Mobile Video Streaming Is Rising Fast

We're watching more video away from our computers - a lot more. That's one of the findings of the H1 2011 Allot Mobile Trends Report, which found a 93 percent increase in mobile video streaming while the first half of the year, accounting for 39 percent of all mobile bandwidth. That makes video the largest single user of mobile bandwidth. Allot Communications provides service optimization and revenue creation solutions, and these figures come from data collected from its worldwide mobile operator clients.

Surprisingly, mobile video wasn't the fastest growing category while the first half of the year. That honor went to the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and IM category, which grew by 101 percent. Because of the rise of services like Skype and Viper, SMS and MMS services are showing a decline in revenue.