Up to 60 per cent of mobile data traffic is generated by watching video, with Apple’s iPhone driving the demand, according to Bytemobile,  traffic management. Itsaid the overall data demand was also likely to intensify as 90 per cent of the total data traffic was currently generated by just 10 percent of mobile data users.

The company said video watched on iPhones generated 58 per cent of data traffic, with phones on the Google operating system Android on slightly less at 52 per cent. Mobile operators have been taken by surprise in recent years by the intense demand for data services, as consumers opt to access the Internet and video on the go.

Some analysts and investors have also doubted whether the operators can fully profit from the change, as they have to invest in their networks to support the demand.

Other posts by :

1. Laser terminals to operate at 100x faster
2. Starlink success in Spain, but South Africa proves difficult
3. RocketLab doubts over Mynaric bid
4. IRIS2 free for government usage?
5. Bank: AST SpaceMobile will orbit 356 satellites by 2030
6. SpaceX launches 600th rocket
7. Starlink: 10m customers and counting
8. SES predicts end of ‘big’ Geo satellites
9. Amazon Leo gets approval for 4,504 extra satellites

Categories: Articles, Broadband, Equipment, Mobile, Portable Media, Research