Vincent Neil

According to newest statistics of Information Institute of academy of telecommunication of Ministry of Information Industry, up to June of this year, the global WCDMA user's quantity is up to 127 million totally, cdma20001x user's quantity is up to 290 million totally, cdma20001xEV-DO user's quantity is up to 69,300,000 totally. Among them, the first half of this year, global newly-increased 29 millionWCDMA user, newly-increased 19,700,000cdma20001x user, newly-increased 14,300,000cdma20001xEV-DO user, the global 3G market has kept the momentum of steady growth.

Read since releasing the situation of 3G licence, by June of this year, the whole world issued 217 3G licences together, deduct 3G licence already returned, there are 207 valid 3G licences held by the operator. Among them, having released 12 3G licences together in January - June of 2007, these licences all come from developing countries and the area.

According to quantity of the global 3G business network, until June of this year, have disposed 171 WCDMA business networks together in the whole world, 128 HSDPA business networks, 218 cdma20001x business networks, 71 cdma20001xEV-DO business networks. The global 3G business network disposes and demonstrates the following characteristic:

(1)HSDPA business network disposes and accelerates. To HSDPA network, only need to realize the upgrade of the software to WCDMA network because of the staging, so a lot of operators opening WCDMA business network newly, opened HSDPA business network at the same time. This made HSDPA in the second year when the business network begin to dispose, the quantity that his network disposed exceeded WCD-MA business network. By June of this year, HSDPA business network disposed in the whole world accounted for 74.8% of WCDMA business network.

(2)WCDMA surging position in Europe is firm. As birthplace of WCDMA, Europe WCDMA business network dispose the quantity and occupy the first place in every area straight. By June of this year, Europe disposed 98 WCDMA business networks together, 57.31% accounting for WCDMA business network and disposing the total number. January - June of this year, Europe has disposed 6 WCDMA business networks together, it is WCDMA business network that disposes one of most areas (Middle East and Africa dispose 6 WCD-MA business networks) .

(3)Cdma20001x builds center to turn to Middle East and Africa. By June of this year, cdma20001x that Middle East and Africa area dispose reaches 53, accounts for 24.31% that cdma20001x always adds up to quantity. In January - June of this year, Middle East and Africa area dispose 5 cdma20001x business networks together, disposes the most area of cdma20001x business network. Cdma20001x business network disposes in the fast expansion of the area of Middle East and Africa, makes cdma20001x business network total quantity of this area occupy the first of the whole world.

According to global 3G user's growth pattern, mainly present two major characteristics:

(1)WCDMA users develop and is obviously faster than cdma2000. In January - June of this year, the scale of WCDMA user of every area presents the momentum of snowball, newly-increased users exceed the same period of 2006. It is estimated by the end of this year, the global WCDMA user's quantity will be up to 210 million, will increase about 100 million users newly.

(2)Development of European WCDMA user's scale raises speed. In 2006, Europe replaced the position of Asian-Pacific area, became WCDMA user's plentiful area. By June of this year, WCDMA number of users of Europe reaches 87,790,000 totally, share in total WCDMA users rose to 55.5% from 51.2% of 2006 too. But the share of WCDMA user in Asian-Pacific area is dropped from 46.5% of 2006 to for 40.3% of June of 2007.