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Figure 7. Trend in Landline versus Mobile Telephone in the World: Aggregate View of 1980-2007
Table 7. Total fixed and mobile broadband subscribers in world
Year
Total Fix Broadband Subscribers
Total Mobile Broadband Subscribers
2001
37,049,893
27,200
2002
66,020,264
326,200
2003
103,772,705
7,171,823
2004
157,924,043
30,201,513
2005
216,327,590
72,972,286
2006
283,195,363
139,406,661
2007
349,228,249
264,753,929
2008*
406,000,000
405,753,929
Source: ITU Telecommunications Indicator Database, June 2009
Note: * End of 2008 data is estimated data
Table 8. Fixed and mobile broadband subscribers for Japan, USA, Korea and Italy, 2006-2008
2006
Subscribers
2007
Subscribers
2008
Subscribers
2006
Subscribers
2007 Subscrib-
ers
2008
Subscribers
Country Name
Fixed BB
Fixed BB
Fixed Bb
Mobile BB
Mobile BB
Mobile BB
Japan
26,438,868
28,287,000
30,107,328
50,594,200
72,690,896
92,613,480
USA
60,522,096
70,187,400
79,014,120
11,015,968*
53,065,192
81,899,720
Korea (Rep. of)
14,042,698
14,709,998
15,474,931
15,512,027
23,426,932
34,061,960
Italy
8,497,422
10,122,126
11,283,000
17,091,000
24,548,000
30,329,836
United Kingdom
13,013,000
15,606,000
17,276,000
7,820,072
12,514,000
20,732,364
Source: ITU World Telecommunications Indicators Database, June, 2009
NOTE:* FCC reported mobile wireless high-speed lines in US in 2006 was 22,287,749 where according to FCC definition, high speed
 
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