Monday, November 10, 2008

Global Mobile Phone Penetration

Global Mobile Phone Penetration: 2000-2008

  • Total mobile phone penetration surpassed is estimated to be 61% by the end of 2008 vs. 12% penetration in 2000
  • Global total mobile phone subscribers are estimated to be 4 billion by the end of 2008
  • Access to ICT technologies are helped by mobile phones, to achieve the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations
  • United Nations MDGs include eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, achieving universal primary education, promoting gender equality, reducing child mortality, improving maternal health, combating epidemics, and ensuring environmental sustainability

*Source: ITU, 2008
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