Tele2 Sweden says European surfing rises fivefold in June

News Wireless Sweden 25 JUL 2017
Tele2 Sweden says European surfing rises fivefold in June

Tele2 Sweden said the volume of mobile internet traffic used abroad had expanded fivefold in June compared with the same month last year. New European roam-like-at-home (RLAH) regulations entered force on 15 June this year. Spain remains the favourite web roaming country, accounting for 25 percent of EU/EAA mobile data used, Tele2 said.

Greece was the second most popular destination, accounting for 13 percent of mobile data used in Europe, followed by Italy at 8 percent, Denmark fourth at 7 percent, Norway fifth at 6.5 percent and Germany sixth at 6 percent.

France and Croatia each accounted for 5 percent, and the UK and Poland generated 4 percent each. The operator said the rise in mobile internet use goes to show that customers were restricting their surfing before.

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