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Underlying Technology Improvements (Related to Scalability) + Falling Wireless Data<br />

Networking Equipment ASPs (Related to Low-Cost Manufacturers like Huawei + ZTE)<br />

Have Helped Carriers Scale Networks at Lower Relative Costs<br />

<strong>Mobile</strong> Broadband Cost per Bit Decreasing<br />

Exponentially w/ Each Generation of Technology<br />

Wireless Data Networking Equipment Cost<br />

Declining Rapidly from 2001 to 2008<br />

100%<br />

$3,000<br />

Network Cost per MByte as % of GPRS<br />

80%<br />

60%<br />

40%<br />

20%<br />

Lower Cost<br />

ASP<br />

$2,500<br />

$2,000<br />

$1,500<br />

$1,000<br />

$500<br />

Lower Cost<br />

0%<br />

GPRS<br />

EDGE<br />

(2.5G)<br />

WCDMA<br />

(3G)<br />

HSDPA<br />

(3.5G)<br />

HSPA+<br />

$0<br />

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008<br />

WCDMA GSM/GPRS/EDGE CDMA<br />

Source: Dell ‘Oro, Telstra, Nokia Siemens Networks, 2008.<br />

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