Mobile data usage in U.S. reached 4.1 trillion megabytes in 2014

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The CTIA’s ‘Annual Wireless Industry Survey‘ shows the significant increase in mobile data usage during 2014 which, they say, was driven by the country’s 208 million smartphones and 35.4 million tablets in use. Total mobile data usage in the U.S. reached 4.1 trillion megabytes of which 68% was chewed up by smartphones and tablets.

The report is an indicator of just how much time people now spend using their mobile devices and the growing uses such as taking and storing photos, interacting on social media, watching video, messaging, browsing the web and email.

“Americans enjoy the best wireless experience in the world, from the fast 4G/LTE networks that are available to more than 98 percent of the country to the trend-setting devices and countless apps created every day,” said CTIA CEO Meredith Baker.

Other findings from the report include:

– For every minute, U.S. consumers use 7.7 million megabytes of data;
– For every minute, 3.6 million text messages are sent and 300,000 videos and photos shared;
– U.S. consumers use 338.4 billion megabytes of data each month, including 204.6 billion voice minutes, 169.3 billion text messages and 15.4 billion multimedia messages;
– The number of U.S. ‘wireless-only’ households rose from 39% in 2013 to 44% last year.

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