The company's Mobility Report projects 85 percent of North American mobile subscriptions will be tied to an LTE network by 2019. November 11, 2013 10:43 AM PST Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg shows off a connected bike at MWC 2012. (Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET) The adoption of mobile services and devices doesn't appear to be slowing down. That's according to the latest Mobility Report from Ericsson. The Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturing giant projected 9.3 billion global mobile subscriptions by the end of 2019, a 40 percent increase from the 6.6 billion subscriptions the world will hit by the end of the year. Related stories Smartphones take lead with 55% of mobile phone sales Ericsson aims to bring cell signal everywhere, one Dot at a time Intel says it bought ST-Ericsson's GPS operations Six eye-catching things from CTIA 2013 Windows that double as cell signal boosters? Yes, please Of course, Ericsson has a vested interest in increased mobile adoption, since it makes the gear that powers these networks. But as one of the largest vendors out there, the company has a unique perspective on mobile adoption. In North America, the company projects that 85 percent of mobile subscriptions will be connected to an LTE network by 2019. That stands in contrast to now, when carriers such as Sprint and T-Mobile are just getting their nationwide networks up and running. Around the world, there will be 2.6 billion LTE subscriptions. Smartphone adoption will likewise see massive growth. Ericsson said the world will end the year with 1.9 billion smartphone subscriptions -- that tally will nearly triple to 5.6 billion by 2019. Smartphones aren't the only connected devices, and the carriers have been eagerly pushing things like connected cars, dog collars, ATM machines, and other non-traditional devices to be connected to a cellular network.
The company's Mobility Report projects 85 percent of North American mobile subscriptions will be tied to an LTE network by 2019.
Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg shows off a connected bike at MWC 2012.
(Credit: Jessica Dolcourt/CNET)
The adoption of mobile services and devices doesn't appear to be slowing down.
That's according to the latest Mobility Report from Ericsson. The Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturing giant projected 9.3 billion global mobile subscriptions by the end of 2019, a 40 percent increase from the 6.6 billion subscriptions the world will hit by the end of the year.
Related stories
- Smartphones take lead with 55% of mobile phone sales
- Ericsson aims to bring cell signal everywhere, one Dot at a time
- Intel says it bought ST-Ericsson's GPS operations
- Six eye-catching things from CTIA 2013
- Windows that double as cell signal boosters? Yes, please
Of course, Ericsson has a vested interest in increased mobile adoption, since it makes the gear that powers these networks. But as one of the largest vendors out there, the company has a unique perspective on mobile adoption.
In North America, the company projects that 85 percent of mobile subscriptions will be connected to an LTE network by 2019. That stands in contrast to now, when carriers such as Sprint and T-Mobile are just getting their nationwide networks up and running. Around the world, there will be 2.6 billion LTE subscriptions.
Smartphone adoption will likewise see massive growth. Ericsson said the world will end the year with 1.9 billion smartphone subscriptions -- that tally will nearly triple to 5.6 billion by 2019.
Smartphones aren't the only connected devices, and the carriers have been eagerly pushing things like connected cars, dog collars, ATM machines, and other non-traditional devices to be connected to a cellular network.
