Telco Magazine August/September 2025 | Page 13

SPHERE

90 % 3.8x

DATA GAP

An estimated 90 % of the world ' s entire digital data has been generated in just the past two years

North America ' s average monthly mobile data usage per smartphone( 25.8 GB) is nearly four times that of Sub-Saharan Africa( 6.7 GB), highlighting a profound global digital divide

1,050 TWh

Global data centre electricity consumption is projected to reach approximately 1,050 terawatt-hours by 2026, surpassing the national energy consumption of countries like Japan. AI is a primary driver of this growth

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