Vision 2020 white paper - Rallying the telecommunications industry behind a joint vision

The past decade has seen a boom in mobile connectivity growth, rising from 1 billion unique subscribers in 2003 to 3.4 billion unique subscribers today (while the number of connections rose from 1.4 billion in 2003 to 6.9 billion in 2013).

By 2020, this explosion in connectivity will have provided the base for a mobile computing era where 11 billion mobile connected devices will enable a range of life- enhancing services powered by a vibrant mobile ecosystem that connects the physical and digital worlds. This convergence will unleash a new dimension of services that improve the quality of life of customers and productivity of enterprises.