[xln] A telecommunications industry giant has predicted that mobile broadband will see significant growth over the coming year.
According to Ericsson, the number of mobile broadband users around the world will increase from 400 million today to 3.5 billion by 2015.
Speaking at the firm’s Capital Markets Day, Hans Vestberg, president and chief executive of the company, explained what would drive this development.
He said: "We have just seen the beginning of the massive data growth, driven by smartphones and other mobile devices. These new devices provide operators with new charging capabilities.
"As a consequence, we are beginning to see signs of changed operator tariffs and pricing models aligned to consumer needs, especially for mobile broadband services and data usage."
According to ABI Research, 72 million mobile broadband USB modems were shipped around the world in 2009, compared to 46.4 million in 2008, a rise of 55 per cent.
This increase was partly attributed to the low cost, flexibility and portability of mobile broadband solutions.
Mobile broadband growth predicted
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