Ericsson on Mobile Internet - 3.5B subscribers by 2015

 

Ericsson continues to be optimistic on the growth of the mobile Internet market. After stating that "The Mobile Internet is Underhyped" - here) earlier this year, they came out yesterday with some new estimates.

During a presentation at the Capital Markets Day in Stockholm, President and CEO Hans Vestberg said that:

• "Ericsson estimates show that the number of mobile broadband users will increase from today's 400 million to 3.5 billion in 2015. "
   
• "These fundamental industry drivers require operators' to focus on network quality and efficiency. .. we will see operators modernize their infrastructure not only to meet increased data usage, but also to reduce power consumption and use frequencies better. These are challenging operations, requiring deep technology understanding and services capabilities as well as insights on advanced business support systems and understanding of consumer needs in order be successfully performed."

See press release - here and presentation - here.