ALTON blames apps for rising data use

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has attributed rising mobile data consumption to increased use of smartphone applications, cloud services and emerging digital technologies.ALTON Chairman, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed this on Tuesday at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) conference in Lagos.Adebayo said smartphones had transformed access to digital services, with many applications consuming data continuously, even when users were not act