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Global mobile internet traffic is expected to grow seven times from 2016 to 2021, and U.S. mobile traffic will grow five times, according to a new mobile traffic forecast(link is external) released by the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI).

“Open sesame!” the magical phrase that reveals a hidden treasure, was once the stuff of legend and fairy tales, but today it’s been replaced by “Hello, Siri,” “Alexa,” or “Ok, Google” as a way to instantly unlock the riches of the internet.Earlier this month on the exhibit floor of CES 2017(link is external), the showplace for what’s next in gadgets and gizmos, manufacturers showed off an expanding array of ways to use voice control to run com

Once you get home with your smartphone or tablet, chances are you connect to your Wi-Fi network to access the internet.

 The always-connected, ubiquitous internet has transformed the music business. For the first time ever, streaming music platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music have generated the majority of the music industry’s revenue in the U.S., according to the Recording Industry Association of America(link is external) (RIAA).In 2016, estimated retail revenues for recorded music grew by 11.4 percent to $7.7 billion, the largest annual gain since 1998.