GeneralDeveloping nations in APAC regions will have over 50% of data users: ITU report

Developing nations in APAC regions will have over 50% of data users: ITU report

Landlines are dying to no one’s surprise and over 50% of data users will come from developing nations in the APAC region by the end of 2014, says a new ITU (International Telecommunication Union) report. As this year slows fades away, research indicates that there will be 100 million fewer fixed-telephone subscriptions as compared to 2009 and 7 billion more mobile-cellular users to balance it off.

Three out of four people in Europe, that’s 75%, are expected to gain access to the web as 2014 closes. Falling in second spot, the Americas will boast of internet connection being available to two out of three residents. 20% of the African population is expected to account for data users by the end of this year as pitted against 10% in 2010.

ITU Internet Penetration Report 2014

ITU claims that the Asia-Pacific region will be home to a populace of 45% of global internet users before 2015 dawns upon us. On a worldwide scale, 4 billion folks are still to discover the magic of the web and 90% of them are calculated to be from developing areas. On the other hand, developed countries have practically reached their saturation point of home internet users and are said to show 78% penetration in this regard.

People with internet access in developing nations account for just 32% of humans who have the privilege of signing up for data connections. In terms of mobile-cellular customers, the Asia-Pacific area is supposedly going to spit out 3.6 billion new subscribers by the end of 2014. When it comes to fixed-broadband penetration, we’re seeing growth that is slowing down in developing countries.

Here’s the ITU link offering some more details on data users and internet penetration for 2014.

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