Number of people with internet access to pass 3 billion in 2015November 22, 2014 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of people with access to internet is expected to pass 3 billion next year, according to estimates. As Digital Spy reports citing eMarketer, 42.4% of the world's population will be online in 2015, marking a 6.2% increase. By 2018 it predicts that almost half of the world will be internet users, in the region of 3.6 billion people. Much of the growth will come from emerging markets which will have more cheap internet-enabled devices available to them. Companies such as Google have already launched initiatives such as Project Loon, which aims to deliver internet access via floating balloons. "Inexpensive mobile phones and mobile broadband connections are driving internet access and usage in countries where fixed internet has been out of reach for consumers, whether that's due to lack of infrastructure or affordability," the company's senior forecasting analyst Monica Peart said. "While highly developed nations are nearly saturated in terms of internet users, there's significant room for growth in emerging markets; for example, India and Indonesia will each see double-digit growth in each year between now and 2018." Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |