3 billion GSM and UMTS/HSPA subscriptions and still growing!

Data Supplied by Informa Telecoms & Media

3 Billion subscriptions connected worldwide with the GSM family
of technologies—GSM, GPRS, EDGE and UMTS/HSPA

Headlines

12.22.08:: Mobile Connections Reach 4 Billion Worldwide

12.11.08:: Rogers Announces Canada's Fastest Mobile Network Just Got Faster and Bigger

12.08.08:: Huawei Unveils End-to-End HSPA+ Mobile Solution

12.05.08:: Ericsson and Telstra World's First to Deliver Mobile Broadband at 21Mbps in Commercial Network

12.04.08:: Nokia Siemens Networks First to Double EDGE Data Speeds with Downlink Dual Carrier Call

12.03.08:: 3G Americas Offers Free Webinar on EDGE, HSPA and LTE Broadband Innovation

12.01.08:: Nokia Siemens Networks Peers into the Ultra-fast Future with Groundbreaking Mobile Broadband Demonstration

11.25.08:: Nokia 6260 Slide - Made for High Speed Sharing

11.24.08:: China Mobile Selects Gemalto's Multimedia SIM Technology to Deploy Innovative Services and Applications for its Customers

11.24.08:: NTIA Head Opposes AWS-3 Auction Stipulations

What's New

Free Webinar! EDGE, HSPA and LTE Broadband Innovation with Peter Rysavy, Rysavy Research
Recorded Tuesday Dec 16

The Case for Evolved EDGE PowerPoint Presentation (PDF - 220 KB)

RCR Video: Chris Pearson on AWS-3, HSPA+ and LTE

HSPA Workshop Mobile World Congress 2008 - Presentations Now Available

Subscriber Charts and Statistics

Global 3G Status: UMTS/HSPA Deployments (PDF – 38 kb)

Features

New white papers

Security and Trust in Mobile Applications

By 3G Americas (October 2008)

This white paper discusses the issues for consumers and application providers with trust and security and the clear advantages provided by the GSM family of technologies placing them at the forefront of the mobile application space. (PDF – 513 KB)

Characterizing the Limitations of Third-Party EAS Over Cellular Text Messaging Services

By Patrick Traynor, Ph.D. (September 2008)

Research report written by Patrick Traynor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology, that discusses the reliability of text messaging or SMS as a method of communication for emergency notification services. (PDF – 1.16 MB)

EDGE, HSPA and LTE Broadband Innovation

By Rysavy Research and 3G Americas (September 2008)

This white paper discusses the significant evolution of EDGE, HSPA and LTE, the capabilities of these technologies, and an authoritative analysis relative to other primary competing technologies such as WiMAX, EV-DO and UMB. (PDF - 1 MB)

The Case for Evolved EDGE

By 3G Americas (August 2008)

3G Americas presents a white paper that discusses Evolved EDGE as another technology evolution option to GSM operators in their evolution to 3G and beyond. (PDF - 513 KB)

Defining 4G: Understanding the ITU Process for the Next Generation of Wireless Technology

By 3G Americas (updated August 2008)

3G Americas provides an update to this white paper (originally published in July 2007) on the International Telecommunication Union’s progress toward establishing an agreed and globally accepted definition of 4G wireless systems and provides a roadmap for the future beyond 3G. (PDF - 225 KB)

UMTS Evolution from 3GPP Release 7 to Release 8: HSPA and SAE/LTE

By 3G Americas (updated June 2008)

3G Americas provides an update on this collaborative paper (published July 2007) on 3GPP activity on Release 7 and provides a detailed overview of the enhanced features of Release 8 as it nears its completion in the technology standardization process at the end of 2008. (PDF - 1 MB)

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3G Americas unites mobile operators and manufacturers of GSM family of wireless technologies – GSM, EDGE, UMTS/HSPA and LTE.

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