| |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
|
Telecom market revenue (current prices and exchange
rates), US$ Billions |
| Services |
712 |
767 |
854 |
920 |
968 |
1'039 |
1'126 |
1'329 |
1'419 |
... |
... |
... |
| Equipment |
234 |
248 |
269 |
290 |
264 |
275 |
300 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
Total
|
946 |
1'015 |
1'123 |
1'210 |
1'232 |
1'314 |
1'426 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
Telecom services revenue breakdown (current prices
and exchange rates), US$ Billions |
| Telephone1 |
437 |
456 |
476 |
477 |
479 |
478 |
475 |
552 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
| International2 |
54 |
56 |
58 |
60 |
56 |
52 |
48 |
32 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
| Mobile |
142 |
172 |
223 |
278 |
317 |
364 |
414 |
506 |
579 |
636 |
... |
... |
| Other 3 |
133 |
139 |
155 |
165 |
180 |
195 |
210 |
210 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
Telecom services capital expenditure (current
prices and exchange rates), US$ Billions |
| Total4 |
177 |
177 |
186 |
198 |
201 |
205 |
215 |
201 |
218 |
204 |
... |
... |
|
Other statistics |
| Main (fixed) telephone lines
(millions) |
792 |
838 |
904 |
975 |
1'034 |
1'083 |
1'135 |
1'204 |
1'262 |
1'263 |
1'278 |
1'267 |
| Mobile cellular subscribers
(millions) |
215 |
318 |
490 |
738 |
961 |
1'157 |
1'417 |
1'763 |
2'219 |
2'757 |
3'305 |
4'100 |
| International telephone traffic minutes (billions) |
81 |
91 |
103 |
114 |
120 |
127 |
141 |
166 |
179 |
183 |
... |
... |
| Personal computers (millions) |
325 |
375 |
435 |
500 |
555 |
615 |
650 |
775 |
808 |
... |
... |
... |
| Internet users (millions) |
117 |
183 |
275 |
390 |
489 |
616 |
721 |
867 |
989 |
1'168 |
1'344 |
1'542 |
Note: Data for 2008 are estimates. All data in billions of current US$ converted by annual average
exchange rates. Country fiscal year data aggregated to obtain calendar year
estimates.
… - not available.
- Revenue from installation, subscription and local, trunk and international
call charges for fixed telephone service.
- Retail revenue.
- Including leased circuits, data communications, telex, telegraph and other
telecom-related revenue.
- Note that the data of the growing number of new market entrants are not
always reflected in national statistics.
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