re: GSM/TDMA in Americas
* GSM and TDMA combined in the Americas grew to to more than 107 million subscribers in 2001, representing about 61% of all digital cellular subscribers.
* GSM grew by 50.4% to nearly 17 million subscribers in North, Central, and South America.
* "TDMA operators who have announced their choice of GSM wireless evolution, account for over 55% of current TDMA subscribers in the region and others are expected to follow," - Michael Woolfrey, EMC -
* "It is anticipated that by 2006 over 54% of the 499 million digital subscribers in the Americas will have adopted the GSM family of technologies." - Michael Woolfrey, EMC -
By contrast CDMA subscribers in the Americas grew from 43,650,000 to 68,321,000 in 2001 (24,671,000 net adds) a 56.5% growth rate.
>> 3G Americas Announces Growth Of TDMA And GSM In The Americas To 107 Million Wireless Subscribers In 2001
3G Americas
8th April 2002
3G Americas, a new global wireless trade organization focused on the wireless industry in the Americas, announced figures using data provided by the EMC World Cellular Database for the year end growth of GSM and TDMA in the Americas to more than 107 million subscribers, representing about 61% of all digital cellular subscribers.
During the year ending December 31, 2001, GSM grew by 50.4% to nearly 17 million subscribers in North, Central, and South America. In that same period of time, TDMA added more subscribers than any other technology in the Americas with a year-end figure of over 90 million subscribers. The growth of GSM and TDMA combined represent 56% of the total digital cellular growth in the region in 2001.
On a global basis, GSM is the technology of choice for over 642 million customers (year-end 2001). And as of March 2002, over 100 million GSM users have access to high-speed data communications in 27 countries worldwide. The GSM family of wireless communications platform accounts for about 70% of the current digital wireless market.
Commenting on the figures, Chris Pearson, Executive Vice President of 3G Americas stated, "GSM will continue to grow at a substantial rate as more and more operators in the Americas commit to the GSM evolution. In North America, TDMA operators AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, and Rogers Wireless have implemented their GSM evolutionary migration, while in Latin America, Telcel Radiomovil in Mexico, Telecom Personal in Argentina, Entel Movil in Bolivia, and CTE in El Salvador have committed to a similar GSM migration strategy. Additionally, new GSM networks have been deployed in Peru and Brazil in recent months that will add significantly to the GSM subscriber base."
"TDMA operators who have announced their choice of the GSM wireless evolution, account for over 55% of current TDMA subscribers in the region and others are expected to follow," commented Michael Woolfrey, Senior Research Analyst of EMC. "It is anticipated that by 2006 over 54% of the 499 million digital subscribers in the Americas will have adopted the GSM family of technologies. On a global basis, TDMA and GSM combined, account for over 80% of digital cellular subscribers today."
This message was further emphasized by Vicki Livingston, Director of Marketing for 3G Americas, "GSM and TDMA operators provide a significant base of over 750 million global customers as we evolve to a common Third Generation (3G) high-speed data standard. What this means to customers in the Americas is the ability to communicate and conduct business wirelessly with over 175 countries throughout the world."
The founding members of 3G Americas include AT&T Wireless (USA), Cingular Wireless (USA), Compaq, Ericsson AB, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel Networks, Openwave Systems, Rogers Wireless (Canada), Siemens, and Telecom Personal (Argentina). <<
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