A new survey released Tuesday found that Americans used more than 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data last year — a 36 percent increase from the previous year and the largest single-year increase in wireless data consumption history.
Reuters he says:
The increase — up from 26 trillion MB in 2022 — comes as an ever-increasing number of 5G wireless devices are in use, said wireless industry association CTIA, which represents major wireless carriers such as Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Co. technology.
The total number of wireless connections rose to 558 million last year, up 6% from 2022, according to the survey.
Demand for radio spectrum use is increasing, in part due to greater wireless use by various devices and situations, such as drones, autonomous vehicles, space missions, and agricultural machinery.
The survey said the number of minutes Americans spent talking on the phone fell slightly from 2,5 trillion in 2022 to 2,4 trillion in 2023, and texting was about the same at 2,1 trillion in 2023 compared to previous year.
