The Tipping Point: one in two humans now carries a mobile phone

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The world is currently getting unwired at an alarming rate – each year roughly a billion mobile phones get sold. Originally it was America and Europe, but as these countries are now saturated, the new connections are coming from India and China and Pakistan – and the world is just about to pass the half way point. Between January 2001, and December 2010 (a decade), our global society will have transformed from one where 13% of carried a mobile phone, to one where 70% carry one according to Mobile Intelligence data – that’s one hell of a leap with some massive implications. The 50% mark will be reached sometime later this year when one in two humans will be carrying a mobile phone. It’s a significant day – we just don’t know which day it is.

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