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127.83 mln mobile subscribers in India
India added 4.39 mln new GSM users in September 2006, the highest ever monthly additions figure, boosting the total mobile base to more than 127.83 mln, according to the Cellular Operators’ Association of India. Click here for the report

$667 bln spent on mobile services by year-end 2006
Mobile global subscribers have grown at a 15% CAGR rate, and global mobile revenues have seen a similar 18% CAGR, exceeding $667 bln, says Pyramid Research.

Mobile infrastructure spending reached $3.4 bln in Japan in 2004
Revenue from mobile infrastructure in Japan peaked at $3.4 bln in 2004. Despite a slight increase in 2006, revenue will decline by 7.5% between 2006 and 2010 as current mobile network buildouts come to an end, Gartner reports.

24% of US mobile subscribers are business subscribers
In 2005, there were approximately 198,500,000 wireless subscribers in the United States. 24%, or 47,640,000, of those subscribers were business wireless subscribers, Research and Markets says.
Click here to get the details: Report on US mobility

Western European mobile phone market up 7% in Q2 2006
Posted by ZDNet Research @ 12:30 am
Western European mobile phone market, consisting of traditional mobile phones and converged devices, grew by 7% YTY in Q2 2006 as shipments reached 41.4 mln units compared to 38.5 in Q2 2005.

Western European mobile phone market in Q2 2006
	Q2 2006		Q2 2005		Growth
Vendor	Shipments, mln.	Share	Shipments, mln.	Share	YTY
Nokia	14.5	35%	13.1	34%	11%
Motorola	7.1	17%	5.8	15%	21%
Samsung	5.1	12%	6.0	16%	-16%
Sony Ericsson	4.5	11%	4.0	10%	11%
BenQ Siemens	2.9	7%	2.4	6%	17%
Others	7.5	18%	7.2	19%	4%
Total	41.4	100%	38.5	100%	7%
Source: IDC