According to a new report from the
renowned mobile analytics firm Mobidia, LTE subscribers are using nearly two
times as much data on average as compared to their 3G counterparts. More
importantly, Verizon Wireless and Sprint subscribers have been observed to be
using more LTE data than customers of AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile US.
As a probable reason, the
statistics appear to be so because AT&T and T-Mobile have faster and more
extensive 3G fallback networks that use HSPA+ technology, whereas Verizon and
Sprint have focused on overlaying LTE so customers do not have to fall back as
often to slower EV-DO technology.
According to the reports, U.S.
wireless subscribers with LTE capable devices have noticeably increased their
data usage during this year. Mobidia observes and records real subscriber
behavior regarding data and application-based usage on the various networks
available for smartphones and tablets. The firm analyzed data which it
collected July through September from numerous wireless subscribers in the U.S.
for the purpose of analyzing Wi-Fi, 3G and LTE usage trends. Mobidia has also
reported that U.S. Apple iPhone users consumed 82 percent of their mobile data while
connected to Wi-Fi and users with Android platform consumed 78 percent of it.
Verizon has the largest LTE network in the country, which is one of the major
reasons it enjoyed the most access to LTE networks, with 98 percent of their
cellular data consumed on LTE. LTE data accounted for 93 percent of cellular
data consumed by Sprint subscribers and only 86 percent of the data consumed by
AT&T subscribers.
Among other findings, it has been
shared that LTE subscribers in the U.S. using iPhones consumed an average of 12
GB of total data per month while their 3G counterparts consumed only 7.1 GB of
total data on average.
No comments:
Post a Comment