Cellular Subscriber Forecast by Country
An estimate and forecast of cellular subscribers and phone lines in 57 countries and 6 regions of the world. Handset sales by region are included.

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List of Tables and Figures

Table 1.1	U.S. and Worldwide Cellular Subscriber Growth	5
Figure 1.1	Cellular Subscribers by Regions	6
Table 1.2	Cellular Subscriber Driving Forces	6
Table 1.3	Top 15 Countries In Cellular Subscribers: 2004	7
Table 1.4	Top 15 Countries In Cellular Subscribers Per Capita: 2004	8
Table 2.1	Cellular Technology Overview	9
Table 2.2	GSM Versus CDMA	10
Table 2.3	Cellular Max Data Rates	11
Table 2.4	Regional Cell Phone Differences	13
Table 2.5	SIM Impact on Cellular Subscribers	13
Table 2.6	Cellular Subscriber Categories	14
Table 2.7	Cellular Industry Perspectives	15
Table 2.8	Cellular Technologies by Country	15
Table 2.9	PC Market Perspectives	15
Table 2.10	Internet Industry Perspectives	18
Table 2.11	Technology Impact on Cellular Use	18
Table 2.12	Cellular Subscriber Summary by Region	20
Table 3.1	Historical Data Availability	22
Table 3.2	Products In-Use per Capita	24
Table 3.3	Ultimate Penetration Factors: 2015	24
Table 3.4	Cellular Market Statistics Sources	25
Table 4.1	Cellular Subscribers By Country	27
Table 4.2	Cellular Subscriber Per 1,000 People By Country	29
Table 4.3	Cellular Subscriber per Square Km By Country	30
Table 4.4	Top 15 Countries By Cellular Subscribers: 1995 and 2000	32
Table 4.5	Top 15 Countries By Cellular Subscribers: 2004 and 2005	33
Table 4.6	Top 15 Countries By Cellular Subscribers: 2007 and 2010	33
Table 4.7	Top 15 Countries in Cellular Subscribers Per Capita: 1995 & 2000	34
Table 4.8	Top 15 Countries in Cellular Subscribers Per Capita: 2004 & 2005	35
Table 4.9	Top 15 Countries in Cellular Subscribers Per Capita: 2007 & 2010	36
Table 4.10	Handset Sales by Region	36
Table 4.11	Phone Lines by Country	38
Table 4.12	Phone Lines per 1,000 People by Country	40
Table 5.1	Cellular Subscriber Forecast Content	43
Table 5.2	Argentina	44
Table 5.3	Australia	44
Table 5.4	Austria	45
Table 5.5	Belgium	46
Table 5.6	Brazil	46
Table 5.7	Bulgaria	47
Table 5.8	Canada	47
Table 5.9	Chile	48
Table 5.10	China	48
Table 5.11	Columbia	49
Table 5.12	Czech Republic	49
Table 5.13	Denmark	50
Table 5.14	Egypt	50
Table 5.15	Estonia	51
Table 5.16	Finland	52
Table 5.17	France	52
Table 5.18	Germany	53
Table 5.19	Greece	55
Table 5.20	Hong Kong	54
Table 5.21	Hungary	54
Table 5.22	Iceland	55
Table 5.23	India	56
Table 5.24	Indonesia	56
Table 5.25	Ireland	57
Table 5.26	Israel	57
Table 5.27	Italy	58
Table 5.28	Japan	58
Table 5.29	Latvia	59
Table 5.30	Lithuania	59
Table 5.31	Malaysia	60
Table 5.32	Mexico	61
Table 5.33	Netherlands	61
Table 5.34	New Zealand	62
Table 5.35	Norway	62
Table 5.36	Peru	63
Table 5.37	Philippines	63
Table 5.38	Poland	64
Table 5.39	Portugal	64
Table 5.40	Romania	65
Table 5.41	Russia	66
Table 5.42	Saudi Arabia	66
Table 5.43	Singapore	67
Table 5.44	Slovakia	67
Table 5.45	Slovenia	68
Table 5.46	South Africa	68
Table 5.47	South Korea	69
Table 5.48	Spain	69
Table 5.49	Sweden	70
Table 5.50	Switzerland	70
Table 5.51	Taiwan	71
Table 5.52	Thailand	72
Table 5.53	Turkey	72
Table 5.54	Ukraine	73
Table 5.55	United Kingdom	73
Table 5.56	USA	74
Table 5.57	Uruguay	75
Table 5.58	Venezuela	75
Table 5.59	Other Countries	76
Table 5.60	Worldwide	77
Table 5.61	North America	77
Table 5.62	Western Europe	78
Table 5.63	Eastern Europe	79
Table 5.64	Asia Pacific	80
Table 5.65	South/Central America	81
Table 5.66	Middle East & Africa	81