We are a nation of yakking yakers! According to IDA statistics, Singapore’s mobile phone penetration rate stands at 129.1% as at Mar 2008, with a total of 5.9 millions mobile subscriptions in our small population of 4.6 million people! Technically, this means everyone on this island – from new borne to seniors – own at least one mobile phone each. Realistically, that’s not the case, it simply means some mobile subscribers have more than one phone.
With three telcos competing in a small market, Singapore’s mobile phone rates remain one of the lowest in the world, thereby contributing to a penetration rate which is one of the highest in the world.
Singaporeans are such upwardly mobile people that we cannot function without our beloved mobile phones! We use our mobile phones for work, play and practically to organize our lives.
Mothers rely on mobile phones to keep track of their children’s whereabouts, lovebirds use mobile phones to stay connected to each other, Executives nail that presentation with the help of their trusted featured-filled PDA phones.
The mobile phone is truly one electronic gadget that cuts across all age groups, all genders and all ethnicities.
