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Figure 5. Dynamics of total fixed BB subscription (velocity)

Figure 6. Dynamics of total fixed BB subscribers (acceleration)

In this section we will analyze the growth rate
for mobile BB subscribers 17 and its share in the
total BB subscriber base by using time series data
from various countries around the world. Note
that ITU refers to the count for mobile broad-
band as “subscriptions” and for fixed broadband
as “subscribers”. In this paper, we will be using

the term subscribers for both, although it has to
be noted that the term “subscriber” in the case of
fixed broadband refers to an individual subscriber
whereas the term “subscriber” in the case of mobile
broadband means subscriptions. For mobile BB
subscribers, the time series data is available since
year 2001. Analysis of the mobile BB subscriber