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Only 12 months ago there were 2 billion mobile phones around the world. A year later, things have changed with half billion added, reaching the total number of 2.5 billion mobile phones in use.
A quarter of the growth is (of course) coming from China and India, two of the most inhabited countries. But the growth is also coming from Russia, USA, Pakistan, Ukraine, Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria and Bangladesh.
The cellular industry took 20 years to reach 1 billion connections, three years to reach 2 billion connections and is on target to reach its third billion in a period of just over two years.
Cellular news has a full story.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
