Africa's mobile data traffic projected to soar – CAJ News Africa
JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – MOBILE data traffic in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is estimated to grow by almost 6,5 times the current figures. This is according to Ericsson in its latest Mobility Report. Total traffic is projected to increase from 0,87EB (exabytes. EB is equal to 1 quintillion megabytes (MB)) per month in 2020 to 5,6EB by 2026. Meanwhile, average traffic per smartphone is expected to reach 8,9GB over the forecast period. As the demand for capacity and coverage of cellular networks continues to grow, service providers are expected to continue investing in their networks to cater ...