GPRS Still Only Has Tiny Market Share

Just a quick public service announcement for those who think GPRS has taken over the world. At this point, GPRS subscriptions still account for less than one-half of one percent of GSM subscriptions. This isn't all that surprising, and (of course) over time it will change. However, it's good to be reminded when discussing all these things that most of the world is nowhere near moving to GPRS (or other faster) systems just yet.
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    jw, 22 Apr 2003 @ 1:13pm

    exact is

    that GPRS traffic rose by 25% within the last quarter at one of the largest mobile operators in germany. Based on having more than 1,2 M subs carrying photo enabled mobile terminals around everyday!

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