Vincent Neil

Know the research report that FIND organization delivered a few days ago to reveal, the number of users of cellular telephone of Taiwan was 23,640,000 in the second quarter of 2007 by scheme of money of Taiwan, the mobile phone popularity is 103.2%.

The report quotes the communication of Taiwan and propagates the committee (NCC) Data display,cellular telephone number of users of Taiwan of quarter second 2007 for 23,640,000 households, mobile phone popularity ( Number of users of the mobile phone divided by total numbers of people) It is 103.2%, that is to say every 100 residents in Taiwan hold about more than 103 mobile phones.

The mobile phone popularity of Taiwan, has been up to 113% peak (the number of users of 2G cell-phone of the third quarter of 2003 has been 25,844,000 in the third quarter of 2003, the users not including air shower and other systems at that time are inclusive) ,Become the first in the world, after and then go through the telecommunication operator and amalgamate, clear up zero degree users successivelying, the mobile phone popularity glides progressively, until 3G begins to run, the popularity soars up once again, so far tops 100% of the high point.

The report claims, the total number of 2G cellphone subscribers of the second quarter of 2007 of Taiwan is for 17,168,000 (include WAP and GPRS users) ,More previously quarter is reduced by 4.1%, but 3G and air shower's user increased by 14.3% in more previously season, reached 6,474,000. The total number of mobile phone users, promoted by 0.3% slightly in more previously season. At present, 3G and total number of air shower's users, have already occupied 27.4% of the total amount of the cellular telephone of Taiwan, over 1/4 of the bottom sills for the first time.

Say, Taiwan 3G users reached 5,039,000 in the second quarter of 2007, increased by 18.4% in more previously season, the snowball of 3G users has already become the trend of the cellular telephone of Taiwan. 3G number of users, in the total number of cellphone subscribers, the proportion, from 18% of the previous quarter, 21.5% which rise to this quarter at one blow, reveal the mobile communication users of Taiwan are shifting the network to 3G progressively.

The report shows, on the quantity of the short information of cell phone, the total amount of the characters message of second quarter of 2007 of Taiwan (April is to Jun.'s summation) Up to 1,027 million, reduce by 36,550,000 than the total amount of the previous season. Because it happens to be during New Year in annual the first quarter in this, one paying New Year call in message will often produce huge amout to count. Counting according to the population number, per person, resident of Taiwan, sends 44.8 messages in the second quarter of 2007. It is 342 million that the short creed of single monthly average in the second quarter of 2007 is counted, the most with May, reaches 350 million high in the single moon. Since October of 2006, already is continuously 9 piece monthly to break through 300 million per month.

The report claims, data users are 10,273,000 to surf the Net in movement in the second quarter of 2007 of Taiwan, increased by 0.8% in more previously quarter. But WAP of quarter little to drop 0.8% in user, GPRS user decline 15.2%, the main force of growing up still lies in 3G data user and air shower user, 14.1% of growth of more previous season. At present, the chief users of Mobile Data of Taiwan have already topped ten million in two quarters continuously, having nearly accounted for half of the population in Taiwan, this means moving the data service respect of surfing the Net, 3G data service replacing traditional GPRS to serve, soars up continuously actively.