Mobility Revolution: 8 Shocking Stats From Cisco's 2014 Mobile Traffic Forecast

Smartphones Still Reign

Despite the success of tablets and the emergence of other, wearable "smart" devices, the smartphone is still king when it comes to mobility.

According to Cisco, worldwide mobile devices and connections last year grew to 7 billion -- up from 6.5 billion in 2012 -- with smartphones accounting for 77 percent of that growth. In 2013 alone, 406 million new smartphones were connected.