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Operators of
EV-DO networks
73
Operators of
WCDMA networks
222 million
3G subscribers
reported worldwide
japan
> KDDI’s EZ Chaku-uta Full,™ utilizing EV-DO,
now allows users to download full-length
songs to their phones. Launched in
November 2004, downloads hit the 20
million mark by September 2005.
> Vodafone Japan launched 3G location-
based services in October 2005.
> NTT DoCoMo’s WCDMA subscribers neared
the 15 million mark in July 2005.
greater china
China Unicom
> Launched 47 new CDMA2000 handset
models in 2005.
> Posted more than 32.2 million CDMA
subscribers as of October 2005.
> China Unicom conducted trials of EV-DO and
China Mobile conducted trials of WCDMA.
In the Region
> In Hong Kong, H3G, SUNDAY, SmarTone-
Vodafone and CSL now offer WCDMA services.
> Hong Kong-based H3G reported 10 million 3G
subscribers worldwide as of October 2005.
> In Macau, China Unicom launched a
CDMA2000 network in October 2005.
> In Taiwan, Taiwan Mobile, Chunghwa
Telecom, and FarEasTone now offer WCDMA.
> In Croatia and Hungary, T-Mobile launched
WCDMA service.
> In Tadjikistan, TT Mobile launched WCDMA
service in July 2005.
> In Poland, Polkomtel announced the
expansion of its WCDMA service beginning
in February 2005.
> In Hungary, Pannon GSM launched WCDMA
service in October 2005.
> SkyLink signed an agreement to offer
BREW services on its CDMA450 networks
(now deployed in 19 regions of the Russian
Federation).
south korea
> SK Telecom’s mobile music service “MelOn,”
based on EV-DO, served two million sub-
scribers in less than a year after its launch.
SK Telecom currently offers over 150 3G
devices based on CDMA2000 1X, EV-DO
and WCDMA services.
> Samsung launched the fi rst phone with
a built-in hard drive (1.5 GB) at KTF
in February.
> 3G subscribers in South Korea reached
35.4 million in September (93% of
all subscribers).
> EV-DO service now reaches 12 million
subscribers in South Korea (31.6% of
all subscribers).
india
> In India, the 3G CDMA subscriber base
surpassed the 14 million mark as of
October 2005.
> Reliance Infocomm launched international
roaming services to fi ve countries and
reported more than 14 million CDMA
subscribers as of November 2005.
> Tata Indicom’s subscriber base passed the
fi ve million mark in September 2005.
> Seven very low-end CDMA2000 phones
launched in India this year. LG Electronics,
Huawei and ZTE all offer 3G phones in India
for under $50.
> Indian wireless operator Bharat Sanchar
Nigam Ltd. is now deploying CDMA2000
for rural markets.
southeast asia / asia pacifi c
> In Cambodia, Cambodia Shinawatra Co. Ltd.
launched CDMA2000 service in October 2004.
> In Singapore, SingTel, StarHub and MobileOne
all selected WCDMA technology for
their networks.
> ZTE Corporation announced plans to roll
out an EV-DO network for Vietnam Power
Telecom in 2005.
> Vodafone New Zealand launched WCDMA
service in August 2005.
> In Australia, Telstra launched EV-DO
services and Vodafone Australia launched
WCDMA services in late 2005.