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A decade of ICT growth driven by mobile technologies
THE WORLD IN 2009:
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
‘09*‘98 ‘99 ‘00 ‘01 ‘02 ‘03 ‘04 ‘05 ‘06 ‘07 ‘08
per
10
0 in
hab
itan
ts
7.1
67.0
25.9
17.8
9.5
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions
Internet users
Fixed telephone lines
Mobile broadband subscriptions
Fixed broadband subscribers
Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database.
* Estimates.
Mobile cellular has been the most rapidly adopted technology in history.
Today it is the most popular and widespread personal technology on the
planet, with an estimated 4.6 billion subscriptions globally by the end of 2009
Mobile broadband subscriptions overtook fi xed broadband subscribers in
2008, highlighting the huge potential for the mobile Internet
In 2009, more than a quarter of the world’s population are using the Internet
An estimated 4.6 bn
subscriptions globally
by the end of 2009
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In 2009, over a quarter of the world’s
population – or 1.9 billion people –
have access to a computer at home
1.5
1
0.5
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100
80
60
40
20
0
Bill
ion
s o
f h
ou
seh
old
s (
Bn
)
1.7 Bn
1.3 Bn
0.6 Bn
77.2 %
34.3 %
Total
households
Households
with a TV
Households
with a PC
%
Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database.
Note: Estimates.
Whereas three quarters of house-
holds globally have a TV, one third has
a computer. With prices in continuous
decline, and ongoing convergence of
devices, the gap is likely to narrow
quickly
6
4
2
0
100
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60
40
20
0
Bill
ion
s o
f p
eo
ple
(B
n)
6.9 Bn
4.9 Bn
1.9 Bn
70.8 %
27.3 %
Total
population
People with
access to a
TV at home
People with
access to a
PC at home
%
Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database.
Note: Estimates.
ICTs at home
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The rise of mobile broadband...
...but not everywhere
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009*
CIS
Africa
Arab States
The Americas
Asia & Pacifi c
Europe
Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database.
Note: The regions refer to the 191 ITU Member States.
* Estimates.
Asia and the Pacifi c and Europe have the greatest numbers of mobile broadband
subscriptions
There is a dramatic broadband divide, with very few fi xed broadband subscribers
or mobile broadband subscriptions in Africa
There are substantial differences within regions. The US accounts for 82.6% of mobile
broadband in the Americas. In Asia and the Pacifi c, Japan and the Republic of Korea
account for 70%
Millions
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Catching upDeveloping countries only 10 years behind Sweden*
Source: ITU and SICENTER, based on ITU and UNICEF data.
Note: The time distance model measures the number of years a country (or region) lags behind other countries (or regions) in terms of
development benchmarks, such as mobile cellular penetration and infant mortality.
* Sweden was chosen as a benchmark as it ranked fi rst in ITU’s ICT Development Index.
In 2008, mobile phone penetration in developing countries had reached that of
Sweden under ten years earlier; for infant mortality, the rate in developing countries in
2007 was at the level where Sweden was 72 years earlier
Even the country furthest behind (Myanmar) in terms of mobile cellular penetration
is where Sweden was just 24 years earlier. By comparison, the GDP per capita lag
for most of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), compared to Sweden, is over
160 years
Developed countries
Developing countries
Developed countries
Developing countries
2.3
9.4
12.0
72.0
Sweden: 2008 benchmark for mobile phones, 2007 benchmark for infant mortality
In 2008, mobile phone penetration for developed countries was at a levelwhere Sweden was 2.3 years earlier
In 2008, mobile phone penetration for developed countries was at a levelwhere Sweden was 9.4 years earlier
In 2007, infant mortality rate for developed countries was at a levelwhere Sweden was 12 years earlier
In 2007, infant mortality rate for developing countries was at a level where Sweden was 72 years earlier
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Mobile cellular penetration
Infant mortality
Years
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0 - 2.42.5 - 9.910.0 - 19.920.0 - 25.0>25No data
The global broadband divide
Fixed broadband subscribers per 100 inhabitants, 2008
Over the past 5 years, the total number of fi xed broadband subscribers has grown
more than threefold, from about 150 million in 2004, to almost 500 million by the end
of 2009
In Africa, there is only one fi xed broadband subscriber for every 1’000 people, while in
Europe there are 200 subscribers for 1’000 people
In 2008, China overtook the US as the largest fi xed broadband market in the world.
At the end of 2008, China’s fi xed broadband penetration was 6.2 subscribers per 100
inhabitants, the highest of any low or lower-middle-income economy in Asia and the
Pacifi c
Denominations and classifi cations employed in these maps do not imply any opinion on the part of
the ITU concerning the legal or other status of any territory or any endorsement or acceptance of any
boundary.
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How much are we paying?ICT Price Basket 2008 ICT Prrice Basket 2008
%
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
–
In Africa, the cost
of the ICT Price
Basket represents
41 per cent of the
region’s monthly
average income
In Europe, where
income levels are
highest, relative prices
for telecom services
are lowest
ICT Price Basket Value
Monthly GNI per capita (US$)
2’500
2’000
1’500
1’000
500
0
Gro
ss N
ati
on
al
Inc
om
e (
GN
I) p
er
ca
pit
a (
US
$)
Africa Asia & Pacific Arab States CIS Americas Europe
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
PP
P $
20.5
17.816.8 17.1
27.6
289
Developed
Developing
Fixedline
Mobilecellular
Fixedbroadband
Source: ITU, www.itu.int/ITU-D/ict/publications/idi/2009/index.html
Note: The ITU’s ICT Price Basket shows how much countries are paying for telecommunication services, relative to income levels. It is
composed of three sub-baskets: fi xed telephone, mobile cellular and fi xed broadband Internet tariffs. The ICT Price Basket is computed as
the sum of these three tariffs, as a percentage of monthly Gross National Income per capita.
The price for fi xed broadband access remains prohibitively high in most
developing countries, effectively limiting access to the Information Society
The relative price for ICT services is highest in Africa, the region
with the lowest income levels
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US$
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20
Telco investment percapita
Country rank inthe “Ease ofdoing business”indicator
Source: ITU World Telecommunication/ICT Indicator Database and World Bank Doing Business (www.doingbusiness.org ).
Note: Telecom investment data for 2007 or 2006, as available.
0
A relatively better performance in the “Ease of doing business” country rankings
is associated with higher levels of telecom investment per capita
Who ranks where in ITU’s latest ICT Development Index (IDI)? Top five economies within each region
While Russia ranks 50th, globally, it is fi rst within the CIS region
Source: The ITU IDI is a composite index based on 11 indicators. The Index, which captures the level of advancement of ICTs in more than
150 countries worldwide and compares progress made between 2002 and 2007, was published in the 2009 Measuring the Information Society Report.
Better business conditions facilitate telecoms investment
Region with the highest
IDI scores
Region with the lowest
IDI scores
Regional IDI Rank Europe Asia&Pacific Global
IDI Rank Americas Global IDI Rank Arab States Global
IDI Rank CIS Global IDI Rank Africa Global
IDI Rank
1 1nd Korea (Rep.) 2 United States 17 UAE 32 Russia 50 Seychelles 57
2 Denmark 3Hong Kong,
China 11 Canada 19 Bahrain 42 Ukraine 51 Mauritius 62
3 Netherlands 4 Japan 12 Argentina 47 Qatar 44 Belarus 54 South Africa 87
4 Iceland 5 Australia 14 Chile 48 Saudi Arabia 55 Moldova 68 Cape Verde 105
5 Norway 6 Singapore 15 Uruguay 49 Kuwait 57 Kazakhstan 69 Gabon 107
Sweden1 1
GlobalIDI Rank
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Telecommunication Development Bureau
International Telecommunication Union
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