At a growth rate of 30% a year, Mobile Broadband becomes the King of all Modern Technologies

According to ITU, the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology, the UN Broadband Comission has recently released the second edition of the Commission’s annual report, the State of Broadband 2013. Released every year in September in New York, it is the only report that features country-by-country rankings based on access and affordability of broadband services for over 160 economies worldwide. The report highlights that the mobile broadband is growing at a rate of 30% a year, making it the fastest growing technology in human history. The report predicts that by the end of 2013, there will be more than three times as many mobile broadband connections as there are conventional fixed broadband subscriptions.

“The new analysis in this year’s report shows progress in broadband availability, but we must not lose sight of those who are being left behind,”said ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun I. Touré, who serves as co-Vice Chair of the Commission with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. “While more and more people are coming online, over 90% of people in the world’s 49 Least Developed Countries remain totally unconnected. Internet – and particularly broadband Internet – has become a key tool for social and economic development, and needs to be prioritized, even in the world’s poorest nations. Technology combined with relevant content and services can help us bridge urgent development gaps in areas like health, education, environmental management and gender empowerment.”