Jan 22
By 2008, just 3% of European mobile users will still use a GSM-only phone, and this will shrink to a negligible 1% by the end of 2010, Forrester Research says.
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All 3G stats
- 30% of iPhone 3G buyers switched to AT&T from other carriers
- Top US wireless providers in customer satisfaction: Verizon, Alltel, TMobile, ATT
- 910.8 mln mobile subscriptions in Europe, 101.5 mln of them 3G
- 135 mln 3G subscribers in North America
- 92% of mobile phones sold in Japan in 2006 were 3G phones
- 3G modules will reach 30% of M2M market by 2012
- 30% of M2M modules to be 3G modules by 2012
- 210 3G carriers worldwide
- $18 bln will be poured into long-term 3G investments
- 100 mln WCDMA subscribers globally at year-end 2006
- HSPA to attract most investments in mobile broadband
- By 2011 the cost of delivering WCDMA wilol be $14 a year
- 402 mln 3G subscribers worldwide
- 40% of US mobile subscribers do not know whether their operator offers 3G
- 16% of Americans have a 3G phone, only 10% actually use 3G
- $13.7 bln will be spent on Western European 3G infrastructure in 2008
- 25% of WCMDA handsets to have GPS in 2008
- $1 bln of GaAs devices to be sold by 2010
- 285 mln 3G subscriptions by year-end 2006
- 51% of North American subscribers use GSM
- 148 mln EDGE handsets to ship in 2006
- 5% of US employees adopted 3G services
- 3G to reach 60% penetration in Western Europe by 2010
- 3G to reach 13.5% of Asia-Pacific by 2010, mobile penetration to reach 37%
- 106 mln 3G subscribers by end of Q2 2006
- Number of 3G phones in Finland doubled in one month
- After China introduces 3G services, 5.5 mln will sign up within the first 12 months
- 55 mln 3G subsribers worldwide in Q1 2006
- 68% of UK mobile subscribers to use 3G by 2010
- In 2008 only 3% of European mobile phone users will not have 3G
- 22.67 mln 3G users in China in 2006
- 3G phone sales to double in 2006
- 50 mln 3G subscribers in July 2005
- 88% of Swedes have access to 3G services
- 12% of all cell phones sold in Europe in Q3 2005 were 3G
- 1.56 bln GSM subscribers worldwide, 34.8 mln 3G users
- 23% of mobile phones sold in Sweden in Q3 2005 were 3G
- 1.2 bln 3G users by 2010
- By 2010 46.5% of mobile subscribers will use 2G, 29.6% - 2.5G, 23.8% - 3G
- 14% of mobile phone owners have never downloaded any mobile content
- Average price for 3G handset is $215
- Italian 3G penetration reaches 9%
- 13 mln Europeans bought mobile access from virtual operators in 2005
- Video over cell phones to attract 30 mln, generate $3 bln by 2009
- 13% of mobile phones sold in 2005 to be 3G
- WiMAX and Flash-OFDM to replace 3G
- 13% of all phones sold in Western Europe in 2005 to support WCDMA
- 16.1 mln 3G subscribers worldwide by year-end 2004
- 70 mln 3G users by year-end 2005
- More than 17 mln 3G users in Asia by year-end 2005
- US 2.5/3G mobile data market to generate $1.5 bln in 2006
- 113 3G networks deployed globally
- WiMAX to constitute 40% of wireless broadband market
- 70% of corporate buyers unaware of 3G advantages
- 4% of all cell phone sold in 2004 were 3G
- 55% of large US businesses will deploy 3G by 2006
- 45 mln 3G subscribers in 2004, 85 mln by 2005
- Cellular base station market to fall 14.4% in 2004
- 24% of Nordic companies are planning to implement WLAN
- Unified communications to generate $1.5 bln in 2004
- 3G delays bring to 12% in cellular infrastructure market
- 49% of European mobile users not interested in 3G
- 8 mln 3G users in Europe by 2005