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Mobile phone usage for the next 5 years

January 23rd, 2006 | J Lee | Trends

From Portio Research’s recent market study…

  • By the end of 2009, half the world’s population will be using a mobile phone
  • Africa boasts the fastest growth rate in the new world, forecast to add 265 million new mobile subscribers over the next 6 years
  • The Asia Pacific Region will account for 50% of the total number of
    subscribers worldwide by the end of this decade with a staggering 1.067
    billion subscribers shared between China and India alone, the world’s
    two biggest mobile markets

Notable growth markets ranking (2006-2011)
1. India
2. China
3. Brazil
6. USA
11. Russia

Link: Half the World Will Use a Cell Phone by 2009 - Mobiledia.


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