People used 100 trillion megabytes of wi-fi knowledge final 12 months

People utilized extra wi-fi knowledge final 12 months than ever earlier than, utilizing over 100 trillion megabytes all through 2023, Reuters reports. This document quantity represented a 36 % or 26 trillion MB increase from 2022, in accordance with an trade survey. The variety of wireless connections additionally grew in 2023 to 558 million — a six % soar over 2022.

Apparently, these will increase had been fuelled extra by new developments than conventional shops. People spent about 100 billion fewer minutes speaking on the telephone than the 12 months prior and maintained an analogous quantity of textual content messaging. As an alternative, know-how resembling drones, area missions, self-driving vehicles and precision agriculture appeared to have moved the needle.

Nonetheless, within the US, there’s continued uncertainty over methods to discover new spectrum for wi-fi communication. In response to the Mobile Telecommunications and Web Affiliation (CTIA) CEO Meredith Attwell Baker, “to proceed to fulfill the insatiable demand for wi-fi, drive innovation, and help America’s financial competitiveness, the wi-fi trade wants entry to extra full-power, licensed spectrum.” In November 2023, the White Home established the National Spectrum Strategy to enhance spectrum entry and administration.