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Top and Bottom Wireless Markets3G Adoption
According to GlobalComms, TeleGeography's online encyclopedia of wireline and wireless telecommunications markets, early 3G introducers Japan and South Korea claimed the highest percentage of users, at 12.5% (10.79 million 3G users) and 16.1% (5.9 million) respectively, while Italy and the U.K. fell significantly behind, with 3G users accounting for 4% of all subscribers in these two countries. Globally, 3G accounted for less than 30 million users in 2004, but TeleGeography expects total subscribers to more than double in 2005. Mobile Haves- and Have-Nots Another sign of the times is wireless penetration rates of over 100%; at the end of 2004 there were ten countries which reported this phenomenon, ranging from Luxembourg (a staggering 135%) to Germany (102%). At the other end of the scale, 35 of 159 countries covered in GlobalComms had wireless penetration rates of less than 5%, including India (3.5%) and Bangladesh (2.7%). In terms of the expansion of subscriber bases, 19 countries achieved triple-digit growth in 2004. Top of the list was Iraq, which reported a massive 1,757% increase in subscribers to 1.2 million; further down the list were Nigeria (170% to 8.79 million) and Pakistan (139% to 8.51 million). Eastern Europe, too, saw three countries enjoy growth of over 100%: Belarus (120%), Ukraine (111%) and Russia (104%). By contrast, Iceland managed annual growth of just 2.6%. To learn more about TeleGeography's GlobalComms research and related services, please visit our web site: http://www.telegeography.com/products/global_comms For Press inquiries, please contact: |
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