CDMA2000 Achieves Subscriber Milestone
The CDMA Development Group has announced that the number of CDMA2000 3G subscribers worldwide surpassed 250 million in the 1Q 2006. The CDG says that CDMA2000 operators added more than 25 million new users in the first three months of the year, driven by strong growth in the Americas and Asia. CDMA2000 1xEV-DO gained a record six million new subscribers to reach 30 million users.
"CDMA2000 is the fastest-growing technology among global wireless standards, and it leads in technology and service innovation, introducing new services and devices to the market faster than any other technology," said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. "We see the CDMA2000 momentum continuing to grow across all markets, with acceleration brought on by market events such as the migration to mobile broadband, the growing introduction of all-IP and multimedia devices, and continued rapid expansion into frequencies such as 450 and 2100 MHz.
Analysts expect that 1xEV-DO will reach 60 million subscribers worldwide and the percent of CDMA2000 users who access broadband will increase to 20% this year.
LaForge commented, "CDMA2000 leads in the 3G and broadband market today, and with next-generation technologies coming to market over the next two years, it will continue to lead in the future."
There were 318 million cdmaOne and CDMA2000 subscribers globally at the end of March 2006. Asia Pacific has 136 million users, North America has reached 112 million subscribers and Latin America and the Caribbean base grew 40% last year to reach 64 million users.
Analysts predict that the number of 3G CDMA users will continue to grow rapidly and CDMA will capture greater market share. By 2008, CDMA technologies are expected to have over 1.2 billion users and capture 40% market share."
Posted to the site on 23rd May 2006