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Finland, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, US, Korea Score More than 100% on Wireless Penetration

According to the Organisation of Economic Co-Operation and Development(OECD), the wireless broadband penetration across its 34 member countries has grown 14.6% in the last year to 72.4% or a total of 910 million connections. As 4G LTE coverage becomes more widespread and more rich media content is accessed over wireless networks and mobile devices, the growth in wireless connections in these countries mirror the worldwide trend, where the use of mobile data services continues to surge and in more advanced countries, starts to take over voice and SMS revenues made by mobile operators.

Source: OECD.org

OECD's statistics update showed that 7 countries - Finland, Australia, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Korea and the United States - have wireless penetration rates of more than 100%, meaning that there is at least one wireless connection for every person. OECD also shared details on the fixed wired broadband subscriptions, highlighting that the average penetration in the OECD countries at the end of last year is 27% or 339 million, with DSL technology making up 51.5% of subscriptions and Japan and Korea retaining their top spot in terms of the share of fibre in the fixed broadband connections with figures 69.9% and 64.6% respectively. 

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Executive Editor and Telecoms Strategist at The Fast Mode | 5G | IoT/M2M | Telecom Strategy | Mobile Service Innovations 

Tara Neal heads the strategy & editorial unit at The Fast Mode, focusing on latest technologies such as gigabit broadband, 5G, cloud-native networking, edge computing, virtualization, software-defined networking and network automation as well as broader telco segments such as IoT/M2M, CX, OTT services and network security. Tara holds a First Class Honours in BSc Accounting and Finance from The London School of Economics, UK and is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute, United States. Tara has over 22 years of experience in technology and business strategy, and has earlier served as project director for technology and economic development projects in various management consulting firms.

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