The line graph illustrates how many people around the globe used five different services to communicate from 1998 to 2008.
Overall, there was an upward trend in the number of people using five services over a decade. While mobile broadband and fixed broadband had the lowest number of users, cellular took the top spot.
In 1998, landline service was leading at around 15 people, which was nearly three times higher than cellular phone and internet services, both accounting for 5 people. While landline and internet service experienced a gradual rise to around 20 and 10 people, respectively in 2002 , cellular phone service increased significantly and surpassed landline in the same year. On the other hand, there were no people using fixed and mobile broadband in the first four years.
By 2008, cellular phone service had continued to climb dramatically and peak at just over 60 users. On the contrary, landline service saw a moderate increase from 2004 to 2006 before dropping slowly to exactly 20 users at the end of the period. The number of internet users witnessed a further growth, overtaking landline after 2006 to become the second highest category. Mobile and fixed broadband rose steadily from 2004 and approached over 5 people in the end.