Asia Pacific region

Mobile broadband market in Asia-Pacific to reach $296 billion by 2029

Driven by 5G service expansions, mobile broadband services revenue in the Asia-Pacific region is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% from $229.6 billion in 2024 to $296.2 billion by 2029, according to a new report. This growth will primarily be driven by the increasing availability and adoption of 5G services across several countries, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. The unique mobile user penetration in the Asia-Pacific population is ...

June 26, 2024 5:17 PM

Wake up Call for South Asia; 45% adults at risk of disease due to physical inactivity:WHO

Nearly 31% of adults worldwide and 45% in South Asia are not doing enough physical activity, posing a growing threat to health across the world, a major study said on Wednesday. The findings point to a worrying trend of physical inactivity among adults, which has increased by about 5 percentage points between 2010 and 2022, according to a study by the World Health Organization and other researchers. If the trend continues, levels of inactivity are projected to further rise to 35% worldwide by 2...