Definitions:

Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, broken down by technology, refers to the percentage of inhabitants living within range of a mobile-cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are mobile phone subscribers or users. This is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants within range of a mobile-cellular signal by the total population and multiplying by 100.

Concepts:

The indicator is based on where the population lives, and not where they work or go to school, etc. When there are multiple operators offering the service, the maximum population number covered should be reported. Coverage should refer to at least 5G, at least LTE and above (4G), at least 3G and any technology (2G) mobile-cellular technologies and include:

- at least 2G mobile population coverage: refers to the percentage of inhabitants that are within range of at least a 2G mobile-cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are subscribers. This includes mobile-cellular technologies such as GPRS, CDMA2000 1x and most EDGE implementations. The indicator refers to the theoretical ability of subscribers to use non-broadband speed mobile data services, rather than the number of active users of such services.

- at least 3G population coverage: refers to the percentage of inhabitants that are within range of at least a 3G mobile-cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are subscribers. This is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants that are covered by at least a 3G mobile-cellular signal by the total population and multiplying by 100. It excludes people covered only by GPRS, EDGE or CDMA 1xRTT.

- at least LTE population coverage: Refers to the percentage of inhabitants that live within range of LTE/LTE-Advanced, mobile WiMAX/WirelessMAN or other more advanced mobile-cellular networks, irrespective of whether or not they are subscribers. This is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants that are covered by the previously mentioned mobile-cellular technologies by the total population and multiplying by 100. It excludes people covered only by HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO and previous 3G technologies, and also excludes fixed WiMAX coverage.

- at least 5G population coverage: refers to the percentage of inhabitants that are within range of at least a 5G mobile cellular signal, irrespective of whether or not they are subscribers. This is calculated by dividing the number of inhabitants that are covered by a 5G mobile-cellular signal by the total population and multiplying by 100.

As technologies evolve and as more and more countries will deploy and commercialize more advanced mobile-broadband networks, the indicator will include further breakdowns.

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