3G and 4G subscriptions will more than double by 2013, predicts research

At the end of 2008, only 11% of worldwide wireless subscriptions were 3G, but according to research by In-Stat, by the end of 2013, the percentage of 3G and 4G subscriptions will reach 30%. But worldwide inter-operability for microwave access (WiMAX) still has a ways to go, and will have to prove itself over the next couple of years, particularly in light of the rise of high speed packet access (HSPA) and long term evolution (LTE) technology, the research report continues. In-Stat says that it expects mobile WiMAX to be attractive in developing countries and remote locations in which fixed broadband...