Mobile Data Growth and What it Means for You

MOBILE DATA GROWTH and WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU Mobile data demand will exceed available capacity. by 2013 and will reach a defcit by 2014. -Federal Communications Commission MOBILE DATA RUNS ON SPECTRUM spec · trum (spek - truhm), n., pl. -tra. 1. It is the invisible infrastructure that makes our mobile technology work and drives our modern lives. Without adequate spectrum our smartphones and tablets are powerless. 5 YEARS AGO WE USED OUR PHONES FOR. calling texting emailing AND THAT WAS ABOUT IT. now, we use them for EVERYTHING LIKE A TON OF APPS. 792 ) DOWNLOADED PER SECOND MOBILE APPS AND A WHOLE LOT OF STREAMING. VIDEO CONTENT ACCOUNTS FOR 29M 52% MOBILE USERS STREAMING MUSIC IN OF ALL MOBILE DATA TRAFFIC 2011 1) 0:52 / 1:00 HD AND WE CAN'T STOP SHARING. 1,627 1,900% 13M MOBILE STATUS UPDATES ON INCREASE IN NUMBER OF PHOTOS FACEBOOK POSTED TO INSTAGRAM PER SECOND IN ONE YEAR MOBILE TWITTER USERS *LITERALLY EVERYTHING With every new device, we see an INCREASE in mobile data traffic usage 121x 35x basic phone smartphone tablet WITHOUT MORE SPECTRUM WIRELESS USERS WILL EXPERIENCE LONGER DOWNLOADS, HIGHER COSTS & CONGESTED NETWORKS SOLUTION: GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO MAKE MORE SPECTRUM AVAILABLE NOW LEARN MORE ABOUT ENSURING YOUR MOBILE FUTURE VISIT: HTTP://MOBILEFUTURE.ORG/SPECTRUM MobileFuture For statistics and sources, go to: Wireless. Innovation. Freedom. HTTP://MOBILEFUTURE.ORG/SPECTRUM