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European mobile use spreads eastwards
The number of mobile subscribers in central and eastern Europe including central Asia exceeded 134 million at the end of June 2004, representing an annual growth rate of 47.46%.
The number of mobile subscribers in central and eastern Europe including central Asia exceeded 134 million at the end of June 2004, representing an annual growth rate of 47.46% This made it the fastest growing region in the world behind Africa
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The region's three largest markets - Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic - accounted for 58% of all the subscribers across the region at the end of June 2004, with a combined total of 78 million.
Of those, Russia accounted for 48 million subscribers on its own, and with a mobile penetration rate of just 33.45% at the end of June 2004, appears set for many more quarters of significant growth.
Smaller markets across the region also experienced strong subscriber growth in the 12 months to end-June 2004 with Belarus, Kirghizstan, and Tadjikistan all clocking triple-digit subscriber growth rates, albeit from relatively low subscriber bases.
As mobile communication networks become better-established across the region, it is forecast that the character of conducting business in many of the markets will also alter as the industry matures.
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