Throughout the decades, mobile technology has revolutionized and helped society become more connected. Benefits of mobile technology does not only lie in connecting the society, but also in helping businesses find efficient ways with what we now call as automation. With all the benefits that mobile technology has brought to light, it is believed that the revolution has helped the world to grow its economy. According to GSMA, mobile technology accounted for about $10 for every $100 income per capita growth for countries across the world between the year 2000 until 2019. Take a look at the following infographic to see how the economy was impacted by every network update for mobile technology.

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THE MOBILE TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION
DRIVING A TRILLION DOLLAR IMPACT
Income growth driven by mobile technology in trillion
0
2001 2010 2019
$0.5
$1.0
$1.5
$2.0
$2.5
Income growth attributable to 4G upgrades
Income growth attributable to 3G upgradesIncome growth attributable to mobile uptake
$0.4tn (1.1% of Income
growth 2000-2019)
$0.3tn (0.7% of Income
per capita growth 2000-2019)
$1.8tn (4.7% of Income
growth 2000-2019)
A total of $2.4 Trillion
economic activity was enabled
by mobile technology.