Information and Statistics
Introduction
This section gathers information that would help understanding the whole picture through statistics. All informations related to mobile penetration, characteristics of the mobile market, mobile coverage, Web usage, barriers to adoption,... are helpful to understand commonalities and specificities of each group of Developing Countries. These information can be either qualitative (description of the situation) or quantitative (statistics).
Resources
Directories of information sorted by country
Global Coverage
World Bank ICT at a Glance tables
Database of telecom-related data, by countryMobileActive database
basic mobile phone data, drawn from World Bank, with mobile providers also listedState of the Mobile Web
Statistics about Opera mini usage including Indonesia, Ukraine, India, Russia, china, South Africa,...
May 2008
Regional Coverage
Mobile Telecommunications Companies in Sub-Saharan Africa
List of all providers, by country (includes ownership links)Africa Mobile Fact Book 2008
Some facts about Africa Mobile information (infrastructure, handsets,...)
February 2008The economic impact of mobile services in Latin America
A report for the GSMA, GSM Latin America and AHCIET. Contains information about mobile infrastructure about Venezuela, Mexico, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Peru
December 2005Admobs Mobile Metrics Report
Report about mobile traffic in different regions of the World. Notably Traffic, Manufacturers and Devices for Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, Tanzania, Philippines, South Africa, India and Indonesia
July 2008
Country Specific Information
Mobile Penetration in India
a report by TELECOM REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF INDIA
March 2008