There used to be a joke in the ITU about fixed wireline solutions that a third of the world had dial tone, a third was waiting for dial tone (because the phone service was so bad) and a third of the world had no dial tone (and probably did even know what dial tone was).
Well, it turns out that wireless solved that problem for the third of population that was waiting for dial tone, but still has a long way to go for the rest of the marketplace. According to a GSMA study, only 45 percent of the worldwide population (3.2 B) is using those 5.9 billion “phones.”
“This research, for the first time, highlights the difference between mobile connections and individual mobile subscribers, and points to a significant growth opportunity for the mobile industry as we continue to connect the world’s population,” said Anne Bouverot, Director General of the GSMA (News - Alert)... Read More
