Aberdeen Projects Carrier Activities for Migration from 2G to 3G Wireless.

Business/Technology Editors

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 5, 2001

In the newly released report, "The Generation Gap: 3G U.S. Market Forecast and Carrier Activities," Aberdeen Group provides the results of a study outlining carrier activities during their movement from second generation wireless networks to 2.5 and 3rd generation wireless networks. According to Aberdeen Group, more than 50 million cellular subscribers in the U.S. will use 3G networks by 2005. However, a long road lies ahead for wireless carriers in the build out of these next-generation packet switched networks.

"By 2005 the infrastructure will be in place and to deliver a wireless service, both voice and data, that will not only meet but also exceed the cellular user's standards," says Nicole M. Nicas of Aberdeen's Wireless Technologies Practice. "The major challenge is creating value for services already in place and increasing the quality of that which is already in existence."

"At such a rapid pace of growth, the mobile industry must come to terms early in understanding the advent of this technology," says Maged Fahmy, Aberdeen Senior Analyst. "The migration from 2G to 3G is not only about an increase in speed, but rather a boost in the value added to the consumers. However, with such a volatile market, managing customer expectations will be key in a successful launch of the service."

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Aberdeen Group is a leading IT market analysis and positioning services firm that helps IT vendors establish leadership in emerging markets. Steeped in technology and armed with end-user field research, Aberdeen answers clients' critical business and technology questions in the context of the Internet economy and across the product lifecycle. Founded in 1988, Aberdeen is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and has research divisions in Fort Collins, CO; Palo Alto, CA; and Amsterdam, the Netherlands.