Mobile Subscription Outlook 2015 to 2021 Mobile Subscriptions will be around 9.1 billion worldwide by 2021 Number of mobile subscriptions exceeded the population on the earth The number of mobile subscribers is lower than the number of mobile subscriptions – the current figures are around 4.9 billion subscribers versus 7.3 billion subscriptions. By 2016 the number of smartphone subscriptions will surpass basic phones subscriptions. Mobile Subscriptions by region in 2021 New mobile subscriptions added Worldwide in Q3 2015 Smartphone Subscriptions per region 2015 - 2021 Mobile subscriptions by region (billion) Mobile subscriptions (million) Percentage of mobile penetration worldwide in Q3 2015: Top 5 Countries by net additions Q3 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 26 million 6 million 7 million 24 million 13 million 4 million 1 million 1 million 5 million 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 7.4 billion 9.1 billion 3,400 million 6,400 million Total Additions 3 Billion 35% growth in mobile subscriptions in Middle East and Africa between 2015 and 2021 Smartphone subscriptions in the Middle East and Africa region will grow more than 200% between 2015 and 2021 Reference: http://www.ericsson.com/res/docs/2015/mobility-report/ericsson-mobility-report-nov-2015.pdf Latin America North America Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa Central and Eastern Europe Western Europe India +13 million China +7 million USA +6 million Mynmar +5 Million Nigeria +4 million Latin America North America Asia Pacific Middle East and Africa Central and Eastern Europe Western Europe Central and Eastern Europe Central and Eastern Europe Western Europe Western Europe Middle East Middle East North America North America China China Africa Africa India India APAC (excluding China and India) North America China Africa India Global Penetration Penetration (percent) APAC (excluding China and India) APAC (excluding China and India) Latin America Latin America 580 545 730 1,395 395 1,300 955 995 385 The total number of mobile subscriptions in Q3 2015 was around 7.3 billion, including 87 million new subscriptions 87 million new mobile subscriptions globally in Q3 2013 Total additions +3.0 billion Central and Eastern Europe Western Europe Latin America Middle East 142 129 115 110 106 109 93 81 77 99 2015 2021 +270 +130 +1,580 +740 +200 +130