Qualcomm and Teleepoch Enter Into a 3G CDMA Subscriber Unit License Agreement, October 6, 2007

MTN chooses Cambridge Broadband Networks for multi-service wireless network in Rwanda, October 6, 2007

Brazilian government to publish 3G bidding rules soon, October 6, 2007

KTF 3G service suffers from technical problems, October 6, 2007

Argentina’s Personal lunches 3G service in Rosario, October 6, 2007

Russia has it's first 3G network, October 6, 2007

AT&T could drop Alcatel-Lucent as 3G mobile network supplier, October 6, 2007

Enea Extends License Agreement with ZTE for 3G Handsets, October 2, 2007

LG to unveil premium handsets in Brazil, October 2, 2007

KTF 3G subscribers doubled in less than 3 months, October 2, 2007

3G policy in India will be non-uniform, October 2, 2007

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81% of mobile customers use GSM family of technologies

April 3, 2006

3G Americas reported that 81% of all mobile digital wireless customers worldwide use the GSM family of technologies. In fact, from fourth quarter 2004 to fourth quarter 2005, GSM grew by more than 400 million subscribers, compared to the total base of 291 million CDMA customers at year end 2005. Today, there are an estimated 1.8 billion customers in 213 countries around the world using various evolutions of the GSM technology, all with the potential for worldwide roaming.

Operators continue to embrace the evolution to next generation UMTS and HSDPA technologies in order to drive down their cost, and improve the efficiency of delivering voice and advanced wireless data services to customers. UMTS is commercially deployed by 103 operators in 47 countries with an additional 93 operators in 23 other countries that have made significant UMTS announcements (including 4 pre-commercial, 61 planned/in deployment, 8 licenses awarded and 20 in-trial). There are more than 250 UMTS devices provided to the market to date, with an increasing number of devices earmarked for North American customers.

HSDPA has been deployed by ten operators in the past four months, since Cingular Wireless first deployed HSDPA in the United States in December 2005, and there are 71 additional operators publicly committed to deployment. HSDPA has gained considerable momentum and it is expected that all UMTS operators will deploy HSDPA.

Chris Pearson, President of 3G Americas, stated, "GSM has more to offer the world than strength in numbers and economic advantages. At CTIA, the largest cellular wireless show in North America, numerous exhibitors will showcase the technical advancements of the GSM family of technologies. The momentum of GSM and its evolution to 3G and beyond continues in 2006."

Pearson continued, "There is early evidence of our prediction that nearly all UMTS operators will evolve their networks to HSDPA. In the past 30 days, we have seen six HSDPA launches, and I expect this trend to continue in 2006 and 2007."

Globally, there are 131 operators in 78 countries worldwide offering commercial EDGE service, and a total of 212 commitments covering 108 countries. More than 200 EDGE devices, including PC cards and mobile phones, have been offered throughout the world since EDGE was first commercialized.