New Delhi: High-speed mobile broadband technology 4G drove data traffic across India in 2016, making up 60 percent of incremental data volumes, according to a Nokia study.
Nokia's annual Mobile Broadband Index study of mobile broadband performance in India revealed that "4G was the major source of data traffic across the country in 2016, with 60 percent of the incremental data payload from 2015 levels
contributed by 4G".
The study further said that in metros alone, where the majority of 4G deployments have taken place, the contribution of 4G to data traffic was 26 per cent. 3G continued with its growth trend, contributing to 63 per cent of total data payload.
Nokia said data analysis was carried out on the exit figures for December, and contribution from Reliance Jio is excluded.
The 4G-enabled device ecosystem also grew tremendously supported by affordable devices, resulting in 2.7 times growth in a year. Together, 4G and 3G contributed to 76 percent of the data traffic across India. The report also noted that 2G saw a drop in volumes by 13 percent, but remains the main carrier for voice telephony.
The data consumption among subscribers was largely driven by social media and messaging applications which engaged users for the maximum time, with nearly 90 percent of the users accessing it through their mobile devices.
As 4G and 3G technology usage increases, service providers will need to improve capacity through site connectivity to fiber and use of optical fibre backhaul as an efficient and higher capacity data transfer solution, the study said.
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