3.25 billion people to have a mobile device?

UK-based telecoms analysis company The Mobile World has said in a survey report that the global mobile phone use will top 3.25 billion by the end of the current year.

This means that around half of the world population would have access to a mobile device if we are to believe the survey.

The mobile usage is getting a massive boost from its growth in Asian countries including India and China.

The report said that mobile phone subscriptions will pass the 3 billion mark in July and exceed 3.25 billion by the end of the year.

The Mobile World Co-Founder John Tysoe added in a statement: “It took over 20 years to connect the first billion subscribers, but only 40 months to connect the second billion. The three billion milestone will be passed in July 2007, just two years on.”

He further said: “With handsets and services becoming ever more affordable, the prospect of a fully connected mobile world is becoming ever more real.”

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