There Are Now Five Billion Mobile Phone Connections Worldwide
BBC News reports that the number of mobile phone connections in the world has passed the five billion mark. The four billion connections mark was surpassed at the end of 2008, so one billion new connections have been added in less than two years time.
"Five billion phones means there are more than three times as many phones as personal computers," said Mr Wood.
"This device has become part of the fabric of society, whether a teenage girl taking a Blackberry to bed with her, or a farmer in an African village trying to find out the latest crop prices."
He added that more than 10 billion phones have been sold worldwide since 1994, with market giant Nokia selling 3.4 billion alone.
BBC News also says that penetration exceeds 100% in many regions of the world, meaning there is more than one mobile phone per person.
