ON THE PULSE OF THE NETWORKED SOCIETY

1. INTERIM UPDATE
ERICSSON
MOBILITY
REPORT
ON THE PULSE OF THE NETWORKED SOCIETY
This document is a scheduled update to some sections of
the Ericsson Mobility Report, released in June 2014.
To view or download a copy of the original report, please visit:
www.ericsson.com/ericsson-mobility-report
We will continue to share traffic and market data, along with
our analysis, on a regular basis.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Mobile broadband
subscriptions passed
2.4 billon in Q2 2014
TRAFFIC
60% growth in data
traffic between Q2
2013 and Q2 2014
August 2014

2. Mobile subscriptions
Q2 2014
Total mobile subscriptions up to and including Q2 2014
were around 6.8 billion. Of these, 80 million new
subscriptions were added during Q2 2014. However,
the actual number of subscribers is around 4.6 billion,
since many have several subscriptions.
Global mobile penetration was 94 percent in Q2 2014.
Other interesting developments include:
> China grew most in the quarter in terms of net
additions (+12 million), followed by Russia (+5 million),
India (+5 million) and Indonesia (+4 million).
> Mobile subscriptions are growing around 6 percent
year-on-year and 1.1 percent quarter-on quarter.
> In Q2 2014, mobile broadband subscriptions passed
2.4 billion, growing by around 140 million, reflecting
a year-on-year increase of around 35 percent.
6.8 billion
mobile subscriptions
globally in Q2 2014
530
Western
Europe
590
Central and
Eastern Europe
370
Middle
East
850
Africa
1,360
APAC (excluding China and India)
800
India
720
Latin America
1,260
China
370
North
America
Mobile subscriptions (million)
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> WCDMA and HSPA subscriptions grew by around
70 million and LTE subscriptions increased by
approximately 40 million to 280 million. The total
number of subscriptions capable of using GSM grew
by 90 million, while GSM-only subscriptions declined
by 40 million, a rate of 1 percent.
> Around 300 million smartphones were sold in Q2 2014.
This device represented more than 65 percent of all
mobile phones sold in Q2 2014, compared to around
55 percent in Q2 2013. Of all mobile phone subscriptions,
around 35 percent are associated with smartphones,
leaving considerable room for further uptake.
Indian subscriptions include active VLR subscriptions.

3. Africa
127%
Central and Eastern Europe Middle East
Note that Turkey has been included as part of the Middle East instead of Central and Eastern Europe since Ericsson Mobility Report November 2013.
94%
INTERIM UPDATE AUGUST 2014 ERICSSON MOBILITY REPORT 3
103%
North America
Western Europe
144%
Central and Eastern Europe
108%
Middle
East Africa
75%
105%
APAC (excluding
China and India)
63%
India
116%
Latin America
China
Penetration
Global penetration
90%
4
million
5
million
8
million
6
million
20
million
20
million
12
million
2
million 3
million
North
America
Western
Europe
80 million
new mobile subscriptions
globally in Q2 2014
China
Latin America
India
APAC (excluding China and India)

4. Mobile Traffic
Q2 2014
Global traffic in mobile networks
The graph below shows total global monthly data and
voice traffic. It depicts a strong increase in data traffic
with a moderating rate of growth and flat voice traffic
development. The number of mobile data subscriptions is
increasing rapidly, and driving growth in data traffic along
with a continuous increase in the average data volume
per subscription. Data traffic grew around 10 percent
between Q1 2014 and Q2 2014.
It should be noted that there are large differences in
traffic levels between markets, regions and operators.
These measurements have been collected by Ericsson
over several years using a large base of commercial
networks that together cover all regions of the world.
They form a representative base for calculating total
traffic in the world’s mobile networks.1
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
Voice
Data
Total (uplink + downlink) monthly traffic (PetaBytes)
Q1 Q2
2010
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1 Traffic does not include DVB-H, Wi-Fi, or Mobile WiMax. Voice does not include VoIP.
Q1
2014
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
2011
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
2012
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1
2013
Q2 Q3 Q4
60%
growth in data traffic
between Q2 2013
and Q2 2014