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Article: U.S. Wireless Internet Market Expanding
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- October 17, 2001
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Driven by significant uptake in services, wireless Internet usage
in the United States is on the rise.
According to a report released Wednesday by U.S. market
researcher International Data Corporation (IDC), the number of
wireless subscribers in the United States will increase at a
compound annual growth rate of 73 percent, from approximately 5
million in 2000 to more than 84 million in 2005.
In the next few years, wireless data rates will be faster than
landline dial-up rates as carriers roll out their 2.5G and 3G
networks. Meanwhile, more functional end-user equipment designed for
wireless Internet ...