Ulf Pehrsson Vice President, Government & Industry Relations Ericsson

ICT as a development tool, benefits, opportunities and challenges to developing countries

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E r ic s s o n m o bil it y r e po r t – K E Y M E S S A GE S

OVER ONE MILLION NEW MOBILE INTERNET USERS ADDED EVERY DAY

TOTAL MOBILE DATA TRAFFIC GREW BY 70% BETWEEN Q1 2016 AND Q1 2017

4G WILL BE THE DOMINANT ACCESS TECHNOLOGY GLOBALLY BY 2018

THERE WILL BE HALF A BILLION 5G SUBSCRIPTIONS GLOBALLY BY 2022

VOLTE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO REACH 4.6 BILLION BY 2022 – 90% OF ALL LTE SUBS

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10 7 m il l io n n e w m o bil e s u bs c r ipt io n s in Q1 20 17

Top 5 countries by net additions Q1 2017

1. India +43 million

2. China +24 million

3. Indonesia +10 million

4. Pakistan + 5 million

5. Nigeria + 3 million

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M o r e m o bil e s u bs c r ipt io n s t h a n pe o pl e o n e a r t h

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M o bil e br o a d ba n d d r iv e s s u bs c r ipt io n g r o w t h a c r o s s a l l r e g io n s

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› More than 1 million MBB subscribers added per day through end of 2022

› Scalability and economy of scale in favor for 3GPP solutions

› Main barrier relate to illiteracy, affordability and perceived relevance of digital services

M o s t o f t h e s t il l u n c o n n e c t e d by 20 22 w il l h a v e M B B c o v e r a g e

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Source: Ericsson, AD Little

8 0 j o bs Are created for every 1000 broadband connections

ITA - a l l a bo u t e n a bl in g !

+1% B N P Are created for every +10% increase of broadband penetration Source: Ericsson, AD Little

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S u s t a in a bl e d e v e l o pm e n t g o a l s - ic t is a n e n a bl e r f o r a l l o f t h e m

End extreme poverty

Fight inequality and injustice

Halt climate change

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Th e ic t e n a bl e m e n t e f f e c t

Source: Ericsson Mobility Report

15% reduction in global GHG emissions from ICT by 2030

› Smart transport › Smart buildings › Smart travel › Smart work › Smart agriculture and land use › Smart services/smart industry › Smart grids (incl. smart homes)

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ITA a c c e s s io n : P r o j e c t e d GDP Gr o w t h In 10 y e a r s *

1.3%

Pakistan

Argentina

1.3%

Kenya

1.3%

ITIF: By reducing costs, the ITA leads to increased use of ICT goods, which spurs productivity and economic growth!

Cambodia

1.0 %

*According to ITIF study by Stephen Ezell and John Wu

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