Ericsson Mobility Report: fixed broadband usage increased an average of 2.5 hours a day during COVID-19

The Ericsson Mobility Report for June 2020 found that fixed broadband usage increased an average of two and a half hours a day, while COVID-19 mobile usage, on average, increased about one hour per day. As people spent more time online at home, network traffic loads shifted geographically from city centers and office areas to suburban residential areas. In markets with limited penetration of fixed residential networks, the mobile data demand increase was especially high. Other key findings:

• Ericsson expects to see 190 million 5G subscriptions by the end of 2020.
• The LTE penetration in North America is 92%.
• By year-end 2025, the researchers expect close to 325 million 5G subscriptions in North America, where 5G will represent 74% of mobile subscriptions.
• Mobile traffic is expected to grow by 31% annually between 2019 and 2025. Most of the growth will come from video traffic.