Over 4 Billion GSM and WCDMA-HSPA
Subscribers Globally

3G/WCDMA subscribers including HSPA
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Fast Facts - Updated August 26, 2010

Over 4.45 billion GSM, WCDMA-HSPA subscriptions (Q2 10 - Informa Telecoms and Media figures, data as at July 23, 2010)

According to analysis by GSA: GSM/WCDMA has 89.7% worldwide mobile subscriptions market share

The BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India, and China together account for over 1.632 billion GSM subscriptions

China: 700 million GSM, WCDMA subscriptions milestone passed in Q2 2010

India: 500 million GSM, WCDMA subscriptions milestone passed in Q2 2010

APAC: 2 billion GSM, WCDMA subscriptions milestone passed in April 2010

Americas (Central, Latin, and Caribbean): 500 million GSM, WCDMA subscriptions milestone passed in June 2010

529.6 million WCDMA subs globally including HSPA including an estimated 380 million HSPA subs

Key Facts from latest GSA surveys and reports:

543 GSM/EDGE network commitments in 198 countries; 531 networks launched in 196 countries (GSA survey: August 19, 2010)

3G/WCDMA: 357 operators launched in 148 countries (GSA survey: June 30, 2010)

98.8% of commercial WCDMA operators also launched HSPA

401 HSPA operator commitments in 154 countries (GSA survey: June 30, 2010)

353 HSPA operators commercially launched in 147 countries

18 UMTS900 i.e. HSPA900 networks commercially launched (GSA survey: July 12, 2010)

288 HSDPA networks have launched 3.6 Mbps (peak) downlink service or higher = 81.5% of commercial HSDPA operators (GSA)

205 commercial HSDPA networks, i.e 58%, support 7.2 Mbps (peak) or higher (GSA)

116 HSPA+ network commitments in 54 countries (GSA survey: June 30, 2010)

63 HSPA+ networks have entered commercial service in 35 countries

50 HSPA+ devices launched in the market (GSA survey, July 12, 2010)

2,579 HSDPA devices launched by 235 suppliers (GSA survey, July 12, 2010)

1,893 devices support 3.6 Mbps peak or higher (excl. notebooks, e-book readers)

1,158 devices support 7.2 Mbps peak or higher (excl. notebooks, e-book readers)

118 HSUPA networks launched in 60 countries, plus another 8 network commitments/deployments (GSA survey: June 30, 2010)

724 HSUPA devices launched (excl. notebooks, e-book readers)

1,957 HSPA devices (93%) operate in 2100 MHz band (excl. notebooks, e-book readers)

940 HSPA devices operate in 850 MHz band (excl. notebooks, e-book readers)

690 tri-band HSPA devices 850/1900/2100 MHz (excl. notebooks, e-book readers)

401 HSPA devices operate in 900 MHz band (UMTS900) (excl. notebooks, e-book readers)

735 HSPA devices incorporate 802.11 WiFi (excl. notebooks, e-book readers)

663 HSPA devices incorporate GPS/positioning functionality

Over 70% of HSPA network operator commitments also committed to EDGE

Around 83% of HSDPA devices also support GSM/EDGE

101 LTE network commitments in 41 countries (GSA survey: August 26, 2010)

Includes 3 commercially launched LTE networks, in Norway, Sweden and Uzbekistan

31 additional pre-commitment operator trials

Up to 22 LTE networks expected to be in commercial service by end 2010

Around 50 LTE networks expected to be in commercial service by end 2012

Over 2.5 billion GSM, WCDMA and HSPA subscriptions in commercial HSPA-enabled networks worldwide

NOTES

1/ Key Facts are also summarized in a convenient downloadable chart at www.gsacom.com/news/statistics.php4

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