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CDMA2000 extends 3G dominance

According to figures published by the CDMA Development Group (CDG), 99% of all 3G subscribers worldwide are currently using CDMA2000. By the end of July there were 15 million CDMA2000 users around the world and, according to the CDG, 1.8 million new subscribers are being signed up every month. During the first seven months of 2002 11 new CDMA2000 networks were launched, taking the total number of CDMA2000 operators to 18. The success of CDMA2000 has been most pronounced in the Korean and Japanese markets. In stark contrast, NTT DoCoMo has connected just 130,000 subscribers to its W-CDMA service FOMA and has set a much less ambitious target of garnering 6 million 3G customers by 2005.

Marek Pawlowski

Marek Pawlowski is the founder of MEX. Since 1995, he has focused the MEX business on helping digital industries to develop better, more profitable products through improved understanding of user behaviour with mobile devices and wireless networks. MEX is best known for its events, research and consulting, which balance commercial, technical and user insights to define the future of mobile user experience.

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