Proof Point
Video content predicted to dominate global mobile data traffic, increasing share from 55% in 2015 to 79% by 2021
Global Monthly Mobile Data Traffic by Application Category
2015 – 2021F (exabytes)
| Note: | Forecast includes only cellular traffic and excludes traffic offloaded onto Wi-Fi and small cell from dual-mode devices |
Proof Point Findings
- Mobile Video Traffic Growth – Forecasted to contribute almost four-fifths of estimated 49 exabytes of total mobile traffic by 2020, from more than half in 2015, growing at 64% annually
- Relative Size – Estimated monthly mobile video traffic by 2021 roughly equivalent to 39 billion hours consumption of high-quality videos
- Growth Drivers – Growth in mobile video traffic driven by proliferation of high-end mobile devices, larger file sizes than other types of content, prevalence of Over-the-Top streaming content, video-based security systems, and other video-rich applications
- Decreasing Share of Web, Data and VoIP – Volume traffic of web, data and VoIP expected to increase at an average yearly growth of 35% between 2015 and 2021, but share of total seen to drastically decrease from 45% to 21%
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Consumer Durables, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment, Telecommunications
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Date Last Updated |
December 6, 2016
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