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European 3G subscriptions seen topping 100 million ^: D& u: Z. A9 c! G I t+ ~# e! l7 J4 C/ h
Reuters ( L3 H1 Y( h6 n+ [7 }- ATuesday, June 24, 2008; 9:18 AM! O7 b% x9 ]4 X, D
3 z K2 t6 ~( D( T' E/ iAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - European mobile carriers have crossed the 100 million mark with subscribers on their third-generation networks, market research firm Informa Telecoms and Media said. . q; c; h% `4 a( |7 L- J! ` @9 K5 ^0 _7 j* ~
At the end of May, Europe had 101.5 million 3G subscriptions out of a total of mobile subscriptions of 910.8 million, a 11.1 percent penetration, Informa said, adding it only counted devices that were actively used for voice or data services or both. 8 w) ^6 ]) o& j5 q2 }+ }3 g& S) D& r% h* v: Y
"A slight slowdown in the growth in WCDMA handset sales in Western Europe in (the first quarter) was counteracted by an acceleration in sales of WCDMA/HSPA data cards and modems, which boosted the size of the total 3G market, particularly in Sweden and Austria," the firm said. z( b! E% X* a& s4 i
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Mobile operators are increasingly looking to data services, provided over third-generation networks, to drive growth in mature markets where revenues from voice calls have begun to stagnate or fall. |2 V$ n7 N" ~# N2 q. {+ ?7 V
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Informa data shows that the percentage of 3G subscribers is highest in Sweden, Norway and Italy with well over 25 percent, followed by Portugal, Austria and Spain.
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