November 4th, 2004 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Research & Stats | No Comments »
Nokia Oyj Chief Executive Officer Jorma Ollila said there are 1.7 billion mobile-phone users globally, equivalent to 26 percent penetration, and market growth will come from camera phones and so-called smartphones.
“Today, there are more mobile phones in the world than there are fixed connections,” and wireless telephony is growing six times faster than traditional telephone use, Ollila said in a speech at the Nokia Mobility Conference in Monaco. “We have seen many countries leapfrogging fixed voice altogether and going directly to mobile service.” More …
