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3Q 2009 Subscribers Statistics

 

Subscriber Definitions
CDMA2000 512 Million includes 3G - CDMA2000 1X & 1xEV-DO
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO 136 Million includes 3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO only
CDMA 517 Million includes 2G - cdmaOne, 3G - CDMA2000 1X & 1xEV-DO

3G - CDMA2000 Subscriber Growth History: September 2001 through September 2009*

  Number of 3G - CDMA2000 Subscribers by Region
(includes CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel. 0 & 1xEV-DO Rev. A)
Asia-Pacific
North America
Caribbean & Latin America
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Total
Sep-01
1,634,000
-
-
-
1,634,000
Sep-02
16,678,000
7,080,000
33,000
50,000
23,841,000
Sep-03
39,672,000
24,605,000
1,865,000
600,000
66,742,000
Sep-04
65,200,000
54,900,000
5,900,000
1,300,000
127,300,000
Sep-05
98,100,000
82,200,000
17,500,000
2,400,000
200,200,000
Sep-06
134,200,000
104,600,000
56,500,000
6,600,000
301,900,000
Sep-07
194,800,000
129,300,000
65,100,000
11,200,000
400,400,000
Sep-08
242,000,000
145,200,000
51,000,000
2,650,000
4,880,000
17,420,000
463,150,000
Sep-09
279,800,000
156,850,000
38,200,000
4,740,000
6,120,000
26,200,000
511,910,000

 

3G - CDMA2000 Subscribers Percent Total by Region


3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Subscriber Growth History: September 2002 through September 2009

  Number of 3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Subscribers by Region
(includes CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rel. 0 & 1xEV-DO Rev. A)
Asia-Pacific North America Caribbean & Latin America Europe Middle East Africa Total
Sep-02
34,000
-
-
-
34,000
Sep-03
2,965,000
-
3,000
-
2,968,000
Sep-04
9,912,000
76,000
7,000
8,000
10,003,000
Sep-05
17,598,000
501,000
5,500
104,500
18,209,000
Sep-06
25,660,000
17,620,000
1,606,000
347,000
45,233,000
Sep-07
35,447,000
42,626,000
3,947,000
969,000
82,989,000
Sep-08
39,800,000
57,900,000
3,700,000
780,000
1,200,000
1,820,000
105,200,000
Sep-09
47,600,000
74,730,000
6,820,000
2,150,000
1,480,000
3,690,000
136,470,000

 

3G - CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Subscribers Percent Total by Region

CDMA Subscriber Growth History:
September 1997 through September 2009

 
Number of CDMA Subscribers by Region
(includes cdmaOne, CDMA2000 1X, 1xEV-DO Rel. 0 & 1xEV-DO Rev. A)
Asia-Pacific
North America
Caribbean & Latin America
Europe
Middle East
Africa
Total
Sep-97
3,350,000
900,000
-
-
4,250,000
Sep-98
11,200,000
4,500,000
285,000
5,000
15,990,000
Sep-99
24,824,000
12,913,000
3,033,000
370,000
41,140,000
Sep-00
33,510,000
26,500,000
10,130,000
862,000
71,002,000
Sep-01
40,200,000
43,404,000
18,205,000
1,375,000
103,184,000
Sep-02
48,700,000
58,400,000
25,500,000
2,300,000
134,900,000
Sep-03
69,300,000
71,400,000
30,400,000
2,950,000
174,050,000
Sep-04
96,200,000
88,000,000
39,000,000
3,570,000
226,770,000
Sep-05
124,900,000
102,600,000
53,400,000
4,800,000
285,700,000
Sep-06
155,600,000
119,100,000
71,500,000
7,530,000
353,730,000
Sep-07
204,600,000
134,600,000
69,800,000
12,360,000
421,360,000
Sep-08
251,010,000
145,800,000
52,150,000
3,280,000
4,900,000
17,620,000
474,760,000
Sep-09
283,400,000
156,900,000
39,100,000
4,785,000
6,180,000
26,350,000
516,715,000

 

CDMA Subscribers Percent Total by Region

*Reported by the CDMA Development Group, September 2009

Note: prior to March 1998 Caribbean and Mexico are included with North America; after March 1998 they are included in Caribbean & Latin America.
Note: prior to March 2008 Middle East and Africa numbers are included with Europe; after March 2008 they are broken out separately
*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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