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To: JRH who wrote (31265)	5/28/1999 7:23:00 PM
From: Robert	Respond to of 152472

cdmaOne Subscribers Number 30 Million Worldwide news.wirelessdesignonline.com The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that worldwide cdmaOne subscribers reached almost 30 million, totaling 28.5 million at the end of March 1999, a one-year increase of 309%. Rapid growth of the technology is occurring in every world region as operators have added more than 19 million subscribers since March 1998. In 1998, cdmaOne subscriber numbers in North America alone grew by 440%, increasing 6.8 million. In particular, cdmaOne technology's ubiquitous coverage and cross-border roaming capabilities have driven the technology's North American subscriber base, now reaching 8.8 million. To date, cdmaOne deployments are underway in more than 35 countries around the world, with 27 countries already in commercial service, sustaining the technology's position as the fastest growing wireless standard to market. In the first quarter of 1999, 5.5 million new subscribers worldwide began experiencing the benefits of cdmaOne technology. The North America region, comprised of Canada and the US, now has 8.8 million subscribers, which is a quarterly increase of 124% with two million net additions. The Asia Pacific, which was the first region to commercially deploy cdmaOne, showed a net increase of 3.1 million for the quarter, elevating the region's total subscribers to 18 million. The Caribbean and Latin America regions, including Puerto Rico and Mexico, have seen growth surge 1245% in the past year to more than 1.5 million subscribers. Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the most recent world region to offer commercial cdmaOne service, have all followed the technology's trend of accelerated growth with the past three months seeing an increase of 194%. Robert.