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2. Powerful development of mobile communication
market
In 2000, the sales of mobile phones in the world market reached
434 million sets, increasing 38% compared with that of 1999.
Among the world mobile phone sets, the products of GSM mode
accounted for 62% market share, and the products of cdma One
mode also hit 14%. In the coming several years, the mobile
phones of GSM mode will still be the main communication mode
in the world mobile phone products field, and Europe and China
will be their main consumption market. Mobile communication
market has become the largest market for information products
in the world.
World mobile phone users summed up over 700 million in 2000,
and surpassed the computer users for the first time when entering
year 2001. It is estimated that the accumulated world mobile
phone users will reach 1 billion by the first half 2002.
For the communication mode, at present, the majorities are
the 2G mobile phone users accounting for 89%. Japan, Europe
and the USA have slowed down one after another the speed of
developing the 2.5G/3G mobile phone sets and postponed to
provide the next generation network services, resulting in
a delayed development of next generation mobile phone users.
But within the following two or three years the next generation
mobile phone sill start providing services successively, which
will promote the development of whole mobile communication
market.
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