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August 27, 2012
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By Asian Scientist Newsroom

12 Things To Know In 2012: Information & Communication Technology

Here are 12 facts from the Asian Development Bank on information & communication technology (ICT) in Asia and the Pacific region.

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5. With some 6-billion mobile subscriptions in use worldwide, around three-quarter of the world’s inhabitants now have access to a mobile phone.

Things To Know In 2012- Information and Communication Technology — (Photo: singy/Flickr)

6. Growth in mobile telephony is driven by developing countries, which accounted for more than 80% of the 660 million new subscriptions added in 2011.

7. The world’s top broadband economies are from Europe and Asia and the Pacific. In the Republic of Korea, mobile-broadband penetration exceeds 90%.

12 Things To Know In 2012- Information and Communication Technology — Fans at the Ultra Music Festival Korea 2012 (Photo: Mixtribe Photo/Flickr).

8. Tonga is the first Pacific country to liberalize its telecommunications sector. Mobile teledensity, at 60%, is among the highest in the region; and local and international call tariffs are among the lowest in the Pacific.

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