind the scenes – and a preview of what’s ahead!

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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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"Soon, almost everyone over the age of 6 will have a mobile phone: report"

Fortune

"Ericsson: Wireless networks aren’t ready for the smartphone revolution"

Pando

"Ericsson expects 6.1B smartphone users worldwide by 2020"

Fierce Wireless

"Ericsson sees global 5G subscriptions hitting 580 mln this year"

Reuters

"Six billion users as the whole world turns to mobile phones"

The Times

"Smartphones poised for revolution in media access"

Financial Times

"Smartphone traffic ‘to increase eightfold by 2020"

The Telegraph

"Ericsson Forecasts 9.5B Smartphone Subs by 2020"

EE Times

Here is to the next decade!

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Ericsson Mobility Visualizer

Ericsson Mobility Visualizer allows you to explore the forecast data that underpins the Ericsson Mobility Report. Our interactive web application contains historical as well as forecast data on mobile subscriptions, fixed wireless access connections , traffic, data consumption and IoT connected devices. Users are able to generate custom graphs or download the data.

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