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THANKS SIVER , Just imagine the announcement of the CELL PHONE
companies in the coming tier 2 infringers list !
| 60% of world's population now has cell phone, highest ever |
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| Trendwatch |
| By Rick C. Hodgin |
| Monday, March 02, 2009 09:58 |
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Internet use has more than doubled to 23% in 2008 up from 11% in 2002. Only 1 in 20 people in the same poor countries have Internet access, however in rich countries the fixed broadband services increased to almost 20% market penetration, while on average only 1 in 20 worldwide have high speed Internet. Mobile broadband has also shown its fastest increase, with 3% of people worldwide having it on average, compared to 14% in rich countries. Fixed line subscriptions (home phones) have increased at a slower rate, from 1 billion in 2002 to 1.27 billion in 2009, meaning cellular phones outnumber direct-wired phones in excess of 3:1. The 106-page U.N. report also ranked countries by how advanced their information and communications technology (ICT) is. The order went as follows: 1) SwedenThe United States came in at #17, with Hong Kong at #11, China at #73 and India at #118, both of which have a high technology base but whose ranking was affected by their large populations and poor, rural areas. |
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