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Ericsson says mobile data flows shift as uplink growth outpaces downlink

Mobile data uplink traffic is growing faster than downlink as more people create content on smartphones and use cloud services, Ericsson said. In a survey of 55 telecom operators, 43 reported higher uplink growth than downlink, including 17 where it was more than 1.5 times. Ericsson said AI adoption could accelerate the trend, and it forecast global 5G subscriptions and 5G standalone network slicing services would continue to expand.