UNIQUE SUBSCRIBERS BY REGION THERE’S LITTLE DOUBT (Millions) THAT MOBILE TECHNOLOGY CAN BE A FORCE Asia Pacific FOR GOOD — AND NO DOUBT WHATSOEVER Commonwealth of Independent States Europe THAT IT IS AN ECONOMIC FORCE. Latin America Middle East & North Africa By 2020, mobile technology will reach an North America Sub-Saharan Africa 4,596 estimated value of $4 trillion worldwide, 4,336 4,470 which represents more than 4 percent of the 4,191 4,020 global Gross Domestic Product. Two factors 3,838 3,636 are driving the expected growth, in a simple 3,463 supply-and-demand equation: increased 3,210 3,013 mobile access among people who have 2,798 never been connected will produce more 2,569 2,346 (paying) subscribers to existing services, and the drive to create more services to meet the rising demand. “Access to the Internet is a fundamental challenge of our time.” - Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 5 Source: GSMA: The Mobile Economy, 2015