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4Q 2002 CDMA Subscribers Statistics

CDMA2000 Subscriber Growth History: January 2001 through February 2003*

 
2001   2002   2003
Jan-01
16,000
Jan-02
4,531,000
Jan-03
35,581,000
Feb-01
25,000
Feb-02
6,253,000
Feb-03 38,560,000
Mar-01
46,000
Mar-02
7,604,000
   
Apr-01
102,000
Apr-02
8,641,000
   
May-01
211,000
May-02
10,000,000
   
Jun-01
418,000
Jun-02 13,370,000    
Jul-01
714,000
Jul-02 15,032,000    
Aug-01 1,160,000 Aug-02 16,781,100    
Sep-01 1,634,000 Sep-02
23,841,000    
Oct-01
2,347,000
Oct-02 25,434,000    
Nov-01
3,031,000
Nov-02 27,302,000    
Dec-01
3,650,000
Dec-02 32,605,000    

*Reported by the CDMA Development Group February 2003

CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
September 1997 through December 2002

 

 
Number of CDMA Subscribers
Asia-Pacific North America Caribbean & Latin America Europe, Middle East & Africa Total
Sep-97
3,350,000
900,000
-
-
4,250,000
Dec-97
6,300,000
1,500,000
-
-
7,800,000
Mar-98
7,100,000
2,000,000
124,500
500
9,225,000
Jun-98
8,760,000
3,230,000
139,000
1,000
12,130,000
Sep-98
11,200,000
4,500,000
285,000
15,000
16,000,000
Dec-98
14,900,000
6,800,000
1,215,000
85,000
23,000,000
Mar-99
18,000,000
8,800,000
1,550,000
165,000
28,515,000
Jun-99
20,805,754
10,613,440
1,963,081
239,270
33,621,544
Sep-99
24,824,315
12,913,183
3,033,362
369,270
41,140,130
Dec-99
28,000,000
16,500,000
5,100,000
500,000
50,100,000
Mar-00
31,700,000
18,500,000
6,520,000
565,000
57,285,000
Jun-00
33,470,000
23,100,000
8,675,000
680,000
65,925,000
Sep-00
33,510,000
26,500,000
10,130,000
862,000
71,002,000
Dec-00
35,730,000
28,700,000
14,950,000
1,060,000
80,440,000
Mar-01
39,617,000
33,843,000
15,900,000
1,043,000
90,403,000
Jun-01
39,906,000
37,952,000
17,230,000
1,225,000
96,313,000
Sep-01
40,200,000
43,404,000
18,205,000
1,375,000
103,184,000
Dec-01
41,380,000
48,421,000
19,900,000
1,650,000
111,351,000
Mar-02
43,480,000
52,890,000
22,023,000
1,825,000
120,218,000
Jun-02
45,250,000
55,600,000
24,100,000
2,200,000
127,150,000
Sep-02
48,700,000
58,400,000
25,500,000
2,300,000
134,900,000
Dec-02
54,600,000
62,500,000
27,200,000
2,400,000
146,700,000

 

 
Percent of Total
Asia-Pacific North America Caribbean & Latin America Europe, Middle East & Africa Total
Sep-97
78.8%
21.2%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
Dec-97
80.8%
19.2%
0.0%
0.0%
100.0%
Mar-98
77.0%
21.7%
1.3%
0.01%
100.0%
Jun-98
72.2%
26.6%
1.1%
0.01%
100.0%
Sep-98
70.0%
28.1%
1.8%
0.1%
100.0%
Dec-98
64.8%
29.6%
5.3%
0.4%
100.0%
Mar-99
63.1%
30.9%
5.4%
0.6%
100.0%
Jun-99
61.9%
31.6%
5.8%
0.7%
100.0%
Sep 99
60.3%
31.4%
7.4%
0.9%
100.0%
Dec 99
55.9%
32.9%
10.2%
1.0%
100.0%
Mar-00
55.3%
32.3%
11.4%
1.0%
100.0%
Jun-00
50.8%
35.0%
13.2%
1.0%
100.0%
Sep-00
47.2%
37.3%
14.3%
1.2%
100.0%
Dec-00
44.4%
35.7%
18.6%
1.3%
100.0%
Mar-01
43.8%
37.4%
17.6%
1.2%
100.0%
Jun-01
41.4%
39.4%
17.9%
1.3%
100.0%
Sep-01
39.0%
42.1%
17.6%
1.3%
100.0%
Dec-01
37.2%
43.5%
17.9%
1.5%
100.0%
Mar-02
36.2%
44.0%
18.3%
1.5%
100.0%
Jun-02
35.6%
43.7%
19.0%
1.7%
100.0%
Sep-02 36.0% 43.29% 18.9% 1.7% 100.0%
Dec-02 37.2% 42.6% 18.5% 1.7% 100.0%

Note: prior to March 1998 the Caribbean and Mexico are included in North America; after March 1998 they are included in Caribbean & Latin America.

Asia Pacific CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
September 1997 through December 2002

North America CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
September 1997 through December 2002

Caribbean & Latin America CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
March 1998 through December 2002

Europe, Middle East & Africa CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
March 1998 through December 2002

CDMA Worldwide Subscriber Growth Analysis:
One Year Period December 2001 through December 2002
and Fourth Quarter 2002: October, November, December

  Worldwide Growth
One Year
4th Quarter 2002
Region
Sept-02 Subscribers
Dec 01 - Dec 02
Percent Growth
Sept 02 - Dec 02
Percent Growth
Asia Pacific
54,600,000
13,220,000
32%
5,900,000
12%
North America
62,500,000
14,079,000
29%
4,100,000
7%
Caribbean & Latin America
27,200,000
7,300,000
37%
1,700,000
7%
Europe, Middle East & Africa
2,400,000
750,000
45%
100,000
4%
Total
146,700,000
35,349,000
32%
11,800,000
9%

CDMA Worldwide Subscriber Growth Analysis:
One Year December 2001 to December 2002

Worldwide Increase: 35,349,000

  Asia Pacific North America Caribbean & Latin America Europe, Middle East & Africa
Subscriber Number Increases from Dec 01 - Dec 02 13,220,000 14,079,000 7,300,000 750,000

 

*Subscribers as of 4th Quarter 2002

*Reported by the CDMA Development Group, December 2002

*These subscriber numbers are estimates provided by third parties on a quarterly basis and have not been independently verified by CDG*

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