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Backman
22-11-2007, 08:55 AM
US : 3G Americas announced that the GSM technology family's market share in the Western Hemisphere -- North America, Central and South America, and the Caribbean -- has grown nine percentage points in the past twelve months, to 62%, up from 53% at the end of third quarter 2006. The GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA deployment strategy is gaining global traction, with nearly 150 joint EDGE/UMTS networks commercially available.

3G Americas also reports almost 200 commercial UMTS networks, 150 of which are enhanced by HSDPA, and most UMTS operators are expected to upgrade network services with HSPA (HSDPA+HSUPA) building a truly global platform for ubiquitous wireless data services.

Read Full story plus photo here (http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Nov2007/5461.htm)