GSM Technology Family Surpasses 90% Market Share in Latin America

Published on: 1st Jan 1970: 1:33am

Based on data provided by Informa Telecoms & Media, 3G Americas has reported that the Latin America and Caribbean region had over 447 million total GSM-HSPA subscriptions as of third quarter of 2009. ­There were 119 GSM operators serving every country in the region, with 73 million new GSM-HSPA subscriptions added in the year ending September 2009.

The phenomenal uptake of UMTS-HSPA mobile broadband technology is evidenced by its growth; from fewer than 28,000 subscriptions in September 2007, up to 2.5 million by September 2008, and totaling nearly 12 million in September 2009 in Latin America and the Caribbean.

"The family of GSM wireless technologies has delivered a world-class technology success story in Latin America," commented Erasmo Rojas, Director of Latin America and the Caribbean for 3G Americas. "The number of UMTS-HSPA subscriptions in Latin America grew by 9.4 million in 12 months - an amazing 380 percent annual growth rate. Clearly, a strong HSPA footprint exists in the region today with 50 commercial networks in 23 countries."

Eva Benguigui, Senior Research Analyst at Informa, added, "Mobile Broadband connectivity has been the key service to propel the growth of UMTS-HSPA technology in the Latin America and Caribbean region due to the low household penetration of fixed broadband in most of the countries in the region."

 

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