Reporting on the global evolution of 3G with GSM/EDGE, WCDMA and HSPA, the report said:
- 91 WCDMA networks have entered commercial service; an increase of 31 during 2005. A further 6 networks are at the pre-commercial stage. This means that two-thirds of the global total of 146 WCDMA license holders have launched 3G services, or are very near to doing so.
- The number of WCDMA subscribers reached 34.8 million at end September 2005, an increase of 106.6% this year.
- 226 models of WCDMA devices are in the market, with 60 models coming in the last 6 months (over 36% increase). This figure includes 12 devices which support HSDPA.
- 121 out of 172 GSM/EDGE network deployments have entered commercial service in 70 countries.
- 57 operators are operating or deploying combined EDGE-WCDMA networks.
- 174 models of GSM/EDGE devices, an increase of 52% in 6 months, are in the market. This includes 25 devices, which support EDGE and WCDMA.
