{"id":93297,"date":"2013-04-29T14:55:30","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T14:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/gsma_resources\/mobile-networks-are-necessary-to-deliver-a-better-connected-world"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:23:44","slug":"mobile-networks-are-necessary-to-deliver-a-better-connected-world","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_resources","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/gsma_resources\/mobile-networks-are-necessary-to-deliver-a-better-connected-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile Networks Are Necessary to Deliver a Better Connected World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mobile networks must continue to grow and develop in response to the growth of connections and mobile data:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>6.6 billion mobile connections.<\/li>\n<li>45 % of the world\u2019s population use mobile communications.<\/li>\n<li>People own multiple mobile devices.<\/li>\n<li>On average consumers have 1.5 SIM cards.<\/li>\n<li>65% of mobile data usage occurs indoors.<\/li>\n<li>Global machine-to-machine connections are forecast to rise from 2 billion in 2011 to 12 billion in 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Mobile and Health programme has also released a new video animation on this topic:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J1Wkq3TwmqE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It looks at how increased reliance on data services has changed the way we live and how good mobile network policy supports access to services.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PDF Downloads<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/public-policy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/MobileNetwork_InfoGraphic_1704134.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mobile Networks Are Necessary to Deliver a Better 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