Topic - Digital and economic inclusion
Despite growing adoption, a significant mobile internet usage gap persists worldwide
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Cellular Connections
Operator-level connections by tariff, generation and technology — including 5G, IoT and LPWA. Market shares and penetration.
Financial
ARPU, revenue, CapEx, OpEx and EBITDA at operator level. Comparable data across markets and operator groups.
Spectrum
Assignments across 200+ countries from 1980 to present. Licence durations, auctions and obligations. Updated weekly.
IoT and Enterprise
Cellular and non-cellular connections, revenues by application and vertical. Annual data from 2010 to 2030.
Subscribers and devices
Unique subscribers, internet and smartphone users. Smartphones, feature phones and data-only devices.
Economic
GDP, GNI, inflation, unemployment and exchange rates — the macro context behind every market analysis.
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Artificial intelligence (AI)
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Devices
Digital and economic inclusion
Digital consumer services
Digital industries
eSIM
Fixed broadband and fixed wireless access (FWA)
Internet of things (IoT)
Mobile networks and connectivity
Pay TV
Private networks
Public policy and regulation
Satellite and non-terrestrial networks (NTN)
Security
Spectrum
5G
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