According to a new survey by GSA - the Global mobile Suppliers Association, dozens of manufacturers globally are launching new 3G/WCDMA devices to market in record numbers. The GSA survey - 3G/WCDMA Model Variety and Availability – confirms that 272 WCDMA user devices (handsets, PC datacards, etc.) have launched in the market to January 6, 2006. This compares with 108 products one year ago, i.e. growth of over 150%. A total of 93 devices have been launched since mid-2005, confirming over 50% growth in the last 6 months. The number of suppliers who have launched WCDMA products has almost doubled in 12 months, from 20 to 37 today. This latest figure of 272 WCDMA devices includes 14 products which support HSDPA for high speed wireless broadband applications. WCDMA/HSDPA operators also emphasise the importance of GSM/EDGE for service continuity, and the number of devices that support WCDMA and GSM/EDGE has climbed to 31.
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