Latin American Cellular Market Turns Towards GSM: EMC Study

According to a data released by EMC, Latin American operators are
overwhelmingly turning to GSM in order to upgrade their TDMA infrastructures,.
Of the 42 Latin American operators that have announced migration strategies,
over 80 per cent have opted for GSM. It has also been announced that GSM added
over 160 million new subscribers globally in 2002, accounting for 77.6% of all
new cellular users. Collectively,  these statistics underline GSM's status
as the preferred global cellular technology.  Alan Hadden, GSA President,
said, "That so many operators in such a hotly-contested market are basing
their strategies on GSM is a triumph of technology, economics and demography:
both the upgrade path from TDMA to GSM/GPRS and the benefits of belonging to the
world's largest community of mobile users are financially compelling. We expect
the remaining TDMA operators to also adopt GSM, ensuring that GSM will
contribute the majority of new subscribers in the region by the end of 2004, and
ensuring Latin  America's position within the global mobile
community."