A global survey report released weekend
by Ericsson has predicted high increase in the growth of mobile
subscriptions worldwide, estimating that the growth will reach 9 billion
by the end of 2017.
The present global mobile subscription is put at 6.2 billion, but the
actual number of subscribers is about 4.2 billion, since most people
have several subscription.
It was noted that the growth rate reached 87 per cent in the first
quarter of 2012, to attain the 6.2 billion mark, and that in the next
five years, the number would reach the 9 billion mark.
The growth forecast was based on the increase in the number of
smartphone users in recent times across different regions of the world.
Head, Strategic Marketing and Intelligence for Ericsson, Mr. Patrick
Cerwall, who spoke to the media on the forecast in Lagos through
teleconferencing, said the report was the second release on global
mobile subscription, after the first was released November 2011,
explaining that Ericsson had always been accurate at its predictions.
