Indian CDMA subscriber base grows 745% per annum

The CDMA Development Group (CDG) has announced that CDMA is rapidly expanding and capturing significant market share in India, one of the fastest growing wireless markets in the world. With the widespread deployment of CDMA2000 in 2003, the CDMA base grew by 745 percent, reaching nearly 9.3 million users in March 2004.

According to CDG, CDMA will continue to expand and bring new services to the region. Lehman Brothers expect that CDMA will continue to expand its market share with 33 percent of net mobile subscriber additions this year. 

"India represents a tremendous opportunity for the wireless industry, and CDMA2000 is well positioned to become the dominant technology," said executive director of the CDG Perry LaForge. "CDMA2000's spectral efficiency allows operators to offer affordable services to existing markets and expand coverage to new areas. "CDMA2000 offers a cost-effective
solution for providing data services, including broadband access to the Internet," he added.

In less than five years, India has surpassed more than 33 million mobile users. Financial analyst firm Lehman Brothers recently reported that India's wireless market is expected to grow to 50 million by 2004 and 100 million by August 2006.

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