{"slug": "americans-used-159-3t-mb-of-mobile-data-in-2025-ctia", "title": "Americans used 159.3T MB of mobile data in 2025 – CTIA", "summary": "Americans used a record 159.3 trillion MB of wireless data in 2025, a 20% increase from 2024 and nearly 60% more than two years ago, according to CTIA's 2026 Annual Survey. The industry group said demand is expected to grow 4x by 2032, with AI traffic growing 3x faster than traditional wireless and projected to make up nearly a third of all broadband traffic by 2034.", "body_md": "Featured Story\n\n## Nokia plans sweeping Bell Labs cuts to alarm of ex-president\n\nFormer Bell Labs boss Marcus Weldon weighs in with new harsh criticism of Nokia leadership as the famous research unit falls victim to more cuts.\n\nCTIA's 2026 annual survey finds Americans used 159.3 trillion MB of wireless data in 2025, which is 20% more than in 2024. #pressrelease\n\nSeptember 9, 2026\n\nAmericans used more wireless data in 2025 than in the entire 4G decade, according to CTIA's 2026 Annual Survey. The finding underscores the surging demand being placed on America's wireless networks for everything from AI to wearables, digital streaming services, and more.\n\nFor over four decades, CTIA has surveyed U.S. wireless providers, and this year's survey shows continued surging demand for more wireless data. Last year, Americans used a record 159.3 trillion MB of data—20% more than the previous year and a nearly 60% spike over the past two years.\n\nData demand is expected to grow 4x by 2032, with the growth of AI placing an even greater strain on America's wireless networks. AI is growing 3x faster than traditional wireless traffic and is projected to make up nearly a third of all broadband traffic by 2034.\n\nRead the full press release [here](https://www.ctia.org/news/americans-used-more-wireless-data-in-2025-than-the-entire-4g-decade-ctia-annual-survey-finds).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-used-159-3t-mb-of-mobile-data-in-2025-ctia", "canonical_source": "https://www.lightreading.com/wireless/americans-used-159-3-trillion-mb-of-mobile-data-in-2025-ctia", "published_at": "2026-09-09 14:24:13+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-09 14:41:52.104343+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["CTIA"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-used-159-3t-mb-of-mobile-data-in-2025-ctia", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-used-159-3t-mb-of-mobile-data-in-2025-ctia.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-used-159-3t-mb-of-mobile-data-in-2025-ctia.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/americans-used-159-3t-mb-of-mobile-data-in-2025-ctia.jsonld"}}