Friday, August 29, 2003
The ITU newslog
Val Feldmann sent me the link to the newslog of the ITU Strategy and Policy Unit. It looks like a good way to keep up with international telecom news. For example, a post dated Aug 27 is carrying mobile telephony statistics, which ranks China Mobile as the world's largest mobile phone company.
According to statistics cited by the GSM Association (GSMA), China Mobile is currently the largest mobile operator in the world, with 153.1 mln GSM users. China Unicom is the world's second largest mobile operator, with 82 mln total users, of which 71.8 mln are GSM users. For a sense of scale, China Unicom has more GSM customers than the customer bases of the world's three largest CDMA operators (Verizon, SKT, Sprint) combined. China is not only the largest mobile services market in the world, but has recently also become the world's largest manufacturer of cellular phones.
According to statistics cited by the GSM Association (GSMA), China Mobile is currently the largest mobile operator in the world, with 153.1 mln GSM users. China Unicom is the world's second largest mobile operator, with 82 mln total users, of which 71.8 mln are GSM users. For a sense of scale, China Unicom has more GSM customers than the customer bases of the world's three largest CDMA operators (Verizon, SKT, Sprint) combined. China is not only the largest mobile services market in the world, but has recently also become the world's largest manufacturer of cellular phones.
