The number of mobile subscriptions was expected to increase from 77 million in 2022 to about 83 million by 2028 in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The pandemic accelerated global digitalization as well as smartphone and video driven mobile data traffic.
Number of mobile subscriptions in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2021 to 2022 with forecast for 2028 (in millions)
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Ericsson. (November 29, 2022). Number of mobile subscriptions in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2021 to 2022 with forecast for 2028 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363170/gcc-mobile-subscriptions/
Ericsson. "Number of mobile subscriptions in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2021 to 2022 with forecast for 2028 (in millions)." Chart. November 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363170/gcc-mobile-subscriptions/
Ericsson. (2022). Number of mobile subscriptions in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2021 to 2022 with forecast for 2028 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363170/gcc-mobile-subscriptions/
Ericsson. "Number of Mobile Subscriptions in The Gulf Cooperation Council from 2021 to 2022 with Forecast for 2028 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363170/gcc-mobile-subscriptions/
Ericsson, Number of mobile subscriptions in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2021 to 2022 with forecast for 2028 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363170/gcc-mobile-subscriptions/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of mobile subscriptions in the Gulf Cooperation Council from 2021 to 2022 with forecast for 2028 (in millions) [Graph], Ericsson, November 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1363170/gcc-mobile-subscriptions/