Broadband goes wireless – but poorer countries being left
behind
Mobile broadband is the fastest growing technology in human
history, according to the 2013 edition of the State of Broadband report.
Released in New York at the 8th meeting of the Broadband
Commission for Digital Development, the report reveals that mobile broadband
subscriptions, which allow users to access the web via smartphones, tablets and
WiFi-connected laptops, are growing at a rate of 30% per year. By the end of
2013 there will be more than three times as many mobile broadband connections
as there are conventional fixed broadband subscriptions.