Mobile broadband investment to top $72B in 2010

LONDON - As global HSPA connections topped the 200 million mark, the GSMA announced that mobile operators around the world will invest up to $72 billion in mobile broadband technologies this year.Asia Pacific will see the greatest investment in mobile broadband with predicted capital expenditure of up to $34 billion. North America follows with up to $19 billion, with Europe expected to invest up to $14 billion. Mobile broadband is set to account for 52% of all operator investment in mobile infrastructure globally. Of all the regions, North America is expected to spend the greatest percentage - 80% - of its...