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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The Yankee Group projects 773 million mobile users in Asia-Pacific in
2007
September 29, 2003
The Asia-Pacific region has bucked the global trend of declining telecom
growth for the last several years. The overall pace of mobile user and
mobile service revenue growth has remained steady.
The Yankee Group report, "2003 Asia- Pacific Mobile User and Revenue
Forecast Sees Strong Growth for Data," projects the regional user base
will grow from 436 million in 2002 to 773 million in 2007, at a CAGR of
12.2 percent through the forecast period. Emerging markets such as India
and the surging popularity of prepaid subscriptions will fuel much of
this growth.
"The opportunities for growth in Asia continue to come from new network
deployments in emerging markets, with a great deal of growth projected
for China and India," says Shiv Putcha, Yankee Group Wireless/Mobile Asia-Pacific
senior analyst. "However, operators and regulators in the Asia-Pacific
region are showing overt caution while unfavorable economic conditions
persist. The momentum toward 3G in Asia, for example, has stalled or is
being reassessed."
The Yankee Group also projects service revenue will grow from $121 billion
in 2002 to $227 billion in 2007, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR)
of 13.4 percent. Although voice revenue will be flat, mobile data revenue
will grow strongly, at nearly 41 percent CAGR.
The Yankee Group believes, however, that the region has dealt with many
of its 3G growth problems and there are positive signs of 3G momentum.
Even operators without 3G licenses have announced or are contemplating
alternative scenarios, typically involving deployment of EDGE networks.
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