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3G was envisioned as the technology that would help wireless carriers reduce their dependence on voice services, and transition to a new data-centric world. Afterall, the wired world had made the transition to the Internet in a big way, why not wireless as well? The problem was deploying successful wireless high-speed services has proved much more challenging than anticipated. Early 3G technology was buggy, handsets very expensive, and the battery life of these handsets was very short, with less than an hour of talk-time in some cases.

Still, carriers deployed 3G systems, first in Japan and Korea, and then in the rest of the world, with new deployments occurring somewhere in the world almost every day.

This 3G deployment report tracks and lists 3G deployments (both CDMA2000 EV-DO and WCDMA) by technology, date of deployment and country. Included for each deployment is the date in which the technology was made commercially available, as well as information on the carrier's 3G infrastructure provider and the amount of any 3G contracts announced.

Chapter Layout:

Executive Summary

Methodology

Introduction

3G Obstacles

Will 3G Carriers Give Customers What They Want?

What Went Right & Wrong?

WCDMA

CDMA2000

Going To The EDGE and Back

HSDPA The Need For Speed

3G Deployments By Date

3G Deployments By Technology

3G Deployments By Country

Conclusion

List of Tables

Table 1. 3G Deployments 2001 to June 6, 2004

Table 2. 3G Deployments June 16, 2004 - February 4, 2005

Table 3. 3G Systems Not Yet Commercial

Table 4. CDMA2000 EV-DO Operators

Table 5. WCDMA Operators

Table 6. 3G Deployments By Country