The ITU has published the fourth in its series of regional statistical reports: “Information Society Statistical Profiles 2009 – CIS”. The 74 page report reviews fixed, mobile, internet and broadband development in Russia and the 11 CIS countries and benchmarks them with an ICT Development Index (IDI) and ICT Price Basket. Unsurprisingly Russia leads in both indicators – its ICT Price Basket is about a third the cost of its nearest rival Ukraine. However Russia does not lead in all areas: Azerbaijan has the highest international internet bandwidth per user, and Georgia has the highest penetration of mobile broadband.
ITU – Information Society Statistical Profiles 2009 – CIS
The Wireless World Research Forum’s report “User scenarios 2020 – a worldwide wireless future” was published in July but has only just been flagged by the Telecomstatistics.com scanner. It describes seven future scenarios for users of wireless devices in residential, business and public service contexts in various countries. The report also summarises the anticipated user requirements that have been expressed in the scenarios and includes a list of driving forces and fundamental drivers for the scenarios. The report is the latest of a series “Outlook – Visions and research directions for the Wireless World”. Previous reports are:
- Policy-Based Management of Radio Resources and Autonomic Computing in
Cognitive / Reconfigurable Networks and Systems - Considerations in the Choice of Suitable Spectrum for Mobile Communications
- User Profiles, Personalization and Privacy.
