Officials at the CDMA Development Group reportedly have announced that their cellular standard is currently enjoying 475 million subscribers as cell phones proliferate worldwide.

Interestingly, according to CDMA, the wireless standard now accounts for more than 52 percent of the cell phone market in North America, with a subscription of 145 million.
 
The CDMA subscriber base added 13 million users during the third quarter this year to exceed 463 million, while CDMA 1xEV-DO grew by 5 million net subscribers to more than 105 million users.
 
The announcement was made at a conference in San Diego this week. Between September last year and September this year, CDMA subscriptions grew at a pace of 15.7 per cent.
 
The Asia-Pacific region accounts for nearly 53 percent of the global CDMA market, adding more than 47.2 million new CDMA2000 subscribers during the same period.
 
The wireless standard has gained popularity in Europe, the Middle East and Africa as well, adding more than 14 million subscribers in the past year. The latest bulk of subscribers represent a 125 percent growth rate.
 
“Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia are seeing impressive demand for EV-DO, as economies of scale enable the delivery of more affordable mobile broadband services,” said Perry LaForge (News - Alert), executive director of the CDG. “We expect to see similar uptake in China and India as operators begin offering EV-DO Rev.A services in early 2009.”
 
CDMA operators worldwide added over 22 million EV-DO users from September 2007 to September 2008, representing a 27 percent annual increase, the Group said.
 
Europe, the Middle East and Africa saw an increase of almost 3 million EV-DO subscribers, a dramatic rise from less than 1 million subscribers a year ago. North American operators continued impressive gains with more than 15 million subscribers, while Asia Pacific increased by 12 percent.
 

Source:TMCnet