ComScore says the United States has caught up with Western Europe in the adoption of 3G, with 28.4 percent of American mobile subscribers having 3G devices versus 28.3 percent in the largest countries in Europe.
The number of U.S. subscribers with 3G enabled devices has grown 80 percent to 64.2 million during the past year. The only individual major European countries exceeding the U.S. in 3G penetration are Italy and Spain.
The CTIA says there were 255 million wireless subscribers in the United States at the end of 2007.
“For years, the American mobile industry has aspired to the level of sophistication of the European market,” observed Mark Donovan, senior vice president and senior analyst, comScore.
India is now the second largest wireless market in the world, topping the 258 million total wireless subscribers in the United States this Spring. China is by far the largest wireless market on the globe, with a subscriber base of 574.63 million by the end of March, 2008.
According to Wikipedia:
- India is the fastest-growing telecom market in the world thanks to India’s large population, low telephony penetration levels, and rise in consumer income.
- China has 362 million landline phones [27 per 100 persons] and 565 million [42 per 100 persons] cellular phones (February 2008).
This May, comScore bought M:Metrics, a leader in mobile measurement.
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