Data plans and mobile PC usage

There are variations in the service availability and
data plans provided by operators around the world,
with both factors impacting subscriber behavior. This
section focuses on the effects of data plans on traffic
volumes and application use. The measurements
are made using a deep study analysis of one mature
operator’s 3G network over one month. The results
presented here are for mobile PCs only.
The monthly
traffic resulting from applications such as online media
and file sharing increases in line with volume data plan
caps. Web browsing is the exception here and reaches
a saturation point at the 5-10GB data plan cap (i.e.
users on the 5-10GB and 10-20GB data plans use
around the same volume for web browsing).