3 billion GSM and UMTS/HSPA subscriptions and still growing!

Data Supplied by Informa Telecoms & Media

3 Billion subscriptions connected worldwide with the GSM family
of technologies—GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS/HSPA

Headlines

08.27.08:: Explosive Growth for GSM and UMTS/HSPA in Americas: 67% Share of Market

08.26.08:: América Móvil Informs About the Execution of a New Concession Agreement by its Ecuadorian Subsidiary

08.21.08:: Rogers and RIM Introduce the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone

08.21.08:: Sony Ericsson Expands U.S. Carrier Channels with T-Mobile Partnership, Unveils New Handset

08.20.08:: Ericsson and STMicroelectronics to Create World Leader in Semiconductors and Platforms for Mobile Applications

08.18.08:: Defining “4G”: Understanding the ITU Process for IMT-Advanced

08.07.08:: T-Mobile USA Continues to Invest in Network Quality and Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results

08.06.08:: América Móvil to Bring iPhone 3G to 10 countries in Latin America on August 22

08.06.08:: T-Mobile Germany and RIM Launch the BlackBerry Bold Smartphone

07.31.08:: Telefónica Posts First Half 2008 Earnings Report

What's New

RCR Video: Chris Pearson on AWS-3, HSPA+ and LTE

HSPA Workshop Mobile World Congress 2008 - Presentations Now Available

Subscriber Charts and Statistics

Global 3G Status: UMTS/HSPA Deployments (PDF – 38 kb)

Media Kit

Enterprise Applications Case Studies

Features

New white papers

Defining 4G: Understanding the ITU Process for the Next Generation of Wireless Technology

By 3G Americas (updated August 2008)

3G Americas provides an update to this white paper (originally published in July 2007) on the International Telecommunication Union’s progress toward establishing an agreed and globally accepted definition of 4G wireless systems and provides a roadmap for the future beyond 3G. (PDF - 225 KB)

UMTS Evolution from 3GPP Release 7 to Release 8: HSPA and SAE/LTE

By 3G Americas (updated June 2008)

3G Americas provides an update on this collaborative paper (published July 2007) on 3GPP activity on Release 7 and provides a detailed overview of the enhanced features of Release 8 as it nears its completion in the technology standardization process at the end of 2008. (PDF - 1 MB)

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3G Americas unites mobile operators and manufacturers of GSM family of wireless technologies – GSM, EDGE, UMTS/HSPA and LTE.

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