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The Mobile Internet Report Key Themes*

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3G =<br />

<strong>Key</strong> to Ubiquitous Wireless <strong>Internet</strong> Connectivity<br />

Cellular networks (2.xG) have ubiquitous coverage – 6B (90%) global population coverage /<br />

4B+ subscribers on various cellular networks in 2009E<br />

3G increasingly adds <strong>Internet</strong> connectivity to ubiquitous coverage – optimized for data, not<br />

voice…512Kbit/second average download speed on par with basic fixed-line broadband speed 5<br />

years ago<br />

Global GSM / 3G* (WCDMA) Coverage Map, 2009<br />

Note: In addition to WCDMA, 3G standards also include HSPA, CDMA EV-DO and TD-SCDMA. Source: GSMA, 1/09.<br />

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