Mobile phone biz hits 3.3 billion subs

December 01, 2007 The worldwide mobile telephone industry has passed a key landmark, reaching 3.3 billion subscriptions, or half the planet's population, research has revealed. Since its birth in 1981, when the first mobile telephony network was switched on in Scandinavia, the now ubiquitous mobile phone has become one of the world's great success stories, Informa said. The group added that new applications such as Internet connections, MP3 players and mobile broadcasting will give the cell phone even more influence over the next few years.

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