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qualcomm 2006 17
Redening wireless mobility.
ev-do networks
In North America, Verizon Wireless and Sprint
are now upgrading their nationwide networks.
Verizon Wireless plans to introduce a range of
new services, including instant messaging with
multimedia content, and packet-switched all-IP
VoIP. By the end of the second quarter of 2006,
10 million customers were taking advantage of
Verizon Wireless’ existing EV-DO service using
phones, PDAs and laptops with PC cards or
embedded EV-DO.
Also in the U.S., Sprint announced an EV-DO
Rev. A launch with plans to reach more than
200 million people nationwide, as well as an
agreement to use QUALCOMM’s QChat push-
to-talk solution. QChat will help Sprint in
migrating its current iDEN users to CDMA.
By calendar year-end 2006, the company
expects to offer mobile broadband data
services (using both EV-DO and EV-DO Rev. A)
in 220 major metropolitan areas.
strong outlook
Analysts predict that advanced 3G wireless
networks will serve 1.2 billion people by the
year 2010, accounting for 41 percent of the
global wireless subscriber base.1 In the same
period of time, the percent of users who
access broadband services will increase
dramatically, with EV-DO alone counting for
more than 340 million subscribers worldwide.
1
Source: Northern Sky Research.
Quarters noted are calendar quarters.
Source: Verizon Wireless Q3 06, Sprint Q3 06, Wireless Intelligence Q2 06.
Data Increasing Wireless Operator Revenue (Data Revenue as Percent of Total Revenue Per User)
verizon wireless (u.s.)
8.0%
13.0%
Q3 2005
Q3 2006
8.4%
14.1%
sprint (u.s.)
Q3 2005
Q3 2006
telecom italia mobile (italy)
22.0%
14.3%
Q2 2005
Q2 2006
global growth