Mobile broadband to take off after 2008
Mobile broadband connections are expected to reach 40 million worldwide by the end of 2008, according to figures released Thursday by Wireless Intelligence.
By 2010, WCDMA HSDPA is expected to represent around 45 percent of total WCDMA cellular connections, exceeding GSM connections by the end of this decade.
Wireless Intelligence, which is a joint venture between analyst firm Ovum Ltd. and the GSM Association, a trade body for mobile phone operators, expects a fast adoption cycle for mobile broadband particularly in the Asia Pacific. Senior analyst at Wireless, Joss Gillet, said WCDMA HSDPA will be commercially present in more than 60 countries by the end of next year.
