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Arab wireless broadband customers to hit 240m
- Middle East: Thursday, December 18 - 2008 at 09:37
The number of wireless broadband subscribers in Arab countries has reached 200 million, and the figure is expected to hit 240 million by the end of 2009, a top industry official told Gulf News. 3G and GSM represents 88% of the worldwide wireless market, said Abdul Aziz Ebrahim Fakhroo, divisional manager, wireless networks at Qtel and chairman of GSM Arab World, the regional representative body of the wireless industry representing mobile operators in 22 Arab countries. In the Arab countries, including 12 from Asia and 10 from Africa, wireless had 200 million subscribers in the third quarter of this year, which is close to 55% of the population, he said.
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Jeff Florian, Senior ReporterThursday, December 18 - 2008 at 09:37 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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