Broadband Stats: Wi-Fi Fuels Smartphones

In the fall, Opensignal released a report about smartphone data consumption, focusing on how users connect to the internet. The report found that Wi-Fi overwhelmingly powers the smartphone experience, beating out mobile networks. These findings underpin the important role Wi-Fi and unlicensed spectrum play in the modern connectivity experience.

86% Of mobile users’ data is carried over Wi-Fi; 77-88% Of screen time is spent on Wi-Fi; 3x More screen time at home