"The total number of mobile phone subscribers has cruised north of 1.8 billion according to research released today by Informa Telecoms & Media. According to the report, the number will swell to 2.14 billion by the end of 2005. Previous estimates from Q1 also pointed to passing the 2 billion mark this year."
Ever notice that everyone and their brother seems to have a cellphone now? Every where you go, there is someone talking on a cellphone. And it's no wonder - with 1.8 billion people owning cellphones! I guess owning a cellphone is no longer a just a status thing.
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"I have no special talents, I am only passionately curious" - Albert Einstein
That's CRAZY. When it gets over 2 billion that's nearly 33% of the world population owning a cell phone!
Putting that into perspective, 2 billion people in the world are estimated NOT to even have electricity!
It would be interesting to see a world map showing the distribution of cell phones.
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I love my Treo650, but I would gladly jump at a chance to have a truly one handed Windows Mobile 5.0 device with a Qwerty Keyboard! [UPDATE: I have a Q]
2.1 Billion Cellphone Users by the end of 2005
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