Why does the Access measure not include indicators for new technologies such as mobile broadband?
Mobile broadband subscribers, voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) subscribers, and pay TV subscribers are examples of access indicators for emerging technologies. Data for these indicators are available from several sources, though they have limited country coverage. In some cases, such as mobile broadband, limited coverage may suggest that the service is not yet widely used. Yet, these cases may represent future trends of a dynamic and ever-evolving sector. A data consolidation effort has thus been initiated (see the annex in Part II of our report) in anticipation that data for these important indicators will become more widely available in the near future.
