Worldwide Wireless Subscriptions

• Worldwide

  • 140 million subscribers
  • 70% analog/30% digital
  • 56% annual growth rate
  • From 1996 to 2001, digital subscribers will grow from 50 million to 500 million
  • From 1999 on, % of total net increase will be digital

• GSM (GSM 900, DCS 1800, PCS 1900)

  • 35 million subscribers worldwide
    • 400,000 in U.S.
  • Selected by 208 carriers in 105 countries

• CDMA (IS-95)

  • 1.7 million subscribers worldwide
  • 1.4 million in Korea
  • 200,000 in U.S.

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