By the end of 2007, number of wireless subscribers worldwide was estimated at over 3 billion. Countries like China, India and Russia now lead the global growth. New devices such as the iPod are catalysts for growth in more mature markets such as Europe and USA. 

In most markets today, heightened competition among existing carriers has led to price reductions and aggressive targeting of pre-pay customers, all of which has impacted ARPUs (average revenue per unit). The wave of new data services and applications that ride next generation networks and the roll out of video services over mobile platforms points to the huge opportunity that lies ahead.

Lokesh Sehgal
President
Learning Orbit, Inc.