50 Countries Launch HSDPA

The number of countries where HSDPA mobile broadband networks are planned, in deployment or launched has now reached 50, according to a new publication from GSA - the Global mobile Suppliers Association.

Citing new GSA research, 102 operators in 50 countries have now committed to HSDPA of which 34 HSDPA networks have commercially launched services in 27 countries/territories, namely in the Americas (USA), APAC (Hong Kong, Malaysia, The Philippines, South Korea), Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Germany, Isle of Man, Italy, Lithuania, Madeira, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland) and the Middle East & Africa (Bahrain, Israel, Kuwait, South Africa, UAE).

GSA estimates that at least 63 HSDPA networks will have commercially launched by end 2006."

Posted to the site on 21st June 2006