GSMA Announces New Global Research That Highlights Significant Growth Opportunity For The Mobile Industry

GSMA Announces New Global Research That Highlights Significant Growth Opportunity For The Mobile Industry PR Newswire LONDON, Oct. 18, 2012 - Worldwide Unique Mobile Subscriber Penetration Stands at Only 45 Per Cent; Global Mobile Subscribers to Hit Four Billion within Five Years Driven by Growth in Developing Markets LONDON, Oct. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The GSMA today announced the results of a global, multi-year study that for the first time examines not only the total number of mobile connections(1), but also the number of individual mobile subscribers, defined as the unique users subscribed to mobile services. The primary research, undertaken by the GSMA's Wireless Intelligence team over three years and across 39 developed and developing markets, found that: By Q4 2012, total mobile connections will stand at 6.8 billion including machine-to machine (M2M) communications, or 5.9 billion excluding M2M and inactive SIM cards With consumers using an average of 1.85 SIM cards each, the total number of mobile subscribers globally will stand at 3.