|
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002a |
2003b |
Telecom
market revenue (current prices and exchange rates), US$
Billions |
Services |
403 |
448 |
470 |
517 |
596 |
672 |
712 |
767 |
854 |
920 |
968 |
1'020 |
1'070 |
Equipment |
120 |
132 |
135 |
158 |
183 |
213 |
234 |
248 |
269 |
290 |
264 |
275 |
300 |
Total
|
523 |
580 |
605 |
675 |
779 |
885 |
946 |
1'015 |
1'123 |
1'210 |
1'232 |
1'295 |
1'370 |
Telecom
services revenue breakdown (current prices and exchange
rates), US$ Billions |
Telephone1 |
331 |
350 |
359 |
386 |
428 |
444 |
437 |
456 |
476 |
477 |
472 |
465 |
455 |
International2 |
37 |
43 |
46 |
47 |
53 |
53 |
54 |
56 |
58 |
60 |
63 |
65
|
68 |
Mobile |
19 |
26 |
35 |
50 |
78 |
114 |
142 |
172 |
223 |
278 |
317 |
364 |
414 |
Other 3 |
53 |
72 |
77 |
81 |
89 |
114 |
133 |
139 |
155 |
165 |
180 |
190 |
200 |
Telecom
services capital expenditure (current prices and exchange
rates), US$ Billions |
Total4 |
124 |
130 |
135 |
138 |
161 |
174 |
177 |
177 |
186 |
198 |
201 |
205 |
215 |
Other
statistics |
Main telephone lines (millions) |
546 |
572 |
604 |
643 |
689 |
738 |
792 |
846 |
905 |
983 |
1'053 |
1'129 |
1'210 |
Mobile cellular subscribers (millions) |
16 |
23 |
34 |
56 |
91 |
145 |
215 |
318 |
490 |
740 |
955 |
1'155 |
1'329 |
International telephone traffic
minutes (billions)5 |
38 |
43 |
49 |
57 |
63 |
71 |
79 |
89 |
100 |
118 |
127 |
135 |
140 |
Personal computers (millions) |
130 |
155 |
175 |
200 |
235 |
275 |
325 |
375 |
435 |
500 |
555 |
615 |
650 |
Internet users (millions) |
4.4 |
7.0 |
10 |
21 |
40 |
74 |
117 |
183 |
277 |
399 |
502 |
580 |
665 |
Notes: All data in millions of current US$ converted by
annual average exchange rates. Country fiscal year data aggregated
to obtain calendar year estimates.
a. Estimation.
b. Forecast.
- Revenue from installation, subscription and local, trunk and
international call charges for fixed telephone service.
- Retail revenue.
- Including leased circuits, data communications, telex,
telegraph and other telecom-related revenue.
- Note that the data of the growing number of new market
entrants are not always reflected in national statistics.
- From 1994 including traffic between countries of former
Soviet Union.
Source: © INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION, 2001.
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