Hacker News with Generative AI: Data Usage

5G networks meet consumer needs as mobile data growth slows (ieee.org)
Is the worldwide race to keep expanding mobile bandwidth a fool’s errand? Could maximum data speeds—on mobile devices, at home, at work—be approaching “fast enough” for most people for most purposes?
5G, Mobile Networks, Consumer Needs, Data Usage, Bandwidth
233 points by saigovardhan 10 days ago | 361 comments
Ads chew through half of mobile data (nextpit.com)
Many people see adverts as the scourge of the internet but they remain the major, and in many cases, only, revenue stream for online media publishers. Another blow has been struck to online advertising recently, however, as a study has revealed how it could constitute for as much as 79 percent of the mobile data consumed by each web page.
Mobile Advertising, Data Usage, Internet Revenue, Online Media
220 points by mahirsaid 48 days ago | 245 comments