Technology

GSM to hit one billion subscriber mark by 2004

The GSM Association predicts that the number of GSM mobile phone subscribers worldwide will hit the one billion mark during late 2003 or early 2004.

Staff Writer January 13, 2003

The association estimates that at the end of 2002 there were 787 million GSM subscribers across 190 countries of the world. During 2002 more than 160 million new customers bought a GSM based mobile phone. Since 1997, the number of subscribers has increased tenfold.

The number of data enabled GPRS networks commercially deployed currently stands at the 140 mark, with a further 40 currently in construction. GPRS technology required for networks to offer new data services such as Mobile Multimedia Services (MMS) including picture messages and other wireless applications.

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