High speed subs grow 91 per cent

3G and 4G subscriptions grew 91 per cent in 2007, said Research and Markets.

The market analyst added that subscribers to the various 3G and 4G technologies (WCDMA/HSPA, EV-DO, TD-SCDMA, Mobile WiMAX, and LTE) will increase by 63 per cent over the course of 2008, with subscribers expected to rise from the current 230 million to 375 million.

In terms of network deployments, 4Q07 was another strong quarter for HSPA deployments, with 8 HSDPA and 9 HSUPA additions.