Mobile traffic jam predicted by 2013, streaming and downloading on the rise, says research

SAN JOSE, CA and TORONTO - Global mobile traffic will increase 66-fold between 2008 and 2013 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 131% over that same period, predicts a report from Cisco. The Cisco Visual Networking Index Mobile Forecast for 2008-2013 says that these projections reflect a transformation in the fourth-generation (4G) mobile Internet that will “enable consumers to view more mobile video and access a variety of mobile broadband services”. "The evolving 4G mobile Internet transformation is further diversifying how people access and experience the Internet and is causing an undeniable surge in bandwidth growth”, said Suraj...