Cisco has released its VNI Mobile Forecast highlights, 2014-2019, which it presents in an interactive map that allows users to filter by region or country.

Among the many data highlights offered are:

Mobile Data Traffic

• In North America, mobile data traffic will reach 3.8 Exabytes per month by 2019 (the equivalent of 956 million DVDs each month), up from 562.5 Petabytes per month in 2014.
• In Middle East and Africa, mobile data traffic will reach 3.0 Exabytes per month by 2019 (the equivalent of 761 million DVDs each month), up from 199.5 Petabytes per month in 2014.
• In Latin America, mobile data traffic will reach 2.0 Exabytes per month by 2019 (the equivalent of 509 million DVDs each month), up from 200.9 Petabytes per month in 2014.
• In Western Europe, mobile data traffic will reach 2.4 Exabytes per month by 2019 (the equivalent of 604 million DVDs each month), up from 341.4 Petabytes per month in 2014.
• In Asia Pacific, mobile data traffic will reach 9.5 Exabytes per month by 2019 (the equivalent of 2,376 million DVDs each month), up from 977.4 Petabytes per month in 2014.
• In Central and Eastern Europe, mobile data traffic will reach 3.5 Exabytes per month by 2019 (the equivalent of 874 million DVDs each month), up from 242.3 Petabytes per month in 2014.

Percentage of Smart Connections

• In North America, 60% of mobile connections will be ‘smart’ connections by 2019, up from 72% in 2014.
• In Middle East and Africa, 41% of mobile connections will be ‘smart’ connections by 2019, up from 11% in 2014.
• In Latin America, 61% of mobile connections will be ‘smart’ connections by 2019, up from 20% in 2014.
• In Western Europe, 66% of mobile connections will be ‘smart’ connections by 2019, up from 48% in 2014.
• In Asia Pacific, 53% of mobile connections will be ‘smart’ connections by 2019, up from 24% in 2014.
• In Central and Eastern Europe, 58% of mobile connections will be ‘smart’ connections by 2019, up from 18% in 2014.

Mobile Traffic Per Capita

• In North America, mobile traffic per capita will reach 10,259 megabytes per month by 2019, up from 1,571 megabytes per month in 2014, a CAGR of 46%.
• In Middle East and Africa, mobile traffic per capita will reach 1,933 megabytes per month by 2019, up from 142 megabytes per month in 2014, a CAGR of 69%.
• In Latin America, mobile traffic per capita will reach 3,106 megabytes per month by 2019, up from 322 megabytes per month in 2014, a CAGR of 57%.
• In Western Europe, mobile traffic per capita will reach 5,692 megabytes per month by 2019, up from 816 megabytes per month in 2014, a CAGR of 47%.
• In Asia Pacific, mobile traffic per capita will reach 2,303 megabytes per month by 2019, up from 247 megabytes per month in 2014, a CAGR of 56%.
• In Central and Eastern Europe, mobile traffic per user will reach 8,299 megabytes per month by 201