On February 18, Cisco released its "Annual Internet Report," which includes a forecast of mobile, Wi-Fi and fixed broadband up through 2023. Among the Cisco report's interesting projections for North America in 2023:
- 345 million Internet users (92% of regional population), up from 328 million (90%) in 2018.
- 329 million mobile users (88%), up from 313 million (86%) in 2018.
- 5.0 billion networked devices/connections, up from 3.0 billion in 2018.
- 25% of all networked devices will be mobile-connected and 75% will be wired or connected over Wi-Fi.
- Average fixed broadband speed will reach 141.8 Mbps, a 2.5-fold growth from 2018 (56.6 Mbps).
- Average mobile connection speed will reach 58.4 Mbps, a 2.7-fold growth from 2018 (21.6 Mbps).
- Average Wi-Fi speeds from mobile devices will reach 110 Mbps, a 2.3-fold growth from 2018 (46.9 Mbps).
Interesting data points and projections concerning video viewing, cybersecurity, and more are also contained in the latest installment of Cisco's report.
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