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According to a new research report from Berg Insight, HSPA accounted for 11.6% of the total number of broadband connections in Europe at the end of 2008. The number grew by 74% year-on-year in 2008 to reach 14.6 million and is forecasted to continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 30% to 70 million in 2014.
As for the North American market, it has evolved at a slower pace, with mobile broadband accounting for just 4.5% of the total number of connections. However, between 2008 and 2014, this market is forecasted to grow at CAGR of 43% to reach 35 million subscribers at the end of the period.
The analyst firm further predicts that mobile broadband will become a standard feature in portable PCs which will have integrated wireless modems.
Commenting on the release, Berg Insight’s Telecom Analyst Marcus Persson said: “Tomorrow’s broadband service providers will have to offer their subscribers multiple access methods.” He went on predicting that LTE will become the technology of choice outside of the home, while bandwidth hungry services such as IPTV still require fixed broadband.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
