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The GSM Association (GSM) has recently presented its latest statistics to demonstrate how HSPA and HSPA+ are fast becoming the de-facto global mobile broadband technologies and “lead the way in bridging the digital divide.”
At the moment, there are 245 commercially available HSPA networks supporting more than 125 million live connections in 107 countries. A further 65 HSPA networks are either being deployed, in trial or planned with an average of 4 million mobile broadband connections being added globally on a monthly basis. Moreover, there are 1,380+ HSPA enabled devices offered by 134 different suppliers worldwide.
As for HSPA’s competition, GSMA’s CMO Michael O’Hara said that WiMAX is a complimentary technology to HSPA and will “play a niche role.” “HSPA and HSPA+ have the global pedigree and supporting ecosystem to bring Internet coverage to the masses, creating economies of scale to deliver an affordable global broadband solution,” he added.
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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.
