The given graph demonstrates the figure for people per 100 inhabitants who used five distinct communication services across the globe from 1998 to 2008.
Overall, it is apparent that the data of people using five types of communication witnessed an upward trend. Additionally, cellular phone services became the most popular means of communicating among people notwithstanding being initially low in its popularity.
As can be clearly seen from the chart, in 1998 landline services recorded the most prevalent way for people to contact others at 15 per 100 people. This was followed by cellular phone services and internet services, with the former constituting 3 people and the latter comprising 2 people . Next came mobile broadband services and fixed broadband, with their figures being relatively low at 0 people per 100.
Over 10 years, the number of people using cellular phone services surged exponentially from 3 to approximately 60 per 100 inhabitants, taking the lion’s share. Moreover, the quantity of residents utilizing internet services increased notably 22 people per 100 in 2008. In addition, the volume of people who used mobile broadband services and fixed broadband shared similar figures at first. The former remained 0 until 2002 before rising to about 5 people per 100 in 2008 and the latter was stable at 0 inhabitants until 2004 and it subsequently increased marginally to around 4 residents per 100 in 2008. Noticeably, the number of inhabitants who utilized landline services previously reached a peak at around 20 people in 2006 before reducing slightly to close proximity of 18 people per 100 in 2008.