The 3.5 G networks increase their market penetration

The 3.5G networks, also known as HSDPA, has grown 69% in the last year according to the study made by the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), which represents the majority of GSM/3G operators in the world.

Today there are 166 commercial HSDPA networks in 75 countries. Addition to 38 new networks are about to be released so that the figure would reach 204 in 89 countries. The distribution continents by Western Europe with 61 wins plus 34 from Eastern Europe compared with 35 in Asia, 20 in Africa and 15 in South America.

At least 60% of the combined GSM or EDGE operators with 3.5G services to provide both broadband and mobile protocol oldest still maintains a very broad quota for users who do not opt for broadband. The key for this technology is being increasingly taking their ease is to be installed in existing networks, since they just need the software update as opposed to the WIMAX that requires a change in hardware and infrastructure dedicated.