摘要
在全世界5，000万用户中，UMTS成为最普遍的选择，以两位数的增长系数超过了其他3G网络。不管技术如何演变，市场传递的信息是很清楚的：2005年可以被认为是3G正在广泛商用化的一年。WCDMA网络从标准提出到完全商用化仅用了四年时间，关于3G前景的怀疑也在其最受嘲讽的几个季度中烟消云散了。
A significant milestone was passed this year with news that subscriptions to 3G mobile networks （WCDMA plus CDMA2000 1xEV-DO） had passed the 50 million mark. Out of this total, by September 2005 there were 33 million 3G/UMTS customers subscribing to over 80 WCDMA networks in 35 countries. Crucially, this subscriber growth has been in the face of a market where mobile penetration is already high in most developed markets. While second generation networks were kicking against an open door over a decade ago, the rapid adoption of 3G even greater for UMTS/WCDMA than that of GSM in the same time period makes its success all the more noteworthy.
出处
《中国无线电》
2006年第3期3-12,共10页
China Radio
