GSM, Invented in Europe, Notches Up More Than Two Billion Users

GSM Association:

-- By this weekend, GSM mobile phones will be used by more than
two billion people worldwide - almost twice as many as use the
Internet.

-- The second billion has taken just two and a half years to
achieve - every minute, the GSM community welcomes 1,000 new
users.

-- The phenomenal growth of GSM, which is in use in 213 countries
and territories, is being driven by soaring demand in Asia,
Africa and Latin America. Of the second billion GSM
connections, 82% are in the developing world.

-- The first GSM network went live in Finland in 1991

-- GSM users now send one trillion text messages each year

-- In China, sales of music via mobile phones outstrip sales of
music CDs

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at:http://www.gsmworld.com/2billion_images.shtml

The GSM Association is a global trade association representing
more than 680 mobile phone operators in 213 countries.

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