Almost half of world's population will be online by yearendMay 27, 2015 - 10:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Almost half of the world's population will have access to the internet by the end of the year, according to a UN body, Digital Spy reports. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) predicts that 3.2 billion of the world's entire 7.2 billion population will be online in 2015. Around 2 billion of those come from developing countries, while nations considered "least developed countries" such as Somalia and Nepal only make up 89 million. The report also expects mobile subscriptions to shoot up worldwide from 738 million in 2000 to 7 billion this year. In the US and Europe, 78 out of 100 people already use mobile broadband - in contrast, only 17.4% of Africa has access to mobile broadband. "These new figures not only show the rapid technological progress made to date, but also help us identify those being left behind in the fast-evolving digital economy, as well as the areas where ICT investment is needed most," said Houlin Zhao, ITU secretary general. Photo: Reuters/ Dado Ruvic 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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |