Western and Eastern Europe lead in mobile density in 2006
By Erina Lin, Friday 30 May 2008 at 17:57 :: World Digital Media Trends :: #1716 :: rss
In 2006, Western and Eastern Europe had the highest mobile density in the world, according to research firm IDATE.
In 2002, the leading regions with highest density were Western Europe and advanced Asian economies, with 79 percent and 68 percent penetration, respectively. Eastern Europe and North America, on the other hand, followed behind, both with mobile reach of about 50 percent.
In 2006, reach in Western Europe jumped to 109 percent, while in Eastern Europe penetration increased nearly two-fold, from 53 percent to 101 percent. In advanced economic countries in Asia and in North America the mobile density reached 84 percent and 76 percent, respectively. However, in developing Asian economies and Sub-Saharan Africa, the reach was still less than 30 percent.
The mobile density was defined as the number of mobile customer per 100 inhabitants, according to IDATE.
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