Belgium lagging behind in GSM penetration
According to the most recent report of the European Commission on the ICT market, the penetration rate in Belgium amounted to 94% in 2007. This was far behind the leading countries Italy (148%), Lithuania (144%) and Letvia (140%).
In 21 countries the mobile penetration rate was higher than 100% in October 2007 according to this study. With a penetration rate of 83% France showed the lowest level of all countries.
Mobile Penetration Rate in Europe (October 2007)
The study also revealed that mobile communications represent the highest part (47%) of the telecoms industry in Europe and is still growing. The number of European subscribers has risen to 553 millions. The top 5 countries in terms of number of subscribers are Germany (93 mio), Italy (88 mio), United Kingdom (72 mio), France (52 mio) and Spain (49 mio). They represent 64% of all European subscribers.
Find more info on this interesting study in a special report on Journal du Net.
