US 3G market penetration out paces Europe
By Will Park on Thursday, September 4th, 2008 at 11:08 AM PST In Announcements, Financial/Corporate News, Research
It looks like our immature, underdeveloped 3G wireless network infrastructure hasn’t stopped the US from passing-up Western Europe in terms of 3G subscribers. According to comScore, 28.4% of US wireless subscribers have hopped on board the 3G bandwagon. Compare that to the 28.3% of western European wireless customers with 3G handsets in tow, and it’s apparent that the US has edged past Europe in 3G market penetration.
The US has seen an 80% increases in 3G usage since last year, which is impressive to say the least. With 3G handsets like the iPhone 3G and the Samsung Instinct burning up the 3G networks of AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sprint (NYSE: S) alike, it makes sense that the US has one-upped Europe in the 3G-game. And, with all new worthwhile handsets sporting 3G radios, the US isn’t likely to see much decline in 3G usage.
Heh by reading comment in Engadget you can pretty much get the image of how accurate this “study” is
Interesting, though bogus, conclusions.
Since the study stopped at June 2008, the iPhone 3G had NOTHING to do with the increase.
Nor the Instinct.
I believe that, surprisingly, the RAZR is the most popular 3G device in the USA. And is also far and away the most common browsing device in the USA.
wait till T-Mobile 3G is active in more markets, then penetration will keep going up