By 2013 there will be 90 million subscribers to wireless services to the next generation

The number of subscribers to wireless services next generation, including those that will use WiMax technology and LTE, will be by 2013 at least 90 million. man. It is expected that the mass movement of customers on the technology of 4G- networks will begin in 2010. Analysts at research firm ABI Research suggests that in 2013 there will be the world's 720 million. Subscribers to the service using HSPA, but a further transition to LTE is unlikely to be widespread, since it is doubtful the need for speed 100 Mbit / s for wireless devices against the increasing demands of the frequency spectrum available to the operator -specific, writes Telecoms.
It should be noted that the number of mobile connections in the world is so far 3.3 billion. and m. e. numerically half the world population was able to use the cordless phone 26 years after it was put into operation the first mobile communication network. However, this does not mean that half of the earthlings have a cell phone. Researchers estimate that approximately 90 % of the population are able to use cell phones. This means that 40% are technically possible, but for one reason or another, do not use wireless communications systems.
Source:. Nag. ru.