Subscriptions to mobile broadband to hit 3 billion in 5 years
Ericsson’s new CEO says that there will be 7 billion mobile subscribers by 2015 and this should increase to 50 billion connections by 2020.
The telecom landscape will change massively during the upcoming years and on Monday, the CFO and CEO – elect, Hans Vestberg, shared the vision he had of the industry for the next couple of years and for as far ahead as 2050.
At the Broadband World Forum Europe in Paris, Vestberg said that they would have nearly 3 billion mobile broadband subscribers. There are currently more than 4 billion users of mobiles in the world and that, in 5 years, the forecasts are for more than 7 billion, also adding that this figure will naturally include people who have more than a SIM.
It is amazing what is ahead of us, he said.
He added that broadband will move from installation phase to the deployment phase, comparing broadband’s development to coal, steam and iron, which brought about steel and heavy engineering and the railways, which lead to steam ships; both of which resulted in new ‘highways’, or chances to explore new avenues.
By 2020, broadband should be deployed to a large extent, Vestberg added, saying that telecom companies have the chance to lead the move into the services and applications which will be operated on these highways. There is a possibility of 50 billion connections by 2020, he said, saying that not all these connections will be operated at the same time and that not all will be used by humans. The non – human connections include installing soft SIM cards in cars which are set to switch on the lights on the motorway during late night when required, thereby reducing power wastage.
In 2050, he added, sustainability will be the main focus and that the industry can reduce CO2 emissions by at least 15% with a bit of investment.
Source - totaltele.com
