These Factors Are Helping American Tower’s Growth

American Tower (AMT) stated in its 3Q17 earnings call, “According to Cisco, the average U.S. smartphone now consumes more than 4.4 gigabits of data per month, a 33% increase from just one year ago.” The increase is mainly due to video consumption, which has increased due to unlimited data plans offered by all major US wireless carriers. Data usage is also increasing in international markets due to smartphone penetration. Data usage is expected on average to increase 50% by 2021 in Mexico, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Nigeria.