132k hotspots worldwide in 2006
Fact recorded on: June 4, 2007. Categories: Wireless data.
Wireless hot spots worldwide have increased from 70,000 in 2004 to 132,000 in 2006, with projections of 218,000 in 2010. Overall global telecom spending will rise from $3 trillion in 2006 to $4.3 trillion in 2010, TIA says.
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