Our networked society: In numbers

by kiwanja

Until recently, getting your hands on good mobile data was something of a challenge unless you had a couple of thousand dollars to throw at a market research company. Things suddenly got a lot better over the summer with the launch of the GSMA’s Mobile and Development Intelligence website (covered on my blog here). Now, Ericsson have picked up the baton and published one of the most comprehensive mobile/information society reports for some time.

The Ericsson Mobility Report provides up-to-date information on a range of indicators including mobile subscriptions, mobile penetration, breakdowns of adoption by technology, breakdown of traffic (voice vs. data) – with predicted growth for the next five years – and population coverage. There’s also interesting insights on speed, video and apps. To help visualise the data there are well over a dozen images and graphs throughout the report.

Mobile subscriptions by region (click for larger image)

Mobile penetration (click for larger image)

Summary table (click for larger image)

Ericsson have performed in-depth data traffic measurements since the early days of mobile broadband from a large base of live networks covering all regions of the world, and this rich source of information provided much of the data for the new report.

You can download the full Ericsson Mobility Report here (27 pages, PDF, 3Mb). Highlights are available on Slideshare, with a useful set of images and graphs made available on Flickr.

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1 Veena Gowda { 11.26.12 at 9:58 am }: Our networked society: In numbers: Until recently, getting your hands on good mobile data was something of a cha… http://t.co/mL43wSAu
2 changefeed { 11.26.12 at 9:58 am }: ->@kiwanja: Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/uiVoiLMY
3 Ken Banks { 11.26.12 at 10:02 am }: Need up-to-date #mobile stats? Look no further than Ericsson's fantastic new 27-page "Mobility Report". http://t.co/fnFRDUfz
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18 Linda Raftree { 11.26.12 at 11:43 am }: RT @kiwanja: Need up-to-date #mobile stats? Look no further than Ericsson's fantastic new 27-page "Mobility Report". http://t.co/Xfw3yCeQ
19 Emrys Schoemaker { 11.26.12 at 11:45 am }: RT @kiwanja: Need up-to-date #mobile stats? Look no further than Ericsson's fantastic new 27-page "Mobility Report". http://t.co/Xfw3yCeQ
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21 Mike Gotta { 11.26.12 at 11:54 am }: Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/sc9P2ILY
22 Nathan Nelson { 11.26.12 at 11:54 am }: Need up-to-date #mobile stats? Look no further than Ericsson's fantastic new 27-page "Mobility Report". http://t.co/fnFRDUfz
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24 Khaled Galal { 11.26.12 at 12:03 pm }: RT @kiwanja: Need up-to-date #mobile stats? Look no further than Ericsson's fantastic new 27-page "Mobility Report". http://t.co/Xfw3yCeQ
25 René Clausen Nielsen { 11.26.12 at 12:07 pm }: RT @kiwanja: Need up-to-date #mobile stats? Look no further than Ericsson's fantastic new 27-page "Mobility Report". http://t.co/Xfw3yCeQ
26 Carolyn Florey { 11.26.12 at 12:25 pm }: RT @kiwanja: Need up-to-date #mobile stats? Look no further than Ericsson's fantastic new 27-page "Mobility Report". http://t.co/Xfw3yCeQ
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28 SidaICT4D { 11.26.12 at 12:41 pm }: Check out Ericsson's new "Mobility Report" for up-to-date #mobile stats http://t.co/HVgwG3nc” #m4d #ict4d via @Solar_Sister @kiwanja
29 Mr Anderson { 11.26.12 at 1:03 pm }: Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/cKpg5jn1 via @zite < incredibly useful global, mobile stats
30 Steve Davenport { 11.26.12 at 1:10 pm }: Mobile subscriptions and penetration percentages…Our networked society: In numbers. http://t.co/8XknBMdl #ict #globaldev #mobile
31 Stephen Gilson { 11.26.12 at 1:27 pm }: Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/sc9P2ILY
32 Ken Banks { 11.26.12 at 3:35 pm }: Subscriptions, penetration, traffic, coverage and more. All in the new "Ericsson Mobility Report". http://t.co/fnFRDUfz #mobile
33 Tom Bedwell { 11.26.12 at 3:40 pm }: MT @kiwanja: Subscriptions…traffic and more. All in the new "Ericsson Mobility Report". http://t.co/dKUjHRI3 -> Always good stuff, thx
34 SoulProviders { 11.26.12 at 4:04 pm }: Some cool quick facts: Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/wDoP2aHF
35 Stephanie Rieger { 11.26.12 at 4:10 pm }: RT @kiwanja Subscriptions, penetration, traffic, coverage and more. All in the new "Ericsson Mobility Report". http://t.co/1lzcGK4H #mobile
36 giuseppe de Lucia { 11.26.12 at 4:48 pm }: Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/vmT34lsT via @zite
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42 Justin Lam { 11.26.12 at 8:49 pm }: Our #networked #society: In numbers http://t.co/1wxmdFCq
43 Amrit Pal { 11.26.12 at 9:58 pm }: Excellent mobile subscriptions report: courtesy Ericsson. http://t.co/j4Vqtx5v via @prismatic
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45 GIC { 11.27.12 at 8:26 am }: One of the most comprehensive mobile & information society reports ever. http://t.co/ZrVuO3YZ
46 EmerBeamer { 11.27.12 at 8:54 am }: Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/1AXbBLC8
47 Inemarie Dekker { 11.27.12 at 9:07 am }: Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/1AXbBLC8
48 Freeplay Energy Aid { 11.27.12 at 9:15 am }: A comprehensive mobile & information society report http://t.co/lehHq1FC
49 James Neal { 11.27.12 at 10:39 am }: Subscriptions, penetration, traffic, coverage and more. All in the new "Ericsson Mobility Report". http://t.co/fnFRDUfz #mobile
50 Giovanni DeCarli { 11.27.12 at 10:43 am }: Need up-to-date #mobile stats? Check Ericsson's fantastic new 27-page "Mobility Report": http://t.co/RB8ndY0m RT @kiwanja
51 Aaron Krolikowski { 11.27.12 at 2:04 pm }: Global mobile use statistics – some really nice-looking graphics http://t.co/az0dfvQj
52 GSMA Mobile4Dev { 11.27.12 at 2:55 pm }: New report & analysis on #mobile broadband released by Ericsson, lots of good data http://t.co/dZ9C0qhY via @kiwanja
53 Development Pros { 11.27.12 at 2:57 pm }: New report & analysis on #mobile broadband released by Ericsson, lots of good data http://t.co/oZM1FG2u via @kiwanja HT @GSMAm4d #m4d
54 Pedro Ramirez { 11.27.12 at 2:59 pm }: One of the most comprehensive mobile & information society reports ever. http://t.co/ZrVuO3YZ
55 mobileYouth Data { 11.27.12 at 5:01 pm }: Most recent global mobile connections data shows we are rapidly approaching saturation. What's next for mobile? http://t.co/eRI5ZCvW
56 Roy G. Volkwyn { 11.27.12 at 6:34 pm }: One of the most comprehensive mobile & information society reports ever. http://t.co/ZrVuO3YZ
57 Social Media for Dev { 11.27.12 at 9:44 pm }: New report & analysis on #mobile broadband released by Ericsson, lots of good data http://t.co/oZM1FG2u via @kiwanja HT @GSMAm4d #m4d
58 McNulty Consulting { 11.28.12 at 6:11 am }: One of the most comprehensive mobile & information society reports ever. http://t.co/ZrVuO3YZ
59 HumanIT { 11.28.12 at 9:08 am }: Check out Ericsson's new "Mobility Report" for up-to-date #mobile stats http://t.co/HVgwG3nc” #m4d #ict4d via @Solar_Sister @kiwanja
60 MobileActive { 11.28.12 at 9:49 am }: Check out Ericsson's new "Mobility Report" for up-to-date #mobile stats http://t.co/XzFaLyWy” #m4d
61 Shafin Ahmed { 11.28.12 at 9:56 am }: Check out Ericsson's new "Mobility Report" for up-to-date #mobile stats http://t.co/XzFaLyWy” #m4d
62 Shafin Ahmed { 11.28.12 at 10:01 am }: Our networked society: In numbers
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63 GSMA Mobile4Dev { 11.28.12 at 11:05 am }: Six African #tech bloggers contribute to create a report reviewing a year in the #African tech scene http://t.co/xr6O1eeJ via @kiwanja
64 Carolyn Florey { 11.28.12 at 11:07 am }: Six African #tech bloggers contribute to create a report reviewing a year in the #African tech scene http://t.co/xr6O1eeJ via @kiwanja
65 *iHub_ { 11.28.12 at 2:33 pm }: The Ericsson Mobility Report: A comprehensive mobile/information society report | http://t.co/hQYas1lE
66 Emmanuel Okoegwale { 11.28.12 at 2:59 pm }: The Ericsson Mobility Report: A comprehensive mobile/information society report | http://t.co/hQYas1lE
67 Francesco Peluso { 11.28.12 at 4:08 pm }: Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/a1kzej6e #report #mobile #data #internet
68 SocialNav, Inc. { 11.29.12 at 5:59 am }: Ericsson's new 27-page "Mobility Report". http://t.co/XlMaPBY1 #mobilestats
69 Evan Dixon { 11.29.12 at 6:25 am }: RT @kiwanja Our networked society: In numbers http://t.co/huBnTKrT
70 infoasaid { 11.29.12 at 9:19 am }: Mobile subscriptions and penetration percentages…Our networked society: In numbers. http://t.co/8XknBMdl #ict #globaldev #mobile
71 Tony | IEDay Ideas { 11.29.12 at 10:03 am }: Very useful international stats and overview of mobile phone usage and trends http://t.co/pg5VowjG #mobmin #missions #fb
72 Grace Penuel { 11.29.12 at 10:19 am }: Very useful international stats and overview of mobile phone usage and trends http://t.co/pg5VowjG #mobmin #missions #fb
73 Let's StartUp CT SA { 11.29.12 at 11:14 am }: One of the most comprehensive mobile & information society reports ever. http://t.co/ZrVuO3YZ
74 Thomas Hémery { 11.30.12 at 4:33 pm }: Our (#mobile) networked society, in numbers http://t.co/Z7K3idHY @kiwanja #data
75 The Indigo Trust { 12.07.12 at 5:30 pm }: One of the most comprehensive mobile & information society reports ever. http://t.co/ZrVuO3YZ

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