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Global WCDMA 'Family' subscriptions [total includes WCDMA + HSPA] Subscribers:    
Global HSPA Subscribers:  

Number of WCDMA Networks Launched:   320
Number of HSPA Networks Launched:   310
Number of HSPA+ Networks Launched:   57
Number of UMTS900 Networks Launched:   15

Percentage Split of WCDMA (Family) / HSPA Connections by Region:

RegionPercentage
WCDMA		Percentage
HSPA
Asia Pacific35%35%
Europe: Western32%30%
Europe: Eastern9%7%
USA/Canada9%17%
Americas6%5%
Middle East5%5%
Africa3%2%

Top Ten Countries Ranked by WCDMA (Family) / HSPA Penetration:

RegionPercentage
WCDMA		Percentage
HSPA
Korea, North100%0%
Japan70%20%
Australia60%47%
Korea, South60%60%
Iceland58%25%
Luxembourg50%8%
Brunei Darussalam48%9%
Austria45%24%
United Kingdom44%17%
Spain43%20%

Top Ten Operators Ranked by WCDMA (Family) / HSPA Connections:

OrganisationRegionConnections
WCDMA		Connections HSPA
NTT DOCOMOJapan54,162,20013,704,889
AT&T MobilityUnited States of America42,546,90342,546,903
SoftBank MobileJapan22,573,2006,633,158
SK TelecomKorea, South17,436,50417,436,504
KTKorea, South12,061,05012,061,050
VodafoneItaly11,636,1886,354,412
VodafoneGermany11,295,5116,190,890
Everything Everywhere (France Telecom / Deutsche Telekom)United Kingdom10,720,0003,859,200
O2 (Telefonica)United Kingdom9,810,6024,403,032
Movistar (Telefonica)Spain9,712,9884,835,605

Top Ten Operators Ranked by WCDMA (Family) / HSPA Net Additions (Quarterly):

OrganisationRegionConnections
WCDMA		Connections
HSPA
Everything Everywhere (France Telecom / Deutsche Telekom)United Kingdom5,418,0001,219,473
China UnicomChina2,736,0002,736,000
AT&T MobilityUnited States of America2,546,9032,546,903
Claro (America Movil)Brazil1,556,314489,758
T-MobileUnited States of America1,303,7181,131,474
VivoBrazil1,248,2161,248,216
Smart (PLDT)Philippines1,231,944528,438
SK TelecomKorea, South1,188,5351,188,535
XL (Axiata)Indonesia1,180,076309,386
MTS (Sistema)Russian Federation1,074,205823,280

Top Ten Operators Ranked by WCDMA (Family) / HSPA Growth Rates (Quarterly):

OrganisationRegionPercentage
WCDMA		Percentage
HSPA
Viva (Saudi Telecom)Bahrain428%428%
Tigo (Millicom)Rwanda253%265%
WIND Mobile (Globalive)Canada233%257%
Outremer TelecomGuadeloupe115%0%
Nepal TelecomNepal113%0%
Outremer TelecomFrench Guiana113%0%
Velcom (Telekom Austria)Belarus103%8,631%
Everything Everywhere (France Telecom / Deutsche Telekom)United Kingdom102%46%
Cosmote (OTE)Romania81%81%
BSNLIndia76%88%

Regional WCDMA (Family) / HSPA Growth Rates (Quarterly):

RegionPercentage
WCDMA		Percentage
HSPA
Americas25%31%
Africa16%13%
Middle East15%22%
Europe: Eastern11%21%
USA/Canada9%9%
Asia Pacific9%16%
Europe: Western6%15%

Regional WCDMA (Family) / HSPA Growth Rates (Year on Year):

RegionPercentage
WCDMA		Percentage
HSPA
Middle East180%205%
Americas162%224%
Europe: Eastern111%230%
Africa89%101%
USA/Canada63%62%
Asia Pacific38%87%
Europe: Western31%79%

 

[** ]  All subscriber numbers refer to the most recent quarter