“Most” = 58%
February 8th, 2008
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Most mobiles, indeed. A recent BBC news story cites fresh statistics from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and suggests that 58% of the world’s mobiles are in the developing world. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the brief piece describes how Keralan fishermen are using mobiles to check prices, thus leapfrogging the digital divide.