3 Billion Mobile Phone Connections by 2007

by Larry Richman on September 8, 2006

The number of worldwide cellular phone connections is on track to hit 3 billion by the end of 2007, according to a forecast by the GSM Association and market analyst Ovum.

There are now 2.5 billion cellular connections, up from 1.5 billion at the start of 2004. That number increases at a rate of 40 million new connections every month.