YouTube 10% of Bandwidth, Facebook Grows, Skype Top VoIP, P2P Congests

Allot Communications' Allot MobileTrends: Global Mobile Broadband Traffic
Report shows that worldwide mobile data bandwidth usage has
increased significantly by approximately 72% during the second half of
2009.  The report also reveals YouTube is taking up a lot bandwidth, Facebook is hot, Skype is the top VoIP providers and P2P is choking cell networks.

According to Allot MobileTrends Report:

• HTTP
  streaming continues to be the fastest growing application with a 99%
  increase; its global mobile broadband share grew by 50% between Q2 and
  Q4, 2009.
• YouTube accounted for 10% of global bandwidth during Q3 and Q4, 2009.
• FaceBook experienced tremendous growth of 180% during the second half of 2009.
• Skype
  is the undisputed VoIP traffic market leader, accounting for 77% of the
  global VoIP bandwidth; VoIP and IM applications have increased
  significantly by almost 47%.
• HTTP downloads grew by 73%, and have become a feasible alternative for massive file sharing.
• P2P
  is the single largest factor leading to cell congestion which accounts
  for 34% of bandwidth utilization in the top 5% of cells.

 APAC leads the
growth with 86%; EMEA posted 70% growth and the Americas 59%. The

Over-the-top applications such as YouTube and Skype are driving
this continued momentum in mobile broadband growth.

The Allot MobileTrends Report validates video
as a mainstream medium and demonstrates that it is the single most
influential factor driving the need for increased mobile network
capacity. However, with P2P remaining the biggest cause of cell
congestion in the top 5% of cells, mobile broadband networks are still
facing the same challenges as fixed networks - growing bandwidth
demands, congestion, as well as finding ways to enhance the user
experience and to lessen the negative impact of a few subscribers on
the network.

Allot
MobileTrends Report, which tracks global IP application usage and
growth, collected statistics from leading mobile operator networks
worldwide with a combined user base of more than 180 million
subscribers.

"Our
MobileTrends Report is a valuable tool for mobile network operators who
need insight into subscriber behavior across applications and regions,"
said Rami Hadar, President and CEO of Allot Communications.  "It
highlights how mobile data services are evolving and the extent of
their influence over the subscriber, which in turn, helps the operator
understand the significance of adapting their networks for the
continued demand for optimized bandwidth."

The Allot
MobileTrends Report data was collected from July 1 to December 31, 2009
using the long term reporting capabilities of Allot NetXplorer, Allot's
centralized management and reporting system.  The length of the
collection period allows accurate identification of usage trends and
patterns, reducing the influence of temporary events in the monitored
networks.

The full Allot MobileTrends: Global Mobile Bandwidth Report (complete with graphics) can be found on www.allot.com/mobiletrends.html.