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Global HSPA connections will pass the 150 million mark by the end of the summer, the GSM Association has announced. With more than 300 networks across 127 countries and approaching 1500 HSPA enabled devices readily available, HSPA has firmly established itself as the world’s dominant mobile broadband technology and the fastest adopted mobile technology of all time.
According to Wireless Intelligence, the following regions are driving global HSPA connection growth:
- AsiaPac accounts for almost 50 million live HSPA connections today and will have over 56 million by this September
- EMEA HSPA connections will pass the 50 million mark any day and will have reached almost 60 million by the end of September this year
- The US currently has almost 32 million HSPA connections with the number expected to rise to nearly 37 million by this September
- The Americas will have just over four million connections by the end of September
The phenomenal growth of HSPA is set to continue, with 200 million connections expected by Q1 2010.
These stats really just back up a lot of the stories I have written regarding HSPA and its growing (and continuing) success – it’s proving to be a great fill-in technology whilst the ins and outs of 4G (LTE) are being sorted out…
If you aren’t yet satiated on this topic and want to know more, you can check out http://hspa.gsmworld.com
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Ben Robinson
Ben is a 10+ year veteran of the Mobile industry – starting his career when SMS was a still a relatively new concept for most people (!), he has now consulted on everything from bleeding-edge Mobile content, to the next-gen accessories you might view it on. As a result he has a broad and deep knowledge in numerous areas of Mobile – from network operators to device vendors, to infrastructure and middleware vendors (not to mention content delivery) – and has worked for companies in all of these areas! He is based in the UK, a hotbed of activity for mobile, and recently became a father for the second time – as oppose to in his younger years when he was happy spend time tweaking all manner of mobile devices to 'nth' degree, he now looks for services and hardware that provide the most efficient, compact, and reliable improvements to his already manic life! It’s his opinion that Mobile solutions should be there to help to make your life better – if a particular solution (be it service or device) isn’t doing this, he believes you need to ask the very important question of why you continue to use it... His focus at IntoMobile is mainly on Mobile content, services, and infrastructure, particularly as regards the UK market – and with the occasional look at devices. Additionally, using his extensive experience in the industry, he will provide commentary on the industry at large, with regular (and hopefully thought-provoking) articles.
