AI will cause a slow and steady uplift in cellular data traffic

05 March 2025 | Research

Simon Sherrington

Article | PDF (3 pages) | Wireless Infrastructure| Fibre Infrastructure


"AI-enhanced services have the potential to change the volume of cellular data traffic downloaded or uploaded in a number of ways, but the scale of the impact will be determined by the number of potential users."

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AI will fundamentally change the way that people interact with digital services, but its impact on the network infrastructure used to deliver those services is not clear. This article looks at the cellular access network and the impact that AI will have on data that is consumed ‘on the move’.

Other articles in this series consider the impact of AI on fixed access network traffic and on transport networks (including data centre interconnect). 

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Simon Sherrington

Research Director, expert in fibre infrastructure and sustainability