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News
Issue #2002 - 20 (May 2002)
(Updated May
29, 2002)
MARKET
OUTLOOK & TRENDS
CDMA Subscribers Surpass 120
Million
The CDMA Development Group
has announced that the number of wireless subscribers dependent on
CDMA technology has surpassed 120 million worldwide in the first
three months of this year. This represents an increase of 30
million, or 33 percent, in the last twelve months.
Latest CDMA Subscriber Data
- Of the 120 million subscribers, close to eight million were
using CDMA2000 1X, the standard’s 3G technology.
- CDMA2000 subscribers accounted for more than 98 percent of the
total number of 3G subscribers worldwide.
- The largest subscriber base was in North America, with nearly
53 million users, representing more than 60 percent of the total
number of wireless users in the region.
- Asia ranked second with 44 million subscribers.
- Latin America placed third with more than 22 million
subscribers, representing a jump of 39 percent within a year.
Commenting on the data, Perry LaForge, executive director of the
CDG, said, "CDMA continues to expand rapidly around the world
and is leading in 3G adoption. The upcoming months look very
promising for CDMA, and we expect to see a significant increase in
subscribers with the continued commercial deployment of 3G CDMA2000
services."
For more information: http://www.cdg.org
MobileInfo.com’s Comments & Advisory: CDMA
does offer spectrally-efficient technology as compared to GSM/GPRS.
But GSM/GPRS did do a superior job of standardization. We would like
the two camps to offer roaming across the two technologies by
developing multi-mode handsets (GPRS and 1xRTT) and enhancements to
the base stations so that same handset could function across the two
networks. There are technological and economical challenges but they
are not insurmountable.
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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