CTIA 2025 Annual Survey Highlights

CTIA - The Wireless Association released its 2025 Annual Survey. Highlights include: 

• Wireless Data Use Surges: Americans used 132 trillion megabytes of data in 2024, shattering the 100 trillion megabytes record set in 2023. This record amount of data was driven by a 32 trillion MB year-over-year increase, the single largest jump in U.S. history.
• Wireless Investment Fuels 5G Network Growth: The mobile industry invests tens of billions of dollars every year building, upgrading, and maintaining wireless networks, and have averaged over $30 billion annually over the entire decade. 
• Americans Flock to 5G: Wireless is integral to the fabric of modern society, driving unprecedented growth as they connect more people and devices. In 2024, U.S. wireless connections grew again, now reaching 579 million—that’s 1.7 connections for every person. 5G devices now make up nearly half of these connections, up from 39 percent the previous year.