GSM users now half a billion strong
GSM users now half a billion strong The number of GSM users in the world has now reached the half billion mark, according to industry bodies and research organizations - and approximately forty percent of them are connected over a network supplied by Ericsson, the world's leading supplier of 2G, 2.5G and 3G networks. Using the world's most widely deployed mobile standard, GSM users can roam to more than 168 countries, taking their voice and data services with them. Emerging as the mainstream standard globally, GSM/GPRS provides a strong foundation for the 3G mobile Internet services to be