In 5 years, the average American will use 22GB of mobile data per month, report says

If you think your cool new 5GB-per-month mobile data plan will be enough to last for a couple of years, you might be in for an unpleasant surprise. 

According to Ericsson's latest Mobility Report, released Wednesday, a mobile data consumption explosion is happening, with mobile traffic growing 60% between the first quarter of 2015 and 2016. 

And due to the rising number of smartphone subscriptions (especially for LTE-capable smartphones), and the increasing data consumption per subscriber, the trend will continue, with a predicted tenfold increase — to 22GB per subscriber in North America — in mobile traffic by the end of 2021.  Read more...