By the end of the year, the number of cellular subscribers will reach 4 billion

According to forecasts organizations United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU), by the end of 2008 the number of cellular subscribers worldwide will exceed 4 billion. Over the past 8 years, the number of mobile phone users grew by about 25% annually. And if, for example, in 2000 the level of penetration of mobile telephony was estimated at 12%, in 2008, the figure rose to 60% (data is averaged around the world). However, experts note that these statistics reflect a notional present state of affairs.

For example, some developed countries, mobile phone penetration rate exceeds 100%, while in others it is still very low. In addition, 4 million, so did the number of registered users, rather than the number of people. For example, a user can have multiple accounts, or the reverse situation, one phone and one account can be used by multiple customers. The most bystrorazvivayuschimisya regions in this field are regarded as BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India and China. By the end of the year in these countries will be more than 1.3 billion subscribers.