Mobile Broadband Subscribers Increase By 850 Percent
The number of networks currently supporting mobile broadband using HSPA is 166, in 73 countries. In May last year the number of networks was 73, according to the GSM Association.
The growth on all fronts is creating a virtuous circle in which mobile broadband is achieving greater economies of scale, driving down the cost of devices and attracting even more users, said Rob Conway, CEO of the GSM Association.
The announcement's timing isn't a coincidence; this week the mobile industry gathers in Las Vegas for CTIA Wireless 2008.
WiMax and LTE (Long Term Evolution) will engross everyone at the show, said Dan Warren, the GSM Association's director of technology, and the group wants to underline the success of HSPA.
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