ICT 2010

ITU has relessed new IT use stats. Here are some highlights from the press release:
- "the number of Internet users worldwide doubled in the past five years and will surpass the two billion mark in 2010."
- "162 million of the 226 million new Internet users in 2010 will be from developing countries"
- "By the end of 2010, 71% of the population in developed countries will be online compared to 21% of the population in developing countries."
- "While in developed countries 65% of people have access to the Internet at home, this is the case for only 13.5% of people in developing countries"
- "Regional differences are significant: 65% of Europeans are on the Internet, compared to only 9.6% of Africans."
- "mobile telephony is becoming ubiquitous, with access to mobile networks now available to over 90% of the global population."
- "The trend from voice to (mobile) data applications is reflected in the growing number of SMS, or text messages sent, which tripled over the past three years to reach a staggering 6.1 trillion in 2010. In other words, close to 200 000 text messages are sent every second."
- "In 2009, an entry-level fixed (wired) broadband connection cost on average 190 PPP$ (Purchasing power parity in USD) per month in developing countries, compared to only 28 PPP$ in developed countries."
- "Mobile cellular services are much more affordable, with an average monthly cost of 15 PPP$ in developing countries compared to around 18 PPP$ in developed countries."