Global mobile data traffic to grow exponentially by 2018

Global mobile data traffic to grow exponentially by 2018Washington, Feb 16 : Mobile data traffic is expected to surge in 2018 globally, following reports of 81 percent growth in cell-phone data traffic in 2013.

According to a new report by Cisco, last year's mobile traffic accounted for nearly 18 times the estimated size of the Internet in 2000.

The Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update report stated that the average mobile traffic per user around the world will grow exponentially in the next five years, Mashable reported.

Meanwhile, mobile traffic per user averaged 356MB of data per month in 2013, which is expected to reach more than 3GB per month in 2018. (ANI)