22nd August 2008Global HSPA subscriptions hit 50 million
Mobile broadband users predicted to grow at more than 4 million a month, driven by under-35s. The number of HSPA mobile broadband users has topped 50 million worldwide, rising from 11 million at the same time last year, according to the latest statistics released by the GSM Association. There are currently 191 commercially launched HSPA networks in 89 countries, while the number of HSPA-enabled devices - including mobile phones, USB dongles and laptops - has reached 740 products from 116 manufacturers, according to the industry body.
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21st August 2008Mobile broadband surges on Asian growth
Global mobile broadband penetration has jumped 78 per cent this year on the back of strong Asian growth, according to trade group the GSM Association. There are now 50 million subscribers of HSPA broadband worldwide. Asia is currently the largest market, with 44 per cent of subscriptions and 97 per cent year on year growth. Regional operators such as Softbank and Telstra offer mobile broadband.
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21st August 2008Wireless Broadband Internet Users Top 50 Million
Global wireless broadband Internet users almost quadrupled in a year as subscriptions topped 50 million, the GSM Association said. Subscriptions based on high speed packet access, or HSPA, technology rose from 11 million a year ago, the London-based association said today in a statement. It predicted monthly additions of 4 million users until the end of this year. Wireless broadband using HSPA technology offers data transfer speeds of more than 1 megabyte per second, in line with typical fixed-line Internet services. There are currently 191 phone operators offering HSPA networks for more than 740 devices such as handsets and notebooks. TeliaSonera AB, the dominant phone company in Sweden and Finland, said last month that promotions for wireless broadband Internet services are stunting growth in fixed-line broadband.
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25th June 2008Mobile Web Users to Top 1.7bn by 2013
The number of subscribers using mobile Internet services will rise from 577 million currently, to top 1.7bn by 2013, spurred by demand for collaborative applications known collectively as ‘web 2.0’, and greater 2.5/3G penetration. Established mobile players face increasing competition from web-based brands and will have to adapt their commercial strategies to accommodate greater collaboration with other members of the value chain, if future revenue growth in the mobile web 2.0 space is to be achieved.
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