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Americans Used Record 100 Trillion Megabytes of Wireless Data In 2023


A new survey released on Tuesday found that Americans used over 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data last year -- a 36% increase from the previous year and the largest single-year increase in the history of wireless data consumption. Reuters reports: The increase -- 26 trillion MBs over 2022 -- ...

A new survey released on Tuesday found that Americans used over 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data last year-- a 36% increase from the previous year and the largest single-year increase in the history of wireless data consumption. The total number of wireless connections rose to 558 million last year, up 6% over 2022, the survey found. Demand for spectrum use is soaring, driven in part by more wireless use in advancements including drones, self-driving vehicles, space missions and precision agriculture.

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