Wondering how many mobile subscribers are there on planet
earth??? Well by end of December, 2012 global
mobile subscriptions were around 6.3 billion, growing at
about 9 per cent year-on-year - as per a report by European telecom equipment maker
Ericsson. According to the Ericsson Mobility Report, total mobile
subscription in China stood at 1.26 billion, while in India it was 713 million
in 2012. The net additions in the fourth quarter of 2012 were 140 million.
So what is Global wireless tele-density. Well, Global
mobile penetration reached 89 per cent in Q4 2012. However if you looking for unique users figures, the actual number of unique users were around 4.4 billion,
thanks to people having several subscriptions.
If you are wondering which countries are adding most
subscriptions, then the report answers your query. China accounted for about 22
per cent of net additions, adding around 30 million subscriptions, followed by
India (11 million), Bangladesh (9 million), Indonesia (8 million), and Nigeria
(5 million).
As far
as mobile broadband subscribers are concern, In Q4 of 2012, mobile broadband
subscriptions grew 125 million to 1.5 billion, reflecting a 50 per cent year-on-year
increase. GSM, GPRS and EDGE subscriptions grew 44 million and WCDMA and HSPA grew 70 million. Together these technologies represent 80 per cent of total net
additions. That apart, LTE subscriptions grew from 14 million to 57 million in
2012
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