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Nearly 310 Million GSM Customers in the Western Hemisphere

Bellevue, WA, March 01, 2007 - 3G Americas today announced that the GSM family of technologies again took the largest market share in the mobile wireless industry in 2006, with 100 million new GSM subscriptions in the Western Hemisphere, including more than 27 million new subscribers in the 4Q alone. GSM continues to be the number one mobile wireless technology in the Western Hemisphere, with nearly 310 million customers, and is the only mobile wireless technology available in every country of the region.

The GSM family of technologies achieved significant milestones in 2006 throughout the Americas:
• HSDPA service reaches not only the US, but also Canada, Puerto Rico and Chile
• GSM attains an market share of 56% in the Western Hemisphere and growing

New report launched on Mobile Convergence & the 2.2 billion mobile consumer market

Netsize supported by their statistical research partner Informa Telecoms & Media have launched the Netsize Guide 2007, an industry report reviewing the Global Mobile Market and also assessing the impact of mobility on digital convergence.

14 February 2007, 3GSM World Congress, Barcelona, Netsize the global leader for mobile business and entertainment solutions today announced the launch of its Mobile Industry Report, The Netsize Guide 2007 (Convergence: Everything is going mobile).

The report includes research on mobile data services in over 25 countries supported by Netsize's statistical research partner Informa Telecoms & Media. The report also has articles from senior industry leaders representing global brands including O2, Cisco, EDS, Google, Microsoft, MTV, Mobile Data Association, Nokia, Telefonica, Vodafone and many more.