Juniper Forecasts Mobile Broadband Users to Pass One Billion by 2012
“HSPA’s in-service status in 2007 makes it already the most advanced mobile broadband technology, with many further deployments due in the near and medium term,” said report author Howard Wilcox. “For the 3G service provider base, HSPA represents a software upgrade rather than a new network investment. HSPA will also benefit from technology ‘leap’ subscribers in the developing nations, and handset churn elsewhere, with users migrating to HSPA-based broadband as the norm.”
The study added that Mobile WiMAX will likely see single digital percent proportion of the global mobile broadband subscriber base by 2012, but could likely see substantial growth afterward.