US : The CDMA Development Group (CDG) announced that the CDMA industry continues to lead in 3G, achieved numerous milestones in 2006, including substantial subscriber growth, and witnessed an increased demand for wireless broadband services.

• With 100 million new subscribers in 2006, the number of CDMA users grew at a 24 percent per annum rate, for a total of 373.5 million cdmaOneTM and CDMA2000® subscribers worldwide.
• Up to 190 million CDMA2000 handsets were shipped in 2006, 28% of which had 1xEV-DO broadband capabilities.
• The demand for CDMA2000 1xEV-DO mobile broadband subscriptions dramatically increased with more than 30 million new additions in 2006, and 1xEV-DO now has 55 million global users, up from 24.4 million in 2005.
• The world’s first four CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Revision A (Rev. A) networks were launched in 4Q 2006, delivering on the promise of higher speed broadband access in both directions and significantly lower latencies.
  

“CDMA2000 operators continue to lead in the delivery of advanced 3G services,” said Perry LaForge, executive director of the CDG. “With Rev. A deployments coming online and Ultra Mobile BroadbandTM (UMB) on the horizon, we can expect to see this growth trend to continue. CDMA2000 operators have benefited from the technology’s innovation and market lead, and they are in a unique position to reap the rewards of enabling the delivery of a true mobile broadband experience.”