Sources: ITU data 2000-2009; Telecommunications Commission data 2009-2012. Sources: ITU data 2000-2009; Telecommunications Commission data 2009-2012. 19. Mobile penetration is growing very rapidly and, with it, mobile data penetration. With low fixed line subscriptions and limited electric grid coverage, data use in Solomon Islands is principally by means of handheld devices: particularly, smartphones. Page | 13 Solomon Islands National ICT Policy