Asia Pacific Mobile subscriber penetration Cellular IoT smart city connections 61% 67% 31m 63m 265m NEW MOBILE SUBSCRIBERS highest increase of any region Source: GSMA 102% INCREASE the most of any region Operators have played an increasingly critical role in responding to disasters in the region (for example floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh), contributing to improved scores for SDGs 3, 11 and 13 Humanitarian Connectivity Charter Operators that were signatories to the Humanitarian Connectivity Charter accounted for almost 22% of the total The implementation of Smart City IoT and Big Data solutions help improve environmental monitoring, which reduces the adverse environmental impact of cities 900m 350m compared to mobile connections in 2017 in 2015
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Smartphone connections 165m Smartphones now account for 240m of all mobile connections, compared to 57%40% in 2015 The biggest increase of all the regions Increase in smartphone penetration allows mobile users to access improved health and education services as well as manage utility bills Mobile and utility bills Number of adults paying for utility bills using a mobile phone increased from 1.6m Cellular IoT utility connections 11m Increased cellular IoT utility connections provides up-to-date information about the utilisation of energy and water infrastructure, which can be used to reduce waste and improve efficiency (1% of adult population) 16.5m (7% of adult population) 21m 83% increase Source: World Bank Findex
Europe Network quality Average mobile download speeds increased from 20Mbit/s 63% INCREASE 32Mbit/s calculations based on analysis by Ookla of Speedtest Intelligence data The biggest increase of any region and also the best performing networks of all regions Mobile-enabled services 140m mobile subscribers use mobile to improve their health or education 30% of the total 160m mobile subscribers use mobile to access Government services 35% of the total the highest of any region $80bn retail spending via mobile in 2017 an increase of $30 billion from 2015 With rates of mobile connectivity already high compared to other regions, mobile operators have significantly improved the quality of their networks Consumers are increasingly using mobile for life-enhancing services, such as health and education, while mobile has also enabled businesses to expand Source: Euromonitor. Based on data for 31 countries. Excludes B2B and C2C payments and also excludes contactless payments
Latin America Operator commitments Operators that were signatories to the Humanitarian Connectivity Charter accounted for more than We Care campaign 300m mobile connections in 2017 47% of the total Operator investment 8 announcements in 8 countries in 2015 in 14 countries 22announcements in 2017 Operators in the region have been increasingly proactive in committing to SDG-related activities such as the Humanitarian Connectivity Charter and We Care, which works hand-in-hand with the UN SDGs on areas such as digital inclusion, child protection and public safety $50bn 50% With 320m subscribers mobile internet penetration reached more than The mobile industry has invested to improve the quality and resilience of networks so that it can effectively provide digital humanitarian assistance, for example following the 2017 hurricanes in the Caribbean invested by mobile operators in 2015-2017 the highest after North America and Europe
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 3G coverage 4G coverage 76%85% 17%51% the biggest increase of any region the biggest increase of any region Improvements in network coverage and resilience have better enabled the region to cope with the impact of disasters and conflicts and their aftermaths resulting in 70 million more people being covered resulting in more than 200 million more people being covered Mobile has been used by refugees to find safe passage and communicate with family and friends while mobile internet has been used to provide health and education solutions to those fleeing conflict Mobile internet penetration 33%38% 40m new mobile internet subscribers
North America Cellular IoT connections 13%20% of total cellular connections in 2017 By far the highest of any region Cellular IoT manufacturing connections 12m23m Cellular IoT Health connections 13m21m 91% increase 66% increase The development of IoT and supporting infrastructure underpins a number of SDGs, including 3 Good Health and Well-being, 12 Responsible Consumption and Product and 13 Climate Action The implementation of IoT solutions in health, such as real time remote monitoring, significantly enhances the quality and capabilities of healthcare Cellular IoT also increases the efficient use of resources in industry, for example via industrial IoT and smart energy grids
Sub-Saharan Africa Mobile money 230m 2015 340m REGISTERED ACCOUNTS 46% increase PAYG Solar 440k1.5m Number of PAYG solar sales increased from Source: GSMA M4D Utilities 240% increase Total transaction values $140bn $230bn 60% increase 2017 Source: GSMA Mobile Money Representing 94% of the global market Increased take-up and usage of mobile money and financial services builds resilience of the poor and reduces poverty and also helps MSMEs to formalise operators and access finance to expand The mobile-enabled solar pay-as-you-go model, or PAYG solar, enables enable access to financed, clean energy solutions. Success of mobile money has meant that Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for the vast majority of solar home systems