Global mobile phone users cross 3.3 billion number

摘要

The number of mobile phone users worldwide crossed 3.3 billion by the end of 2007, registering a penetration rate of 49%, according to the International Telecommunications Union report. Africa showed the strongest gains over the past two years and more than two-thirds of all mobile subscribers were from developing countries by the end of 2007,This is "a positive trend that suggests that developing countries are catching up," the report said.