The rate of subscriptions to North Korea’s 3G cell network is in decline despite reaching the 2.4 million user mark, according to figures from Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT).

The subscription figures provided by OTMT, which owns 75% of North Korea’s only 3G carrier Koryolink, indicate that despite reaching a new milestone in user numbers, the rate of subscriptions compared to previous years is declining.

“The figure represents a significant slowdown in growth in the last year over the previous year and points to the first big spurt in subscriptions being over,” Martyn Williams, author of North Korea Tech