Mobile data usage is surging across the globe, with forecasts expecting monthly data traffic to increase by ** percent between 2026 and 2031. This explosion in data use will be driven by a range of shifting consumption habits, not least the adoption of data-intensive artificial intelligence and cloud applications.
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Ericsson. (June 1, 2026). Annual mobile data traffic worldwide from 2012 to 2031 (in exabytes per month) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/630107/annual-mobile-data-usage-worldwide/
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